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Quick Egg Bite Recipes That Are Better Than Starbucks
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Starbucks’ egg bites are one of the best breakfast items the chain has to offer. They’re simple and they won’t leave you feeling overly full. Still, grabbing these little guys for breakfast as part of your regular morning routine can get pretty costly. Instead, try making them at home with these quick and easy recipes. 

Related: 13 Simple Ways to Cook Eggs

1. Veggie Egg Bites

Healthy breakfast egg muffins with cheese, tomato and green veggetable, easy and healthy food concept
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With mushroom, bell pepper, onion, and tomato, these little guys are packed with flavorful vegetables that bring a bit of crunch to the fluffiness of the eggs. Adding kale to this veggie version will get you even closer to Starbie’s version. 

Recipe: Thriving in Parenting

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2. Bacon & Cheese Egg Bites

Breakfast egg muffins or egg bites with potato, bacon and cheddar
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Bacon and cheese is the quintessential breakfast ingredient combo, and it’s tried and true when it comes to egg bites. These bites include only five ingredients, and the most time consuming part of making them is waiting for them to finish baking in the oven. 

Recipe: The Baker Mama 

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3. McGriddle Bites

An overhead close up horizontal photograph of a baking pan with freshly made egg bites, it appears the chef has already sampled one of them.
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Starbucks might have the egg-bite market cornered in the world of fast food, but this recipe draws inspiration from McDonald’s McGriddle. While they don’t actually contain eggs, these McGriddle bites have a pancake mix base and sausage, cheese, and syrup looped in. These little breakfast bites are entirely irresistible.

Recipe: Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons

4. Ham and Cheese Egg Muffins

Delicious egg muffins with ham, cheese and vegetables
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Ham, cheddar, and green onion are an elite trio that makes these egg bites shine. Garlic powder, salt, and pepper bring more flavor to these egg bites, which only take 30 minutes to bake. 

Recipe: Simple Joy 

5. Mini Sausage Egg Muffins

Breakfast muffins made with sausage, green & red bell peppers, shredded zucchini squash, cheese, and eggs.
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If we’re going to talk about bacon and ham egg bites, we can’t leave sausage out of the conversation, as the other stalwart breakfast meat. Spicy sausage packs these eggy little guys with a bit of bite, and the hashbrowns make them more well-rounded and filling than your average egg, meat, and cheese bite. 

Recipe: Fun Money Mom

6. Hash Brown Egg Cups

Crispy Tatar Tot Breakfast Egg Cups with Bacon, Red Peppers and Cheddar Cheese
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If you’re using frozen hash browns, be sure to thaw them before moving forward with this recipe, which delivers a divine crispiness to balance the fluffy, creamy texture of the eggs. 

Recipe: I Heart Naptime

7. Wonton Egg Bites

New mini quiche or hot breakfast muffin recipe of egg, cheese, ham hock, pepper, and zucchini in filo pastry
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Wontons practically beg to be placed in muffin tins and filled with different ingredients to create a tasty bite. This breakfast version is to drool over. The crunch factor is entirely swoon-worthy. 

Recipe: JZ Eats

8. High Protein Cottage Cheese Egg Bites

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Cottage cheese not only gives eggs a delightful creaminess, but it adds more protein to these egg bites. Starbucks can stay in your rearview mirror thanks to this recipe.

Recipe: The Peachy Nutritionist

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