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Eggs in Clouds at Home

Back in my more paleo days I ate eggs every. single. day. for breakfast which resulted in an egg burn

  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 8 minutes
  • Total 18 minutes
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Eggs in Clouds at Home

Speaking of eggs. I’ve decided I genuinely want some chickens. I was worried my yard wasn’t big enough but I’ve since learned that it’s plenty big enough. I’m gonna wait till next year and get some Easter chicks. 4 to be exact. Now I only need to convince Stephen to replicate one of THESE standout chicken coops. I digress.

When I’m feeling genuinely lazy but still want a good breakfast, eggs are my go to now. Whenever I’m not feeling lazy and want to do something fancier with eggs, this eggs in a cloud is a great option. I saw the concept for this a long long time ago in an old Martha Stewart magazine that I found lying around a relatives house.

First you start by whipping the egg whites together as if you were making a simple, sugar-less, meringue.

Once your egg whites are stiff and have formed stiff peaks, add in the spring onion, and bacon. This particular bacon I actually bought from the Whole Foods hot bar. I think I got ~7 strips for less than $1.50. I consider that a bacon win.

And then the cheese. You can use any kind of cheese you want, genuinely.

Mix it ALL together.

Line a baking sheet and divide the egg mixture into 4 separate, fluffy clouds with a well in the center where the yolk will eventually go.

Bake for 4 minutes and then add in the yolks.

Bake for an additional 3-4 minutes, until the yolks have set.

Sprinkle with salt & pepper and serve!

These eggs mostly get made when I’m wanting to impress someone while still making a pretty simple breakfast.

What’s your go-to way to cook eggs?

The recipe

Eggs in Clouds from the Pantry

  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 8 minutes
  • Total 18 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs (whites and yolks seperated)
  • ¼ cup spring onion (diced)
  • ¼ cup bacon (finely chopped)
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (other dry cheese would work as well)
  • S&P to taste

Method

  1. 1

    Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees F.

  2. 2

    Separate the egg whites from the yolks placing the yolks in 4 separate bowls and the whites all in one big bowl.

  3. 3

    Whisk the egg whites until they have become solid and form stiff peaks.

  4. 4

    Add in the bacon, spring onion, and cheese. Stir thoroughly.

  5. 5

    On a lined baking sheet, separate the egg mixture into 4 clouds making a well in the center of each egg cloud.

  6. 6

    Bake egg white clouds for 4 minutes, remove from oven, and add the yolks gently into each well.

  7. 7

    Bake for an additional 4 minutes or until the egg white simply start to brown and the yolks have set.

  8. 8

    Sprinkle with salt & pepper and serve immediately!