Starbucks Copycat Egg Bites are vegetarian - full of cheese, veggies and a unique blend of egg, cottage cheese and Greek yogurt. These bites taste oh so close to the famous Sous Vide Egg Bites available at Starbucks. Best of all, this recipe is easily customizable just add your family's favorite veggies.

Ingredients to have on hand
- Eggs
- Monterey Jack cheese
- Sharp Cheddar cheese
- Cottage cheese
- Non-fat Greek yogurt
- Red peppers
- Green onions
- Fresh basil
- White pepper

It Starts with Fresh Veggies
There's a lot of veggie-flexility with this recipe, but I love the combination of red peppers and green onions in each egg bite. No need to be precise when measuring the amount of diced vegetables to add, as long as you have roughly four cups total you'll have plenty of veggies for 24 muffin cups. I place about a tablespoon of the red pepper and green onion mixture in each cup.
Cook the peppers and onions for about 5 minutes, or until softened. The diced red peppers and green onions are the first ingredients added to the muffin cups.
Oven-baked, instead of sous vide
The egg bites we find at Starbucks are called sous vide which sounds like something very complicated, but as you probably guessed it is French and translates to mean "under vacuum." It's pronounced "soo-veed," and although I took several years of French (many years ago), it wasn't until Starbucks first launched this item that I heard the term used so broadly.
I really like how Bon Appetite describes the sous vide process, it's essentially cooking food in a vacuum sealed bag in a temperature controlled environment, like water.
But this recipe for Starbucks Egg Bites is oven-baked. No water needed. No vacuum sealing required.
Big flavor and some of the texture comes from cottage cheese and Greek yogurt. As long as you have about 4 cups of liquid, there will be plenty to make 24 egg bites.
Careful not to overfill the cups
It's tempting to fill these muffin cups all the way to the top, but by allowing about a ½ inch of space you'll ensure the perfect-sized egg bite.

Add egg whites
Starbucks Copycat Egg Bites are full of great egg protein, eight eggs to be exact in this recipe. But to mimic the consistency of what we find in the famous Starbucks egg bites, it's helpful to have a few extra egg whites included in the liquid ingredients. That's why we use six whole eggs, and two egg whites.

How to heat up egg bites
I think the microwave oven is the best place to warm up leftover, refrigerated egg bites. Microwave ovens vary in terms of wattage, so you'll want to experiment with it. I get the best results by lowering the power by 50 percent.
- Wrap egg bites in waxed paper or a paper towel
- Set microwave timer for about a minute
- Set microwave oven for half power
- After one minute, check egg bites for the proper temperature
- Add an additional 5 or 10 seconds on full power, if needed
- Enjoy!

The Crinkled Cookbook is not in any way affiliated with Starbucks. This recipe is simply my best guess at what their special recipe for Sous Vide Egg Bites might be.
More breakfast and brunch ideas
There's nothing better than starting the day with great food. Here are some of my favorite recipes for breakfast or brunch. Just add your favorite coffee, tea, hot cocoa and maybe a few mimosas and you'll be set.
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