Sweet Potato Egg Cups with Bacon
These sweet potato egg cups with bacon are a wonderful high protein breakfast, snack, or on-the-go meal option. They are meal-prep and freezer friendly and are easy to make.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 4 strips of bacon
- 1/2 of a large sweet potato shredded ( this equals 2 cups of shredded sweet potato)
- 9 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar or gruyere or Swiss cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a silicone muffin tin or a regular muffin tin with olive oil or butter. Silicone muffin tins work best to avoid the eggs sticking to the pan.
- Cover a plate with a layer of paper towels, put 4 strips of bacon on top, and cover with another paper towel. Cook the bacon in the microwave for 4 minutes. The bacon should be crispy. Crumble the bacon into pieces once the bacon has cooled.
- Shred the sweet potato using the large side of a cheese grater. Measure out 2 cups of shredded sweet potatoes and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the 9 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg. Mix until blended.
- Add the shredded sweet potatoes and shredded cheese to the egg mixture and mix.
- Evenly pour the egg mixture into the silicone muffin tins. Top with crumbled bacon.
- Bake for 23-28 minutes, until the egg muffins are set. Let the muffins cool for a few minutes and then run a knife around the edges to remove them. Eat or let them cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- Instead of sweet potato, you can use regular potato.
- You can add other seasoning such as dried basil or oregano, or hot chili flakes.
- Instead of cheddar cheese, you can use gruyere or swiss cheese. Goat cheese would taste great as well.
- You can omit the bacon and add other veggies instead such as bell peppers, spinach or broccoli.
Nutrition
Serving: 1egg muffin | Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 187mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1562IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg