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If you love baked eggs, you have to try them baked in gougères! They’re so simple to make. Just hollow out an extra large gougère, crack an egg inside and sprinkle with a little cheese! An easy breakfast recipe for a couple or a crowd! Serve with a bright Citrus Salad for an easy and delicious brunch.

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Gougères (and Chouquettes – made of the same choux pastry dough) should be small – most of the time. They should be two little bites of wonderful, fresh and hot from the oven. They should be a basket of temptation among a spread of party foods, a feather light bun for sliders or mini-BLTs. So you may be wondering why the gougères in my last post were huge.

It’s because I had these cheesy baked eggs in mind.

You may remember my Almost Croque-Madame post – one of my favorite breakfasts along with Breakfast Quiche and, of course, Cheesy PotatoesBreakfast Potatoes or Skillet Potatoes – if you want to keep your oven free. Then my friend Nagi posted this miniature version and I wondered, “Could a gougère double as an edible muffin cup like traditional Baked Eggs?” As you’ve guessed, the answer is ‘yes’.

The first step is to carefully cut off the bottom, 1/8-inch or so. Then you’ll pull out any soft dough in the center (cooks treat!).

Sliced Gougeres

Next you’ll butter a muffin pan and carefully press each gougère, top side down, into a muffin cup as you would a muffin liner. After that, you’ll sprinkle on cheese and a pinch of chopped scallion, top with an egg, a pinch more cheese and bake.

Gougere Baked Eggs

That’s it!

As a rule, small gougères are still best. But these are worth an exception.

Baked Eggs with Gruyere

Cheesy Gougère Baked Eggs

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: French
Calories: 277
Servings: 6 egg cups
This recipe is written to make 6 baked egg cups, but you can make as many as you like. If you’re making more than 6, you may need to add a few minutes to the cooking time.

Ingredients  

  • 1/2 recipe Gruyère & Black Pepper Cheesy Gougères (full recipe makes 12 large gougères)
  • butter for greasing muffin cups
  • 4 ounces shredded Gruyère cheese
  • 2 green onions chopped, white and green parts
  • 6 eggs

Instructions 

For the Cheesy Gougère Baked Eggs

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF
  • Slice the bottom off of each gougère, about 1/8-inch thick. Remove any soft dough from center.
  • Grease muffin tin cups with butter.
  • Carefull press one gougère, top side down, into a cup to line it as a muffin liner would. Repeat with remaining gougères.
  • Sprinkle a large pinch of shredded cheese and a pinch of chopped green onion into the bottom of each gougère and press to flatten. Carefully crack an egg into each cup. Sprinkle remaining cheese evenly over each egg.
  • Bake 18 to 25 minutes, depending on how runny you like your egg yolk.
  • Garnish with chopped green onion and serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 259mg | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 141mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 748IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 316mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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37 Comments

  1. Hannah says:

    Oh wow, these look incredible. I’ve never heard of gougères before – but I’m so keen to try them now!

    I’m so glad I stumbled upon your blog – it looks like such a great collection of delicious recipes!

    x Hannah

  2. Helen @ Scrummy Lane says:

    What a wonderful idea, Marissa. I’m wondering if gougeres are a bit like the ‘Yorkshire puddings’ we have in the UK – I’m thinking they’d be great cooked this way, too!

    1. Marissa says:

      Thanks, Helen! Yes, I think that gougeres are a lot like Yorkshire Puddings…I bet that would work wonderfully!

  3. Joanne says:

    Girl, I LOVE the way you think! These would be perfect for a brunch, as you can serve eggs without having to stand over the stove and make to order!

    1. Marissa says:

      haha, thanks Joanne! 😉

  4. nagimaehashi says:

    OMG, I totally missed the shout out, thank you Marissa! Though you kicked my Croque Madames right out the door with THESE babies. I am dying to try Gougrere, can’t believe I’ve never made them!! 🙂

    1. Marissa says:

      You’re welcome, my friend! I still want to try your toasties – they look awesome!