Instant Pot Egg Bites are popularized from the famous Starbucks Sous Vide Egg Bites. Now, they’re easy and inexpensive to prepare at home!

what are instant pot egg bites

Instant Pot Egg Bites have taken the pressure cooking world by storm.

Egg Bites were popularized when Starbucks made their Bacon and Gruyere sous vide egg bites (and then their egg white and roasted red pepper and kale and portobello mushroom sous vide egg bites).

If you’re wondering how to make sous vide egg bites in instant pot, you don’t necessarily need a sous vide!

Sous vide egg bites are made in a water bath using a sous vide machine, but the flavor is just the same, no matter how you cook them!

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Instant Pot Egg Bite Mold

First, you’ll need a silicone egg bite mold. I purchased mine from Amazon, but I’ve seen them sold in some stores. If you decide to make them often, I would consider purchasing two molds so you can make them quicker.

I purchased the one from the Instant Pot Company because it is incredibly deep and sturdy. You don’t want your molds being all willy nilly, especially when they’re filled with egg!

If you’re wondering how to use instant pot silicone egg bites mold in other recipes, check out this post for ideas under “silicone muffin liners”

If you don’t have an egg bite mold, I’ve also had great success using silicone muffin tin liners. I love these!

You can put the molds on the trivet, but I always use this silicone pressure cooking sling that makes it easier.

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how to make egg bites in an instant pot

First, you’ll blend together your eggs, cottage cheese, salt, and butter until smooth. The cottage cheese adds tons of great protein and flavor.

Since it’s such a small batch, I always use my Magic Bullet for this. This recipe makes one mold’s worth of egg bites. If you want to double this recipe, double the ingredients and keep the cook time the same.

In each of the egg bite mold openings, add your fillings. I’m doing bacon and cheese, but you can get creative and add anything you like. I’ve made these with sausage crumbles, broccoli, cheese, tomatoes, hash browns, etc.

After you add your fillings, top each mold evenly with the egg mixture.

do you cover egg bites instant pot

I personally cover my egg bite molds with foil before adding them to the Instant Pot. If you have a lid that came with your molds that is pressure cooker safe, you may also use that.

can you stack egg bite molds instant pot

Yes! You can stack egg bite molds in your Instant Pot. Just make sure you place the top mold stacking on top of the bottom mold so that they don’t “sink” into one another.

how long do you cook egg bites in instant pot

I cook my egg bites for 8 minutes on high pressure with a 10 minute natural pressure release. I find this to be the best time to completely cook the egg without overcooking them! Overcooked eggs are rubbery and not appetizing.

can you freeze instant pot egg bites

You can absolutely freeze egg bites. I recommend placing cooked and cooled egg bites on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and covering with plastic wrap (make sure they are not touching!).

After they are frozen, you can transfer them to a gallon-sized bag where they can be stored for up to 3 months.

To prepare a frozen egg bite, I would take them out of the freezer and microwave for 30-60 seconds, then flip them over and microwave again for additional 30-60 seconds.

You may have some liquid come out of the egg bites and the texture may be slightly different (reheated eggs), but they are perfectly okay to eat from frozen.

can you eat instant pot egg bites cold

I usually store my egg bites in the fridge and eat 2-3 of them for breakfast or a quick snack. I prefer to eat mine warmed up, but you can certainly eat egg bites cold.