Need more proof that sous vide is taking the culinary world by storm? Starbucks just introduced two new breakfast items – and here’s a hint: it’s not another sandwich.
Packed with protein and grain-free, Starbucks’ Sous Vide Egg Bites come in two varieties: Bacon & Gruyere, and Egg White and Roasted Red Pepper. Both are cooked with cage-free eggs and low in calories – 170 calories for the egg white version, and 310 calories for the bacon and Gruyere.
I had the chance to try both versions, each velvety in texture and rich in flavor. While I’ll admit the bacon Gruyere was my favorite, the roasted red pepper wasn’t far behind. Each order comes with two egg bites served in convenient tin-shaped cardboard. Starbucks gets a few extra brownie points for the presentation here. Usually, their sandwiches are haphazardly tossed in a bag.
While the coffee chain’s Sous Vide Egg Bites are a surprisingly healthy option for breakfast, they’re still a fast, processed food. And at almost $5 a pop, they’re expensive. You can buy a dozen organic, pasture-raised eggs for that price. For conventional eggs, you could buy at least two dozen.
If you have your own sous vide machine, you can save yourself a small fortune and make these eggs right in your own kitchen – whenever you want.
Best Starbucks Sous Vide Egg Bites Recipe
The ingredients in Starbucks’ sous vide eggs are relatively simple. Here are the ingredients the coffee chain uses:
Bacon and Gruyere
Cottage cheese
Eggs
Monterrey jack cheese
Unsalted butter
Gruyere cheese
Uncured bacon
Rice starch
Hot sauce
Egg White & Red Pepper
Egg whites
Cottage cheese
Monterrey jack cheese
Red bell pepper
Rice starch
Unsalted butter
Spinach
Canola oil
Feta cheese
Green onion
Salt
Hot sauce
The two surprising ingredients – in my opinion – are the cottage cheese and hot sauce. The bites weren’t particularly spicy, and since it’s last on the ingredient list, it’s safe to assume they used just a drop or two. The cottage cheese is what gives the bites their creaminess.
We’ll use most of these ingredients to create our own version of sous vide egg bites.
Grease the sides of the mason jar with a touch of your favorite oil, or use cooking spray.
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs.
Fold in the Cottage Cheese, Monterrey Jack Cheese, Gruyere Cheese, and Rice Starch
Add the hot sauce and butter.
Mix until well combined.
Break the pieces of bacon in half, and place both halves in the bottom of each mason jar.
Divide the egg mixture evenly among all the jars, pouring the mixture over the bacon.
Seal the jars with the lids.
Place the jars in your sous vide machine.
Cook for 1 hour.
Serve immediately.
Starbucks Egg White Roasted Red Pepper Bites Recipe
Copycat Starbucks Egg White Roasted Red Pepper Bites
Ingredients
6 egg whites
1/4 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup Monterrey jack cheese
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 roasted red bell pepper, finely diced
1 tsp. Rice Starch
1/4 cup spinach, finely diced
2 tbsp. green onions, finely diced (about one medium green onion)
Directions
Set your sous vide machine to 172F.
Grease the sides of the mason jar with a touch of your favorite oil, or use cooking spray.
In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites.
Fold in the Cottage cheese, Monterrey jack cheese, red pepper, rice starch, spinach and green onions.
Add the hot sauce and butter.
Mix until well combined.
Divide the egg mixture evenly among all the jars.
Seal the jars with the lids.
Place the jars in your sous vide machine.
Cook for 1 hour.
Serve immediately.
Now you can enjoy your own sous vide egg bites at home whenever you want. These recipes are designed to produce creamy eggs. If you prefer your eggs to be firmer, experiment with different temperatures and cooking times.
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It's blended with the eggs which is why it's completely unidentifiable in the final cooked product. That trick (plus the one shared in the recipe) helps give the bites that fluffy, luscious texture and the perfect salty tang.
Starbucks offers three ways to prepare your egg bites at home: Using a toaster oven, an air fryer, or the microwave. Both flavors have the same instructions for the toaster oven (14-16 minutes at 400 F) and air fryer (8-10 minutes at 400 F), but the microwave instructions vary.
Hoping to give these customers alternative breakfast options, Starbucks partnered with Cuisine Solutions, and the duo began selling sous vide egg bites in January 2017.
Taste wise, they are also identical to Starbucks. The red peppers pair so well with the fluffy egg whites. These egg bites are the perfect healthy addition to your morning or for an afternoon snack with a vanilla sweet cream cold brew. Each box is $14.79.
If you're in a pinch and you need a high-protein meal or snack, these can be a good option. However, if you're watching your sodium and saturated fat intake, you might want to consider making a more heart-healthy breakfast at home (we have several recipes that take just 15 minutes to make!).
Sous vide cooking (pronounced "sue-veed") is done using a water bath held at precisely controlled temperatures to cook food evenly and retain flavor. You never have to worry about overcooking Anova sous vide egg bites.
How does Starbucks make the eggs so fluffy? The exact details of their recipe are proprietary, but use fresh, high-quality eggs, blend thoroughly to incorporate air into the mixture, and adding dairy adds creaminess. Starbucks also ensures the eggs are cooked to just the right level of doneness.
I picked up boxes of both flavors of Starbucks egg bites at my local Costco to see how they stacked up. I've had the Bacon & Gruyère variety at home before, but I was curious to try the Egg White & Roasted Red Pepper flavor and to taste them next to bites hot from the Starbucks oven.
They are low carb, keto friendly, and extremely easy to make. Starbucks makes the egg bites in an actual sous vide machine, but I realize that not everyone has one.
So while the item is so popular it's hard to come by, fans can rest assured it hasn't been officially discontinued. Those who have some extra time on their hands can always resort to making a copycat version of the egg bites at home.
While all three contain egg and cottage cheese as a base, the additional components vary. Each variety is characterized by a fluffy texture, attributed to the sous vide cooking technique used in their preparation.
These are great to make ahead and store in the fridge for an easy breakfast! Just pop in the microwave for 30 seconds. -Put egg bites on middle oven rack. -Bake for 50-60 minutes or until eggs are set.
Served in a nifty little package containing two mini-muffin shaped pieces, the Egg Bites make good on Starbucks' promise of a "velvety texture" that's "bursting with flavor." The rich, creamy egg is offset beautifully by the salty, nutty gruyere and the thin slices of applewood smoked draped across the top.
Most of Starbucks egg dishes are made with a "frittata egg patty" that contains soybean oil and water, as well as unmodified corn starch, xanthan gum, citric acid, and powdered cellulose.
This offering caters particularly well to those looking to avoid bread-heavy options, offering a protein-rich, lower-carb alternative. Unlike many of Starbucks' food items, the egg bites are prepared using a unique cooking method: sous vide.
Plus, they're packed with protein and flavorful veggies for an energizing start to the morning. The recipe is loosely inspired by the famous bacon and Gruyère Starbucks egg bites. They're known for their velvety texture, which Starbucks says comes from cooking them using the French sous vide technique.
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