Sous Vide Egg White Bites

~Amanda~

The minute that I tried the Starbucks Sous Vide Egg White Bites, I knew that I was hooked! This was the first ‘breakfast’ item on the menu that was gluten-free, delicious and satisfying – not to mention they are pretty low cal too, only 170 calories for two. I ate them at least weekly (sometimes several times a week) for months and months and eventually realized I was probably spending way too much money on something that I could learn to make at home for much cheaper. The only problem was that I didn’t have a Sous Vide machine, but luckily Christmas was right around the corner and my father-in-law nailed it by gifting me one of my own! It was time to get recipe testing… 

There are a ton of ‘copycat’ recipes out on the internet and it took me many tries to get my recipe perfect. I will say that while my version is absolutely delicious, it’s still not exactly the same as Starbucks, they have to have some secret ingredient or method I just can’t quite nail down. Mine satisfy my Egg White Bite cravings 99% of the time, but I’ll probably still catch myself getting the real version on occasion. So what makes these bites so delicious?! Let’s start with the ingredients; they have egg whites (obviously), cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, roasted red bell peppers, spinach, feta, green onion, hot sauce and the “secret” ingredient – rice starch! I ordered THIS ONE on Amazon because I couldn’t find it in store. 

To make them, I slightly whisk the egg whites in a bowl, add the remaining ingredients and stir it all together. So easy! The next step is to pour the mixture into six glass jars – I use 4 ounce glass mason jars with lids. Once the mixture is in the jars, you want to put the lids on but you have to make sure they are just sealed and NOT too tight. You want to make sure that any steam can escape from the jars otherwise you risk them exploding. Now you place them in your pot of water (don’t preheat the Sous Vide before), turn the Sous Video to 172 degrees and let them cook for 75 minutes!

Once the egg bites are done cooking, I remove them from the water using a slotted spoon and let them cool for about 5 minutes. At that point, I use pot holders to remove the bites from the cups and place them on a greased (or parchment lined) baking sheet and pop them under the broiler for 4 minutes until the tops get crispy and golden brown – just like at Starbucks! This step is optional, but I think it really helps to make the bites sooo much better. That crispy texture on top is perfect combined with the melty, smooth insides. Excuse me while I go get myself one, I’m drooling just thinking about it!