Eggs in clouds are a perfectly heavenly breakfast, made by whipping the eggs whites until fluffy, before returning the yolk to its rightful place and baking until just cooked. If you like eggs, you will love these, I promise.
Throughout this year, I’m working with British Lion Eggs to create a series of #EggCentric recipes: healthy egg-based recipes that are fresh, tasty and quick to prepare – perfect for busy family life. Every recipe in the series will use only store cupboard ingredients, or items commonly found in a family fridge.
Here’s how to make eggs in clouds two ways, either elegantly simple with chives, or pepped up with crushed chillis and a sprinkling of spring onions.
Ingredients
- 6 British Lion medium eggs
- small bunch of chives, finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp crushed chilli flakes
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan). Separate the yolks and whites into two separate bowls, being careful to keep the yolks whole.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Mark down the middle of the mix with a spoon so that you only use half for these (they’re going to be your chive version) and gently spoon onto a greaseproof baking sheet creating three little clouds.
Gently place a yolk in the centre of each one.
Sprinkle generously with chives.
Bake for about 7 minutes until just golden at the edges.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to your plate and enjoy!
For the spicy clouds, gently fold the chilli into your remaining egg whites.
Spoon on to the greaseproof tray as before.
And get those lovely egg yolks back where they belong.
Bake for 7 minutes, sprinkle with sliced spring onions and enjoy!
Here’s the whole recipe again in an easy, printable format.
- 6 British Lion medium free range eggs
- small bunch of chives, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp crushed chilli flakes
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- salt and pepper
- Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan). Separate the yolks and whites into two separate bowls, being careful to keep the yolks whole.
- Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Mark down the middle of the mix with a spoon so that you only use half for these (they're going to be your chive version) and gently spoon onto a greaseproof baking sheet creating three little clouds.
- Gently place a yolk in the centre of each one.
- Sprinkle generously with chives.
- Bake for about 7 minutes until just golden at the edges.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to your plate and enjoy!
- For the spicy clouds, gently fold the chilli into your remaining egg whites.
- Spoon on to the greaseproof tray as before.
- And get those lovely egg yolks back where they belong.
- Bake for 7 minutes, and enjoy!
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Great idea! My kids love eggs and this is an interesting twist on them. Thank you!
Creative and egg-citing recipe!
This looks amazing. I have added it to my egg recipe board on pinterest. Photos are stunning as always. I could do to learn a thing or two from your amazing food styling babes and photography! WOW> always inspired.
Cool way to cook eggs, I haven’t seen that before :) Def, gonna try it !
These look really nice, I thought they were going to be difficult but I think even I could make these.
This look so delicious. Never tried eggs with chilli Thanks for sharing.
wow how fantastic! I’m trying to get my son to eat more eggs and this might be just the thing that will entice him. Thank you for the recipe. x