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Keto Bacon Gruyere Cheese Cups: Starbucks Inspired
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 15 Egg Cups
Calories 156 kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients for Egg Cups
- olive oil to grease egg tray
- 14 large whole organic know-your-farmer eggs whisked
- 245 grams organic cured bacon cut into lardons
- 230 grams gruyere cheese cubed
- Freshly ground pepper to taste (a good amount)
- I litre water
- Parchment paper
Instructions
Instructions for Egg Cups
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Add cheese to mixing bowl; grate for 2 seconds twice on Turbo and set aside
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Place bacon in mixing bowl; brown for 10 min at 120 ° C on Reverse speed 0.5 without MC (measuring cup)
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Drain fat from mixing bowl and cool bacon; when room temperature, add eggs, cheese and pepper; mix to combine all ingredients for 10 seconds at speed 6
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Divide evenly into 15 egg cups using ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop ingredients from bowl* (I used a 7 cup mold twice) and place in Varoma; clean mixing bowl and fill with 1 litre water
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Set Varoma with filled molds into position, place prepared damp parchment over mold, secure Varoma lid and steam 20 minutes at Varoma on speed 3
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Remove egg bites from molds once cool; serve and enjoy
Recipe Notes
*using the ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop ingredients from the bowl ensures each cup will have a good amount of all ingredients; if simply pouring into cups, the first 7 cups get primarily egg mixture as the heavier ingredients sit at the bottom of the bowl due to gravity, but are distributed evenly as the ¼ cup dips in, scoops and swirls the mixture
Great reheated or cold
Set timer to 24 minutes on Varoma at speed 3, if you have a second mixing bowl and while water is heating, fill molds; when placing varoma in position, reset timer to 20 minutes
As the mold holds 14 servings and this recipe makes 15, I simply “fried” the last portion in a non-stick pan, image below)