Breakfast Egg Muffins - Cauliflower Cheese

An egg muffin topped with spinach leaves being held up to the camera

4.56 from 115 votes

Breakfast Egg Muffins - Cauliflower Cheese

These breakfast egg muffins with cauliflower and cheese are an easy make-ahead breakfast or snack option packed with protein and veggies.

Prep Time7

Cook Time20

Total Time27

Course: Breakfast Recipes

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: Egg muffins, breakfast egg muffins, cauliflower egg muffins, egg cups

Servings: Muffins

Calories: 72kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

350 g Cauliflower florets 0r cauliflower rice
5 eggs
1 Cup grated cheddar cheese 125 grams
1 teaspoon onion powder
salt and pepper
Optional Baby Spinach leaves and cherry tomatoes

Instructions

Watch the quick recipe video before you get started, scroll up a little to find it
Check the notes at the bottom of the recipe for little bits of extra info and help
Roughly chop cauliflower or use cauliflower rice
If using cauliflower, Blitz in a food processor until resembles a fine grain, like couscous, or use cauliflower rice
Whisk eggs
Add cheese and cauliflower
Season with salt and pepper if required
Fill greased muffin cups with egg mixture
Decorate with spinach leaves or cherry tomatoes if desired
Bake at 180 degrees celsius or 350 Fahrenheit for 15-20mins until firm/springy to touch
Cool for 5 mins in tray before serving
Or cool completely before adding to a lunch box

Video

Notes

Grease your muffin tin with a brush of oil, butter or with cooking spray.
I store my Egg Muffins in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 4 days. They also freeze well for up to four months.
In this recipe I have provided just one flavour idea, however, when it comes to egg muffins your imagination can run wild. You could try: Capsicum/Bell peppers, broccoli florets or broccoli rice, ham, sausage, bacon, mushroom, onion, grated potato or sweet potatoes and fresh herbs.
You can either enjoy these egg muffins hot out of the oven, chilled from the fridge or reheat them in either a microwave or air fryer.
Although I call these breakfast egg muffins egg muffin cups are great in lunchboxes too!
Cauliflower or cauliflower rice: when I can't be bothered making my own cauliflower rice or when cauliflower is out of season I use frozen cauliflower rice
Grated cheddar cheese: This can be substituted for your favourite cheese, parmesan cheese or feta are nice too.
Optional: Onion powder: I love the flavor onion powder gives to these egg muffins cups, garlic powder is also nice.
Optional Baby Spinach leaves and cherry tomatoes

Nutrition

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