Instant Pot Egg Bites

Egg Bites

Egg Bites are a bite-sized, protein-rich, and flavor-packed breakfast or snack. It’s made of beaten eggs mixed with a blend of cheese and fillings.

Introduced by Starbucks’ Hot Breakfast menu, it became quite popular in recent years!

Instant Pot Egg Bites

We developed this egg bites Instant Pot recipe by testing a variation of cheese, fillings, filling-to-egg ratios, and cooking times.

Our goal is to keep the cooking process simple yet elevate the egg bites’ flavors and texture. Further enhancing the tasty enjoyment.

These triple-cheese egg bombs bursting with savory-umami flavors and satisfying textures.

You can enjoy these Instant Pot Egg Bites hot out of the Instant Pot or cooled from the fridge.

With the Egg Bites Mold, it’s easy to make batches of bite-sized portions with endless customization options. You can easily adapt it to your personal tastes. 

Have fun playing around with different combinations of fillings or what you’ve got in the fridge!

How to Make Instant Pot Egg Bites

Here are the ingredients for making egg bites Instant Pot recipe.

Cheese. We crafted this egg bites Instant Pot recipe with 3 types of cheese: cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, and mozzarella cheese. This creates a blend of rich flavors and aromas. If necessary, you can use less cheese or adjust the amount according to your personal preferences.

• Cottage Cheese: If you don’t like cottage cheese’s texture, don’t worry! It’s going to melt and blend into the egg bites. Or you can make Instant Pot egg bites without cottage cheese and substitute it with ricotta cheese.
• Egg Bites with Ricotta Cheese: Based on our experiments, they’re still tasty! Keep in mind it’ll yield a different texture and taste compared to using cottage cheese. Also, make sure to drain the water well.

Bacon. Browning the bacon is optional, but this step elevates the flavor and aroma of the egg bites. You can omit it or substitute it with ham or prosciutto.

• Substituting with Diced Ham: Reduce 30% weight of the bacon when substituting with ham. Based on our experiments, the fillings-and-eggs ratio is more balanced this way.

Regular Soy Sauce. It’ll add a kick of umami flavor to the egg bites. Give it a shot!

Smoky Flavor & Aroma Boost: We used smoked cheddar cheese and smoked bacon for an extra dimension of smoky aroma and flavor.

Tools for Egg Bites Instant Pot Recipe

• Instant Pot Pressure Cooker (6qt)
• Egg Bites Mold
• Pyrex Measuring Cups
• Instant Pot Trivet or Steaming Rack
• Kitchen Tongs

Optional Flavor Boosting Step – Brown Bacon

Amy + Jacky’s Notes: This optional step will add caramelized smoky aroma and flavor to the Instant Pot egg bites. You can brown the bacon as you prepare other ingredients.

You can either brown the bacon in Instant Pot or in the oven.

Method #1 – Instant Pot:

1. Add bacon in Instant Pot, then heat up Instant Pot using “Sauté More” function. You don’t need to add oil.
2. Allow the bacon to crisp and brown on both sides (roughly 7 to 9 minutes).
3. Remove bacon from Instant Pot, then place them on a paper towel to absorb the excess fat.

Method # 2 – Oven:

1. Place bacon on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
2. Place a baking sheet on the middle rack of a preheated 400°F oven.
3. Bake bacon until crispy and golden-brown. Set a timer for roughly 18 to 20 minutes.

Prepare Egg Bites Mixture

While the bacon is browning in Instant Pot, break 4 large eggs into a large measuring cup. Mix and combine with ¼ teaspoon fine salt.

Add ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper, ¼ teaspoon (1.25ml) regular soy sauce, ¼ cup (60g) cottage cheese, ¼ cup (48g) freshly grated cheddar cheese, and ¼ cup (48g) freshly grated mozzarella to the egg mixture. Mix well.

Add Browned Bacon and Green Onions

Your bacon should be browned at this point. Absorb the excess fat and roughly chop them into bacon bits.

Clean and dry the Instant Pot inner pot.

Add bacon bits and green onions to the egg mixture, then mix until just combined.

Pressure Cook Egg Bites

Pour egg mixture into the silicone egg bites molds.

Lightly wrap and cover the top of the egg bites mold with aluminum foil. It’ll prevent the water condensation from dropping on the egg bites in Instant Pot.

Add 1 cup (250ml) cold water in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.

Place trivet with the egg bites mold in Instant Pot.

Close lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing position.

Instant Pot Egg Bites Cook Time: Pressure Cook egg bites at High Pressure for 9 minutes, then Natural Release for 6 minutes.

After 6 minutes, release the remaining pressure by turning the Venting Knob to Venting position.

Carefully open the lid.

Check Doneness & Serve Instant Pot Egg Bites

Unwrap the egg bite molds. They should look like the photo below. 

Let the Instant Pot Egg Bites cool a bit, then pop them out.

Amy + Jacky’s Tip: You can turn the mold upside down on a plate to easily pop out the egg bites.

Garnish these Triple-Cheese Egg Bombs with thinly sliced green onions and freshly grated cheese. Serve~

What to Serve with Triple-Cheese Egg Bombs

Egg Bites make an easy and tasty breakfast. You can enjoy these Triple-Cheese Egg Bombs with other breakfast food like Instant Pot Bread, Instant Pot Yogurt, Instant Pot Banana Bread, Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats, Instant Pot Oatmeal, or Instant Pot Sausage Gravy.

Enjoy Instant Pot Egg Bites!

Other Instant Pot Egg Recipes

• Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
• Korean Sauna Eggs
• Chinese Steamed Eggs (Savory Egg Custard)
• Instant Pot HK Egg Custard
• Instant Pot Egg Loaf
• Ramen Eggs
• Instant Pot Deviled Eggs
• Chinese Tea Eggs