Transform your morning routine with this simple baked eggs recipe that delivers a hearty breakfast with minimal effort. There’s something magical about cracking fresh eggs into a bubbling dish of melted butter and watching them transform into perfectly set, golden perfection in just 15 minutes. This foolproof method eliminates the guesswork of stovetop cooking while creating an elegant presentation perfect for weekend brunches or quick weekday breakfasts.
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Why This Recipe Works
Baking eggs in the oven provides gentle, even heat that creates silky whites and perfectly runny yolks every time. The butter creates a rich base that prevents sticking while adding incredible flavor. The controlled oven temperature ensures consistent results, making this method ideal for serving multiple people simultaneously without the stress of juggling numerous pans on the stovetop.
Necessary Equipment For Making Easy Baked Eggs
To make baked eggs, you need only one thing: an oven-safe serving dish. Traditionally, cooks baked their eggs in stirrers, the containers that lent their name to shirred eggs. However, it is more common to use a shallow ramekin or another oven-safe dish today. It is most convenient to use an individual dish for each portion to make serving easier.
Ingredients for Baked Eggs
- Eggs – Fresh eggs provide the best flavor and texture for baking
- Butter – Creates a rich base and prevents sticking while adding flavor
- Salt – Enhances the natural egg flavor and balances the dish
- Black pepper – Adds subtle heat and complements the butter perfectly
How to Make Baked Eggs
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (163°C). This moderate temperature ensures gentle cooking without overcooking the whites before the yolks reach the perfect consistency.
- Prepare the baking dish by placing a pat of butter in your oven-safe dish and putting it in the oven to melt completely.
- Remove the dish carefully from the oven once the butter is fully melted and slightly bubbling around the edges.
- Crack the eggs gently into the melted butter, not breaking the yolks. The butter should sizzle slightly around the eggs, creating an immediate seal.
- Season immediately with salt and pepper to taste, sprinkling evenly over both whites and yolks.
- Return to the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, until the whites are completely set but the yolks remain slightly runny.
- Check for doneness by looking for a translucent film over the yolk, indicating it’s perfectly cooked but still creamy inside.
Tips for Cooking and Serving Easy Baked Eggs
- Avoid serving undercooked eggs. Eating undercooked eggs can get you sick, so ensure you cook your eggs long enough. Cooking times can vary depending on the depth of the dish. When you notice a translucent film over a set yolk, the eggs are ready, approximately 10 – 12 minutes.
- Be careful when eating. Since the eggs are baked and served in the same dish, they are hot. Remember to warn your guests not to touch the container and to protect your table with a trivet.
- Customize your baked eggs. This is a very basic recipe, so feel free to experiment by adding a bit of pre-cooked meat, vegetables, or top with your favorite sauce. If you are serving a group, be sure to offer different choices of add-ins and condiments.
- Get even more creative. Do you really want to impress someone? Then why not try lining the cooking dish with bacon or par-cooked potato slices? Or you can even forgo the dish altogether and bake your eggs in half an avocado!
Storage & Reheating Instructions
- Immediate Consumption: Baked eggs are best enjoyed immediately while hot and fresh from the oven
- Refrigerator Storage: Leftover baked eggs can be stored for up to 1 day, though the texture will change significantly
- Reheating Method: Not recommended, as reheated eggs become rubbery and lose their appealing texture
- Freezing: Not recommended for this recipe
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- Scottish Egg
- Egg Salad
- Deviled Eggs with Truffle Oil
- Chinese Egg Foo Young
- Eggs in a Basket Recipe
- Egg and Cheese Protein Box
- Starbucks Egg Bites Recipe
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Easy Baked Eggs – Quick Keto Breakfast Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 crushed black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 325 degrees. Use a small dish to bake the eggs in. Melt the butter. You can do this by placing the dish you will cook the eggs in the oven while it heats to the proper temperature. Crack two eggs into the dish gently so as not to break the yolk. Season with salt and pepper. Bake eggs in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
I have been making dry poached eggs for yrs in a dry poacher. I really must try them baked. Sounds like some great ideas as well. Thanks.
Baked eggs are the bomb! I hope you give this recipe a try. I love these because they are so easy and so tasty.
Just made your baked eggs. Fun way to cook them. Thanks for the recipe!
I never made these before, but I was looking for a different way to make eggs.
I had enjoyed baked eggs in a restaurant and was thrilled when I found this recipe. I used a small cast iron pan in the oven to cook 2 eggs. I took them out at 9 minutes and the yolks were over-cooked (I like them runny) and I believe they kept cooking due to the heat from the cast iron pan. They were still tasty topped with chopped bacon and chives. Next time, I’ll take them out earlier.
You could also use a glass custard dish too. I think the glass cools more quickly. Hope you enjoy the eggs!
where can I get theses bowls
I got these bowls at Sur La Table.
I like the dish for presentation you baked the eggs in. See many of these available in varying sizes for purchase online. What size dish did you use?
I think I just used a small plate with a rim that was about 4 inches long.
Love baked eggs, and I add a tsp of cream to the top and about a Tbs of parmesan cheese when I am feeling fancy. Keep ’em coming.
I should try them with the cheese, they sound great that way!
Yes! That’s how I do mine … with the cream and parmesan … and sometimes chives 🙂
I’ve never baked eggs before – I want to try this so bad!! Thank you for the recipe! To think, all these years I’ve been doing this the hard way!
Baked eggs are my go-to method when I don’t feel like making anything else! Hands off while I’m making my morning coffee.
can’t wait to bake these. and stick my cock in them!
I love this idea for baking eggs! Much less chance of user error, like burning myself when removing them from the steamer. Thanks!
Like Jackiegene, I haven’t heard of baked eggs before. Seems easy enough. I assume you made the toast because they are “dippin” eggs? Yes, I would like to see more of your Home Economic’s recipes. Thanks!
I added toast because I love to dip the toast into runny egg yolks. Check back on Fridays. I will be posting the next Learn to Cook Home Economic’s recipes on Friday.
Thank you I loved it, never heard of cooking eggs in the oven, cant wait to try this for my daughter,
Thank you 😉 Stay tuned, I’ll have a new learn to cook video each week 😉