Ingredients
- ▢ 1 Pie Crust Recipe, optional
- ▢ 6 large eggs, beaten
- ▢ 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
- ▢ Salt and pepper
- ▢ pinch cayenne pepper
- ▢ 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Optional Add-ins:
- ▢ spinach, chopped
- ▢ broccoli, chopped
- ▢ mushrooms, cleaned and diced
- ▢ onion, diced
- ▢ garlic, minced
- ▢ bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ▢ ham, cooked and diced
- ▢ seafood, cooked and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375º F.
- Spray mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray, set aside.
- Using a small round cutter, cut pie crust and place into indentations of muffin tin and place in the oven to pre-bake for about 15 minutes. Alternately, you can place each of the premade phyllo cups into the muffin tin. For a crustless mini quiche, simply omit.
- Whisk together eggs and heavy cream or half-and-half until light and fluffy. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper until well-combined. Stir in cheese. Pour into pie shells and top with add-in options as desired. Bake for for 15-25 minutes until the egg mixture is set. Remove from the oven and let rest about 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Nutritional value includes the crust.
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions
To store. Place completely cooled mini quiche in an airtight container or wrap well and place in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
To freeze. For easy make-ahead mini quiche, once they have been completely cooked and cooled, flash freeze them for about 30 minutes to an hour on a baking sheet. Then, place them in a freezer-safe zip-top bag or another freezer-safe container, label them for the type or types of quiche included in the container, and freeze them for up to two months.
To reheat. To rewarm them, you simply pop them back into a mini muffin tin or onto a rimmed baking sheet and reheat them. From frozen, reheat in a 375º F oven for 8-10 minutes. Those in the refrigerator will need less time, approximately 4-5 minutes in the oven. You can also heat them in the microwave at 70 percent power for 25-40 seconds, checking at the lower amount of time. Take care not to overheat, as they will become tough.
