These Instant Pot Egg Bites are a great grab-and-go breakfast and only contain 5 ingredients – plus, they’re so easy to customize!
Ingredients and substitutions
- Eggs – you can use egg whites but you’ll need to double up on the number of eggs.
- Broccoli – swap out for another veggie of your choice.
- Red onion – white or yellow onion would also work.
- Red pepper – use any other veggie of your choice.
- Cheddar cheese – feel free to use any grated cheese you like.
- Salt & pepper – to taste.
How to make egg bites in the Instant Pot
Step 1: Assemble your ingredients.
Chop up any veggies and prepare the add-ins of your choice.
Step 2: Whisk everything together.
Whisk together the eggs, vegetables, cheese, salt and pepper.
Step 3: Divide the egg mixture into the molds.
Grease the egg molds with cooking spray, then divide the mixture into the molds.
Step 4: Add water and a trivet to the Instant Pot.
Step 5: Stack the egg molds.
Carefully place the molds on top of the trivet in the Instant Pot.
Step 6: Cook on high pressure.
Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes, then do a natural release of the pressure for 5 minutes. Let the egg bites cool, then remove them from the molds and serve.
Variations of Instant Pot egg bites
This is a super versatile recipe – you can switch up the toppings to try out different flavours!
- Meat: These egg bites are vegetarian, but you can add in some cooked bacon or breakfast sausage for additional protein.
- Vegetables: Try adding in some spinach, mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes or grated zucchini.
- Cheese: Switch up the cheese by using Swiss, Morbier, Monterey Jack, Gruyere or Fontina.
- Spices: Try out unique flavours by adding in hot sauce, jalapenos, dill, miso, garlic, ginger, nutmeg or salsa.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have more molds, you can double this recipe easily. Lots of molds will stack in a tall Instant Pot and doubling up on this recipe is super easy – you don’t even need to change the cooking time! It will take longer for the pot to come to pressure when it is full, but the cooking time will remain the same.
I like silicone egg molds – you can order some off Amazon with an extra trivet HERE. The ones I have make seven egg bites each, so two of these trays are perfect for this recipe. Silicone is non-stick so you never have to worry about messy looking egg bites. Plus, they are completely safe to put in the Instant Pot.
If you find that your Instant Pot egg bites are soggy, you likely added too many vegetables with a high-water content. Make sure you’re not overdoing it on the amount of toppings and that you have a good ratio of egg to veggies.
Yes! Feel free to swap out the 6 full eggs for 12 egg whites.
Make sure to grease the molds with cooking spray to make removing the egg bites from the molds easier. After the egg bites have finished cooking, let them completely cool, then carefully pop them out of the molds.
Storing and reheating
Instant Pot egg bites will last in the fridge for up to 5 days. This makes them perfect for meal prep. Make a big batch and they will last for almost the whole week. You’ll have 5 days of no-hassle breakfast ready!
You can reheat the egg bites in the microwave for 30 seconds to a minute, or enjoy them cold if you’re on the go.
You can also make these egg bites ahead of time for a brunch. If you want to reheat the entire batch, put them in the oven for a few minutes on the broiler setting, or pop them in the microwave and serve with fresh fruit and breakfast potatoes.
Can you freeze egg bites?
You sure can! Make sure they are completely cooled before wrapping them tightly or placing in glass bowls with lids and freeze them for up to 3 months.
When you’re ready to enjoy your egg bites, you can reheat them from frozen in the microwave for 2-3 minutes. I recommend wrapping them in a wet paper towel while reheating to keep them moist.
More Instant Pot breakfast recipes
Meal prep tools for this recipe
- Order some egg molds off Amazon.
- Grab some glass meal prep bowls to store the leftover egg bites.
- Freeze this recipe in glass microwave-safe bowls with lids for up to 3 months.
Instant Pot Egg Bites {5 Ingredients!}
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 cup broccoli, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1/4 cup red pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- Egg moulds (linked above)
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Whisk eggs together in a large bowl, then stir in broccoli, red onion, red pepper, cheese and salt & pepper.
- Grease egg moulds with cooking spray, then divide egg mixture up among moulds.
- Add water and trivet to Instant Pot and carefully place filled egg moulds on top.
- Press the pressure cook button and select the high setting, then set to cook for 10 minutes. Instant Pot will take about 5-10 minutes to preheat then the 10 minutes to pressure cook.
- Let the pressure naturally release for 5 minutes, then do a quick release of the rest of the pressure. Open lid when safe to do so. Remove egg bites from moulds once cool, then serve and enjoy!
