Sous vide cooking is cool. So are eggs. When you combine these 2 things you get sous vide egg bites!
Don’t roll your eyes when we say that breakfast is a very important meal to get your day going. It really is! For those of you who find breakfast somewhat uninspiring, we’ve got just the thing to put some pep in your step. OK, that’s probably taking things a little too far BUT we do have a suggestion for you. Eggs. Not poached, or scrambled or fried. Egg bites. More specifically – sous vide egg bites.
But before we jump in, here is a reminder of the many benefits of having eggs in your diet:
What are sous vide egg bites?
Some of you have probably heard that Starbucks has created quite a stir (small cooking pun intended…) amongst their breakfast “sous vider” clientele. They have created a range of breakfast options including sous vide egg bites. Yep. Instagram is full of pics of them. Try #starbucks and #eggbites and #sousvideeggbites to find tasty looking breakfast treats. Egg bitesare a high protein, low carb way to kick start you day.
If you are already on board with the sous vide revolution, you will be aware that cooking eggs sous vide creates perfectly velvety, creamy textured deliciousness, every time. Yes. EVERY TIME. Eggs are a very popular ingredient in sous vide cooking circles and egg bites seem to be the latest “thing”.
If you have deep pockets you can probably afford to stop at your local Starbucks on the way to work, school or wherever your day takes you, and grab some of this deliciousness each morning. For everyone else, we’ve curated some sous vide egg bite recipes so that you can make egg bites at home.
What is in Starbucks Sous Vide Egg Bites?
Credit: Starbucks Sous Vide Egg Bites via Yelp
As we mentioned above, Starbucks Sous Vide Egg Bites are kind of like the super model of egg bites. They have become very famous, very quickly. Starbucks takes cage-free eggs and “prepares them using the French sous vide technique resulting in a velvety texture that’s bursting with flavor. There are a couple of different varieties:
Egg Whites and Red Peppersous vide egg bites – Starbucks have added creamy Monterey Jack cheese, plus spinach and fire-roasted red peppers to this variety of sous vide egg bites
According to the Starbucks website, here is the full ingredient list for their Egg Whites and Red Pepper sous vide egg bites:
Ingredients
egg whites, cottage cheese(cultured skim milk, skim milk, milk, cream, contains 2 % or less of: whey, lactose, salt, maltodextrin, guar gum, citric acid, carrageenan, mono- and diglycerides, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, carob bean gum, potassium sorbate, carbon dioxide [to maintain freshness], natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes), monterey jack cheese(pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, potato starch, powdered cellulose, natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), red bell pepper, rice starch, unsalted butter(pasteurized cream, natural flavors), spinach, canola oil, feta cheese(pasteurized milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes, potato starch), green onion, salt, hot sauce(distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt), canola oil, spice. contains: egg, milk.
We cannot guarantee that any of our products are free from allergens (including dairy, eggs, soy, tree nuts, wheat and others) as we use shared equipment to store, prepare and serve them.
Bacon and Gruyeresous vide egg bites- these egg bites include a range of ingredients including Gruyere and Monterey Jack cheese, and topped them with Applewood smokedbacon
According to the Starbucks website, here is the full ingredient list for the Bacon and Gruyere sous vide egg bites:
Ingredients
cottage cheese(cultured skim milk, skim milk, milk, cream, contains 2 % or less of: whey, lactose, salt, maltodextrin, guar gum, citric acid, carrageenan, mono- and diglycerides, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, carob bean gum, potassium sorbate, carbon dioxide [to maintain freshness], natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes), eggs(eggs, citric acid), monterey jack cheese(pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, potato starch, powdered cellulose, natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), unsalted butter(pasteurized cream, natural flavors), gruyere cheese(pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, potato starch, powdered cellulose, natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), uncured bacon – no nitrites or nitrates added except as naturally occuring in sea salt and celery juice powder(pork belly, water, sea salt, cane sugar, natural flavors), rice starch, hot sauce(distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt), salt. contains: egg, milk.
We cannot guarantee that any of our products are free from allergens (including dairy, eggs, soy, tree nuts, wheat and others) as we use shared equipment to store, prepare and serve them.
How to make sous vide egg bites
If you are not in the market to head by your local Starbucks every day, to pick up some of their egg bites, we have some good news. You can make your own sous vide egg bites at home! One of the many things we love about the sous vide cooking community is the willingness of everyone to share their sous vide egg bite making trials and tribulations.
Without further ado, let’s see how to make sous vide egg bites with the help of those who have nailed sous vide egg bites at home.
A round up of sous vide egg bite recipes
Credit: My Crazy Good Life (full recipe in list)
Here are just a few delicious, proven sous vide egg recipes you might like to try (you’re welcome!):
Wellness Mama keto friendly sous vide egg bites
ChefSteps Your favorite sous vide egg bites at home
Anova sous vide egg bites: Bacon and Gruyere
mycrazygoodlife sous vide egg bites
Sur La Table sous vide egg bites
Instructables copycat sous vide eggs
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Instant pot sous vide egg bite recipes
Another popular way to cook sous vide egg bites is in instant pots. That is, rather than cooking the egg bites with the sous vide cooking technique, home cooks are turning to their instant pot cookers instead.
If you are looking for instant pot sous vide egg bite recipes, just use your search engine of choice with the term “instant pot sous vide egg bite recipes” for inspiration. Click here to see just one egg bite recipe from Foodie and Wine to make Instant Pot Starbuck inspired Roasted Red Pepper Egg Bites.
Just as with sous vide recipes, the specific ingredients that you include in your egg bites is limited only to your imagination and taste bud preferences.
Further reading/viewing
6 reasons why eggs are the healthiest food on the planet
Starbucks sous vide egg bites: Bacon and Gruyere nutritional content
Starbucks sous vide egg bites: Egg White and Red pepper nutritional content
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