Sometimes you make food for yourself and then your cat eats it.

Let me revise that. Sometimes you make food for yourself and then someone elses cat eats it.

I used to think I was an animal person. I begged for a dog when I was younger, which my 13 year-old-self received and appreciated. And I always imagined that Eric and I would have a pet someday. I think we even talked about this potential pre-marriage, if memory serves.

But now all I remember is a discussion we had a couple years ago about who would someday be responsible for feeding and caring for our future pet. I assumed that since we both wanted the pet, we would both chip in, but Eric apparently had other ideas. (In his defense, he is terribly allergic to both cats and dogs.)

We finally came to the conclusion that since we were already bickering about our nonexistent pet, maybe we had better just hurry up and have some kids already. We know we’ll take care of them. Plus, they will probably beg for a puppy one day, and then we will be able to make them do the dirty work.

I’m not heartless, really. I like pets. Eric’s parents have cats, and I love it when they come snuggle next to me and start purring even before I move my hand to pet them.

But I lay down the law when it comes to my food. Do you see this perfect little egg-bacon cup? Envision a cat licking the top of it. No thanks. Obviously that is why there are no shots of bites being taken. Good thing I made a double batch.

These little egg guys are probably the best idea ever. I’ve seen them all over the internet and finally tried them. Now I know why they are everywhere. It’s because they are delish. I was wary when they first came out of the oven because the bacon didn’t look crispy enough to my liking, but it was actually perfect. These are great because the egg stays warm even if you don’t get to eat it right away. Like if you are too busy taking pictures of it. Also known as forfeiting your breakfast to the cat.

Bacon and Egg Toast Cups

Source: The Girl Who Ate Everything, who adapted it from Annie’s Eats

6 slices of bacon, uncooked
6 slices of bread
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
6 eggs
Salt and pepper

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400° F. Spray large muffin pan with cooking spray.

In a frying pan, cook bacon about 3-5 minutes, until partially cooked but not completely crispy. (Or bake in the oven at 350 for about 15 minutes, placing the strips on a wire rack set in a baking sheet.) Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Cut out circles (about 3 1/2 inches) in each piece of bread using a cookie cutter or a drinking glass turned upside down.

Press the bread rounds into the greased muffin wells. Curl a piece of bacon around the periphery of each piece of bread, positioning it between the bread and the muffin tin to help keep it in position. This can be a little tricky until you get the hang of it. (I actually put the bacon in first then shoved the bread down in there.) Sprinkle a small amount of shredded cheese in the center of each piece of bread. Crack one egg over each piece of bread being careful not to break the yolks. You may not want to use all of the egg white. If you do you may need to adjust the cooking time to a little longer.

Once all the bread pieces have been topped with eggs, bake until eggs are cooked through to your liking (about 15 minutes is good) and bacon is crispy. Run a knife around the edge of each muffin well and pop the egg cups out. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

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Comments

  1. Am I allowed to say that yours looks way better than the ones posted on Martha’s page? Way to go, girl! Another recipe on this site I will try!

    1. Thanks Karen! These continue to be a favorite of mine. I mean, you can’t really go wrong with bacon and eggs. Hope you love it!

      1. Interesting idea. Try it out. I would replace the bread though, not double up. You already have to remove some of the egg white to make it fit into the muffin tin. You might be able to double up (bread and tomato) if you used a jumbo muffin tin. Let me know how it goes if you try it!

  2. I now solemnly vow to make this recipe for my one husband and three children (but not my two cats, they will just have to deal with Purina Cat Chow.) Seriously, it looks delicious, easy, and inexpensive, which just happen to be my three favorite things.
    I’m really liking your blog here. It’s funny. (And tasty.)

    1. Thanks! I’m glad you like it. I have a good idea. When you are done making this recipe, which you will of course double because you are nobody’s fool, you will have 12 slices of bread with giant holes in the middle. Maybe your cats would appreciate those?

  3. I’m not a good judge of that because I served these with stuffed french toast. There was so much food that I only ate one. But if I didn’t have anything to distract me? I would probably throw down 2 or 3. Probably more but bacon and eggs are pretty filling. If you do choose to eat more than that in one sitting though, I recommend having a heart surgeon on call, in case bypass surgery is needed.

  4. someone else just sent me a slightly different version of this – but yours wins because you posted delicious-looking pictures! how many of those do you think would be a reasonable serving for one person? are they filling or can you just keep eating them?

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