Low Carb Layered Breakfast Muffins

These layered breakfast muffins are a wonderful low carb way to start your day! Gluten free and keto friendly recipe.

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There are many different kinds of low carb baked egg cup recipes, but I particularly love the layering effect and all the different flavors in this version. Once you start making these breakfast muffins you'll see how versatile they are – and I'm sure you'll think of your own combination of ingredients!

How to Make Low Carb Layered Breakfast Muffins

Spray a six-hole muffin tin with non-stick spray. For the first layer, add some chopped cooked bacon, then add some baby spinach leaves on top (stalks removed). You can roughly chop the spinach if you like.

Whisk together eggs and heavy cream, then pour it over the spinach.

Grind over some black pepper and finally sprinkle the muffins with shredded cheese.

Bake them in a preheated oven for around 10-12 minutes until the egg has set. They will be all puffed up straight out of the oven, but will deflate a little as they cool.

Leave for a few minutes to cool, then remove from the pan and serve. 

These breakfast muffins are also great for brunch, or a snack! They are SO low in carbs – only 1g net each! The recipe is also super easy to increase too if you need to make more.

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Low Carb Layered Breakfast Muffins

Yield: 6 muffins

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 17 minutes

This layered breakfast muffin is a wonderful low carb way to start your day! Gluten free and keto recipe.

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Ingredients

• non-stick spray
• 4 slices of cooked bacon, chopped
• ¼ cup baby spinach, stalks removed, roughly chopped
• 4 eggs
• black pepper
• 2 tbs heavy cream
• 6 tbs shredded cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 380F.
2. Spray a six hole muffin pan with non-stick spray.
3. Add the chopped bacon to the base, then add a layer of baby spinach leaves.
4. Whisk together the eggs and cream, then pour over the bacon and spinach.
5. Grind some black pepper over the egg then finish with a tablespoon of cheese in each muffin cup.
6. Bake for around 10-12 minutes or until the egg has set.
7. Leave to cool slightly before removing from the muffin pan.

Notes

2g net carbs per serving of two muffins.

Nutrition Information

Yield 3 Serving Size 2 muffins
Amount Per ServingCalories 292 Total Fat 15g Saturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 265mg Sodium 390mg Carbohydrates 2g Net Carbohydrates 2g Fiber 0g Sugar 1g Protein 15g

Nutritional information for this recipe is provided as a courtesy and is my best approximation. I cannot guarantee completely accurate data due to variations in ingredients and cooking methods. Carbohydrates from sugar alcohols are not included in net carb counts as it has been shown that they do not impact blood sugar. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.

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