Ham Egg Cups are easy to make for breakfast or brunch! These Ham Egg cups are made two different ways, one scrambled and one way that reminds me of a hard boiled egg! Plus they’re wrapped in tasty honey ham and baked with plenty of cheese!
This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are 100% mine.
It’s it crazy how things change when you have a baby.
I don’t mean like everyday life and plans, I mean we all knew those were going to change. I just think it’s amazing how my mind also changed when he was born.
The way I view things now is totally different from the way I viewed things when I was pregnant with him and how I viewed things before we were expecting.
Food has been one of the biggest changes in our life since J arrived. I always knew that when we had kids that I wanted them to eat better than I had been eating but when he was born a mental switch flipped in my head, y’all it was kinda weird and awesome at the same time.
I had already switched to eating low carb before I got pregnant with J, then during my pregnancy my main craving was fruit and then after he was born I knew that I wanted us to cut out even more junk food from our lives.
Now will I cut out everything? Of course not.
But I’ll put it this way, when I think of what a “bad eating day” is now it’s the same as what a normal eating day was in the past.
Earlier this year, I started a Keto/Super Low Carb cooking style to help with some of the baby weight. Thankfully, I’ve lost my pregnancy weight and some since I had J, so I’ve got a lot of motivation going for me here. We’ve kind of loosened up on the super SUPER low carb diet but I’m still sticking to some of it.
That’s why I’m sharing these Ham Egg Cups – 2 Ways today on the blog (well because of that and because this week is #BrunchWeek )
At the beginning of the year when I was looking for a way to get breakfast in and keep my carbs super low, I fell in love with these.
I love them just baked but Thomas loves the scrambled version, so I thought I’d share both with y’all!
They’re so super easy to make, I’ll show how I make mine!
Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray or brush each muffin cup with a little bit of olive oil. Then, place two pieces of super thin ham into each muffin cup to make a ham cup.
Don’t worry if the edges go over the pan because they’ll shrink as they cook. I love these little cups with honey ham but when I was doing strict keto, I used regular ham. I just get it over in the deli meat section and normally one little container of ham has enough slices for 12 Ham Egg Cups.
Then shred some cheese and add about a tablespoon of cheese to each ham cup.
I used this Cabot cheese for my egg cups for this post because they were wonderful enough to send us some fantastic cheese samples to use to create some #BrunchWeek recipes this year!
Then it’s time for the eggs!
If you want to make them the way I like them, which is pretty much just baked, you’ll just need to crack 1 egg into each muffin cup on top of the cheese.
I like to crack them one by one into a small bowl and pour them into the ham cups instead of cracking them right into the ham cups.
Or if you want to make them the way Thomas likes them, just crack your eggs into a bowl, whisk them together and pour the egg mixture into each ham cup.
After you choose which way you’re going to make them, sprinkle the tops with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Then it’s time to bake them!
Pop them into a preheated oven and cook until they’re done to your liking! I cook mine for about 20 minutes.
They’re perfect on their own for breakfast or brunch, but they’re also great along side sausage links or fresh fruit!
Brunch Week Sponsor Items Used in this Recipe:
- Cabot Cheese – Cabot’s White Oak Cheddar & Cabot’s Alpine Cheddar
- Eggland’s Best – Eggs
Ham Egg Cups – 2 Ways
Ham Egg Cups - 2 Ways
Ham Egg Cups are easy to make for breakfast or brunch! These Ham Egg cups are made two different ways, one scrambled and one way that reminds me of a hard boiled egg! Plus they're wrapped in tasty honey ham and baked with plenty of cheese!
Ingredients
- 12 eggs
- 24 super thin slices honey ham
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Salt and Pepper
- Cooking Spray or Olive Oil
- Fresh Parsley for garnish
Instructions
JUST BAKED:
Preheat oven to 350F.
Spray muffin pan with cooking spray or wipe each cup with a little olive oil.
Lay 2 pieces of thin ham into each muffin in, creating a cup.
Add one tablespoon cheddar cheese into ham cup.
Crack one 1 egg into each muffin cup, on top of cheese.
TIP - crack 1 egg into a bowl and then pour egg over cheese for an easier method.
Sprinkle each egg with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Bake 20 minutes or until egg is set to your liking.
BAKED SCRAMBLES:
Preheat oven to 350F.
Spray muffin pan with cooking spray or wipe each cup with a little olive oil.
Lay 2 pieces of thin ham into each muffin in, creating a cup.
Add one tablespoon cheddar cheese into ham cup.
Crack eggs into a large bowl, wish together.
Pour whisked eggs into ham cups until all are filled.
Sprinkle each egg cup with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Bake 20 minutes or until egg is set to your liking.
Garnish with fresh parsley!
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I’ll take the scrambled version, too! I’ve been wanting to try these for years—and now, after seeing yours, I must!
Love this low carb version. Thanks for the idea.