Pressure cooker egg bites are the perfect protein packed breakfast for busy mornings. A great Keto Instant Pot recipe with just a few ingredients and taste just like the ones you buy at Starbucks.
Do you buy Starbucks egg bites in the morning with your coffee, well I did for a long time until I figured out how to make these pressure cooker egg bites at home!! You can add just about any ingredients you like, but this version is meat free but still full of flavor and great when you’re on the go. We’ve even had them for dinner. 😉 Yet another favorite easy Instant Pot recipes added to our list here on The Typical Mom.
- This is listed in our Ninja Foodi recipes roundup too.
I have made hundreds of easy Instant Pot recipes but the first time I attempted Instant Pot hard boiled eggs they were gone that very day…needless to say we’re an egg loving household.
- I got this Instant Pot egg bites mold from Kitchen Deluxe (who generously sponsored this post) for these Instant Pot egg bites – 15% off using code TYPICALM at checkout
- It’s one of my favorite Instant Pot accessories I recommend.
You can see many of the items here before we prepared them. I made a few batches, one with less cheese and more eggs, and this one with the opposite. We enjoyed more cheese personally but you could cut the cheese amount in half and add 2 more eggs instead if you’d rather.
- That is why this egg bites recipe is so great, you can customize it to your liking.
We went for a vegetarian version this time but if you had leftover meat you could dice it up and add that too, I’d just cut down the cheese by 1/2 cup and add in 1/2 cup pre cooked meat you may have on hand.
Here are a few tips for making the best pressure cooker egg bites
- Precook your meat and vegetables you’re going to add
- It is important to precook your veggies too to decrease the amount of water so it cooks properly
- Use a large measuring cup to whisk your ingredients together so then you can pour it into your Instant Pot egg bites mold easily with little to no mess
- Add herbs and spices you like, pretend you are making an omelette and add what you normally would if making 6 eggs at a time
- Cover the egg bites mold tightly with foil before lowering into your Instant Pot
- Use a trivet with handles like you see here and/or create a sling out of foil so you can lift it out easily when it’s done
- Allow steam to naturally release for 4 minutes
- Take mold out immediately after that
- Remove foil immediately
- Pop Instant Pot egg bites out of the mold immediately and put them on a plate
- There will be a bit of water at the bottom of each hole because of the steam and you don’t want the egg to sit in that too long, the texture won’t be good
When your egg bites are done they will be a bit puffy. Once you pop them out and flip them over they’re smooth.
- Of course the overall appearance of them will vary depending on the ingredients you add. But if you follow the ratio I’ve provided below they are sure to taste just as amazing as ours.
- They will also pop out of your Instant Pot egg bites mold easily (15% off with code TYPICALM at checkout)
They’re a protein packed breakfast. Very similar to a copycat Starbucks egg bites recipe.
Here’s a video showing you how we made our pressure cooker egg bites.
These are the ingredients for this batch of pressure cooker egg bites we used
- Eggs
- Cheese – we used Swiss
- Fresh spinach
- Bell pepper
- Shallot
- Oregano
- Salt
Here are a few other great Instant Pot recipes we’ve enjoyed:
- Instant Pot blueberry muffins
- Fluffy Instant Pot pancake bites
- both of these will use this same egg mold
- Pressure cooker breakfast bundt cake
Pressure Cooker Egg Bites
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 c cheese shredded, I use swiss
- 1 shallot diced or 2 tbsp diced onion
- 1/3 c spinach fresh, diced
- 1/2 c bell pepper diced, any colors
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp oregano
Instructions
- On the stovetop in a pan, med. heat, add shallot/onion, diced fresh spinach, and diced bell pepper, cook for about 2 minutes just until moisture is cooked out.
- Scramble 6 eggs in a bowl, add vegetables you cooked briefly on the stovetop.
- Add cup of shredded cheese, any hard cheese works, we use swiss.
- Add salt and oregano if desired, whisk all ingredients together with a fork.
- Spoon or put mixture into a measuring cup and pour egg into egg bite mold. Will fill all 8 spots evenly, just below rim.
- Cover egg mold with foil.
- Add 1 1/2 c water into your pressure cooker. Put egg mold on to a trivet with handles and lower down into pot.
- Close lid and steam valve and set on pressure high for 8 minutes.
- Allow to naturally release steam for 4 minutes, let out rest of steam and lift trivet with egg mold out.
- Remove foil and pop egg bites out of mold and on to a plate. Serve and eat immediately for best taste!
Video
Tatia says
I just ordered a set of larger molds for my 8 quart that do 9 at a time, how do you think I should alter the recipe to account for the 2 extra holes?
Karrol says
Can these be made up in batches and then frozen?
The Typical Mom says
I’m not sure how well they would freeze, haven’t tried that
Tzahi Dagan says
Wow nice, Thanks!
Peggy says
Has anyone stacked two molds? Would the time be the same? Would there need to be a spacer between the two molds?
The Typical Mom says
I have stacked 2 molds to make muffins in my IP so I imagine it would work fine, no time adjustment necessary.
Carol says
For the IP — The recipe says to let it naturally steam release for 4 minutes. However, how many minutes do you set the IP to cook at high pressure before letting it naturally release steam at 4 minutes?
The Typical Mom says
It says in the recipe card, 8 min.
Deb says
Finally got a chance to break in my IP silicone molds, and this recipe came out perfect! I sautéed some Swiss chard, green onions, tomatoes and black garlic on sauté mold, added that to 7 eggs, put in the mold with some feta cheese, salt and pepper. Followed cooking times, and they came out beautiful! Thank you for this-a great addition to Sunday breakfasts!
The Typical Mom says
So glad they were a hit!
Rayna says
Every recipe I want to try always takes me to your site! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The Typical Mom says
That made my day!!
Linda says
Just made these for the 1st time and they are eggcellent!!!
Lori says
Made the egg bites today. They are so yummy. Be quick breakfast for my Husband too.
Michele says
Just found your recipe. Are all your recipes Keto/ low carb and insta pot?
The Typical Mom says
Not all of them, no.
Karen says
How do you hear up the egg bites you don’t eat right away?
The Typical Mom says
If I had them I would use the microwave.
Kristen says
I made these and they’re great. But you might want to update your nutritional information because the egg cup only has 7 cups not 8.
The Typical Mom says
Lol…good catch, fixed.
Donna says
Just made these this morning,put some crumbled cooked sausage in bottom of cups. Delicious!! Got another batch cooking now for heat n go breakfast this week. I did have to adjust my cooking time to 11 minutes and I used the plastic lid instead of foil.
The Typical Mom says
Ohhh good add in!
Staci says
Instead of tin foil could you use the plastic top that comes with the egg bite mold?
The Typical Mom says
I don’t like putting plastic into the IP myself for fear it would melt and contaminate the food.
Wina Wuliu says
It’s food grade silicone material.
Chad says
I made this this morning, and I used the top and it all turned out great
The Typical Mom says
Good to know!
Sandy Rybak says
The recipe looks great & I want to try it. First I need to order the Egg Bites Mold. I’m a newbie to the IP I have a question though. Why do you need to use a separate pan on the stove to heat the shallots/onion, spinach, & pepper. Why can’t it be done in the IP on Saute?
Tina says
Hi Sandy. U absolutely can use the SAUTÉ option first (on low/med) rather than cook veg/meat on the stove. Then empty it, clean and fill with the 1 1/2 c water. Proceed with recipe. I agree with u….why dirty another pan? 👩🏻🍳
Ca says
My daughter just got one of these pots so I sent her this recipe….. wonderful idea!
Jennifer Banz says
You can add anything to this to make it exactly how you like them! Very easy!
The Typical Mom says
Glad you loved them too!
Wilhelmina Wessel says
I love how customize able these egg bites are!
The Typical Mom says
Us too!