Hashbrown Egg Cups

These good hashbrown egg cups are a simple good handheld breakfast. These are a family favorite and are suited to brunch!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

How to make Hashbrown Egg Cups

First assemble the following ingredients:

• Hash browns – frozen hash browns add structure to these egg cups, these are available at every grocery store and a great thing to have on hand.
• Cheddar cheese – sharp cheddar cheese gives a cheesy creaminess to these egg cups. You can use pepper jack or any other soft cheese if you prefer.
• Sea salt – salt is essential to season all the ingredients, use a high quality fine grain sea salt.
• Black pepper – black pepper adds a little spice to these egg cups to balance out the cheesiness and dairy. You can substitute red pepper flakes if you want.
• Paprika – paprika has a milk sweet, spicy, or smoky flavor depending on the variety that you use.
• Eggs – eggs are the binder for these egg cups, use high quality eggs for the best flavor.
• Half and half – this is a mixture of whole milk and half cream. Half and half gives the egg cups a creamy texture and rich flavor.
• Bacon – is there anything better than bacon? Bacon is savory, salt, and simple good. Precook your bacon, we either bake our bacon or cook it in the air fryer.
• Parsley – this optional garnish adds a little green to the top of the egg cups, you can use cilantro if you prefer.

Once you have assembled the ingredients, use this method:

• Prep. In a large bowl combine the hash browns, half the cheese, salt, pepper, paprika. Spray a muffin tin with baking spray then press the hash brown mixture into the bottom to make a nest.
• Bake. Place the hash brown nests in the oven for 20 minutes at 450 degrees. Reduce the oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix eggs. In a large bowl mix the eggs, other half of the cheese, milk, and bacon. Pour the egg mixture into the hashbrown nests then bake 12 – 15 minutes until fully set.
• Cool and serve. Cool the about 5 minutes before removing from the tins and garnish with parsley and additional salt and pepper as needed. Enjoy!

Kitchen notes

Turn up the heat. One of our favorite additions to these egg cups is a few tablespoons of your favorite hot sauce.

Use a measuring cup with a spout to pour eggs. If you dont want lots of spillage we prefer to use a large glass measuring cup pour the egg mix into the hashbrown cups. We like to use this one.

Add more protein. Level up your egg cups but adding some precooked breakfast sausage or bacon. Yum!

A few answers

Do these freeze well?

We prefer to not freeze these since freezing will change the texture of the eggs. Hashbrowns also don't stay crispy when reheated.

How do we store leftovers?

Leftovers can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave or oven.

Can we use fresh grated hash browns?

Yes, if you grate your potatoes make sure you press all the moisture out of the potatoes before using them. Place the grated potato in the strainer and put something heavy like a pot of water on top of the potato to press out the water.

Other good Breakfast Recipes

We love these with a cup of keto coffee or cardamon coffee. If you are looking for more good breakfast ideas check out:

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Ingredients

• 20 oz refrigerated hash browns
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese divided
• 1 tsp kosher sea salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• ¼ tsp paprika
• 8 large eggs
• 2 tbsp half and half
• 4 slices cooked bacon crumbled
• fresh parsley chopped, for garnish

Method

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Generously spray a standard size muffin tin pan with baking spray, set aside. This will help the hash browns not stick to the pan
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the hash browns, 1/2 cup cheese, salt, pepper, and paprika. Press the mixture into the bottom, creating a nest.
3. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees.
4. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese, eggs, milk, and bacon. Pour into the baked hash browns, then return to the oven to bake for 12-15 minutes or until fully set.
5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tins for 5 minutes before removing.
6. Garnish with a pinch of salt and pepper, and freshly chopped parsley. Serve immediately. Enjoy!!