Egg Bites in Instant Pot

We have made egg bites in Instant Pot every day for breakfast this week. They are a great protein packed meal made with just a few ingredients and they taste like Starbucks. If you loved our air fryer egg bites but what them super tender try these.

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!!  We’ve even had them for dinner. 😉 Yet another favorite easy Instant Pot recipes added to our list here on The Typical Mom.

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. What is fun is you can change it up every single time you make them. Meat lovers is great, vegetarian works well too and low calorie like Instant Pot egg white egg bites works great too.

Ninja Foodi (Option)

This is listed in our Ninja Foodi recipes roundup too. It doesn’t matter what brand you use. With this one though I use the lid that is not attached with an egg bite mold made of silicone to make them super fluffy and tender. You could melt a layer of cheese on the top with the lid that is attached at the end with this pot.

Instant Pot Egg White Bites (Option)

I got an Instant Pot egg bites mold and have used it for a lot of other things beyond this one since then. With this one in particular you can adjust as you like using whole eggs or it is a great way of how to cook egg whites with the same diced vegetables and seasonings (but lower in fat this way).

This is a bit more work than making Instant Pot hard boiled eggs because you just load those in, steam, crack and enjoy. However, this is an all together different dish we love because it can have bits of ham added in, with a lot more flavor for sure.

Ingredient Notes

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.

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. Customize them to your (and your kids) preferences. You can go nuts with these and there are tens of hundreds of different combinations that could be created. 

If you wanted to make their red pepper version that would be easy. Just dice your veggies small, saute and lay on paper towels so you aren’t adding oil into the mix.

Why do you cover egg mold with aluminum foil?

If you don’t the steam will create a lot of water on the top of your eggs. This will not only make the texture weird, but it won’t cook properly with the additional liquid added to each hole.

Tips for Success

You always want to allow steam to naturally release for 4 minutes at the end to achieve the right fluffy texture. Take mold out immediately after that, remove foil immediately. Pop egg bites out of the mold immediately and put them on a paper towel that is placed 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. I suggest putting them on paper towels at first to absorb any liquid that has accumulated at the bottom of the mold.

This will then make the underside of your egg wet and you’ll want to get that off so it doesn’t start to disintegrate that area and make it mushy. 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 the mold easily

How do you keep egg bites from getting soggy?

If adding veggies into your Ninja Foodi breakfast, saute them inside the pressure cooker pot, or on stovetop in a pan first. When done lay on some paper towels to absorb even more moisture, that will help. When making egg bites in Ninja Foodi or other pressure cooker quickly lift the lid catching the condensation underneath too.

How many calories are in an egg bites?

This varies A LOT depending on what you’re adding. If you really need a very accurate account you’d need to add together the calories of each item and how much you used. Do this before cooking to get an exact number.

At Starbucks the lowest calorie egg bite there is their Egg White & Roasted Red Pepper with spinach and Monterey Jack cheese with just 170 calories. Yes you could double the recipe if you wanted. You just have to cook in batches with the silicone muffin mold.

How long do egg bites last in the fridge?

Instant Pot sous vide egg bites can be stored in the refrigerator if packaged in airtight bags or containers for up to 5 days. Personally we’ve never had any left when I make them, they go fast! I did throw 2 in though just to test this and it is fine after a few days.

• When you’re ready to reheat egg bites just use your microwave.
• Put on a paper towel, then on a plate for 30 seconds.
• These could also be frozen and reheated in the microwave for one and a half to two minutes.

Other pressure cooker recipes you’ll love

Want to make air fryer egg bites too?? They’re great! Other delicious recipes below to try too. Here are a few other great Instant Pot recipes we’ve enjoyed: Let’s start with pressure cooker salmon (which you could dice up the leftovers and add into these as another option) and also….

• Instant Pot blueberry muffins use the same egg mold and can use boxed mix to make things easier.
• Fluffy Instant Pot pancake bites
  • both of these will use this same egg mold
• Pressure cooker breakfast bundt cake is a fun one with refrigerated biscuits and bacon.