Puff Pastry Breakfast Cups

Puff pastry breakfast in a cup! These easy breakfast cups are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or on the go. This is the best puff pastry breakfast recipe!

Course Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 259kcal

Author Kelly Hamilton

Cost $5

Equipment

Ingredients

1 sheet puff pastry
5 large eggs
¼ cup milk
5 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled
½ cup shredded cheese
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400° and grease a muffin tin. Set aside. Thaw puff pastry sheet using instructions on box.
Cook the strips of bacon in a pan over medium heat until fully cooked and crispy. Remove from pan to a paper towel-lined plate. Once cool, crumble into bits.
Once the puff pastry sheet is thawed, unfold and roll it a few times with a rolling pin to flatten and spread it out just a bit. If you don't have a rolling pin, just skip that step. Cut the pastry puff dough into 9 equal squares (a pizza cutter makes this super easy). Place each puff pastry square into the muffin tin, gently pressing the dough into the bottom and stretching up the sides. Gently poke a few holes in the bottom with a fork, being careful not to go all the way through the dough.
Fill the cups with equal amounts of cheese and bacon.
In a large measuring cup or bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Pour this overtop the bacon and cheese inside the puff pastry. Fill them about halfway up at first and then go back around to top them off with whatever egg you have left.
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown and eggs no longer jiggle. Remove from the oven and allow the cups to cool for 5-10 minutes before removing. The easiest way to get them out of the pan is to gently run a butter knife around the outside of the egg cup and they should loosen up and pop out. Top with fresh parsley if you'd like and enjoy!

Notes

Grease your muffin pan well so the egg cups don't stick to the bottom/sides!
Crumble the strips of bacon after you pan fry them, this is easier than cutting them up first and then frying.
Use a pizza cutter to easily cut the pastry puff dough into squares.
Use freshly grated cheese for a better melt (packaged cheese doesn't melt as well).
Use pre-cooked breakfast meats to save time.

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