Ham, Cheese and Egg Tortilla Cups

These Ham, Cheese and Egg Cups are baked in Tortilla Wraps for the ultimate hand held breakfast or brunch!

If you’re looking for an easy way to feed a crowd, these egg cups are absolutely perfect! Plus they’re ridiculously quick and easy to make. Follow me…

Tortilla Cups

For the outside of the cup you’ll need large (burrito sized) flour tortillas. Corn tortillas are not suitable as they tend to crack when you tightly fold them.

From there you’ll need to slice smaller circles. You can use a cookie cutter, small pot, glass, anything like that. You’re looking for them to be around 4.5″/12cm.

Can I make these without tortillas?

You can use the ham as the cup and leave out the tortilla if you wish. I do much prefer them with the crispy tortilla outer cup though.

Ham, Cheese and Egg Cups

Ham

I recommend patting the ham slices dry with paper towels if they contain excess moisture. You want the slices fairly dry or they make the tortilla cups soggy.

Cheese

You can really choose any cheese you fancy. Swiss works great, as does Cheddar. You’ll want square slices so they help create the ‘cup’ for the egg. Grated cheese doesn’t work as well here.

Eggs

Give them a good seasoning of salt and pepper before they go in the oven. Medium sized eggs here are a better fit than large eggs.

Serving Ham Egg Cups

Once they’re baked you’ll want to give them a good sprinkling of chives. These add a nice extra layer of flavour, so I definitely recommend adding them!

In terms of what to serve with them, they work great by themselves as a quick breakfast or brunch, but you could serve them with a little side salad for lunch.

And there we have it! All my top tips for the perfect ham egg cups.

If you’re after more edible cup recipes then make sure you check out my Breakfast Toast Cups and Baby Burrito Bowls!

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Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for these ham egg cups shall we!?

How to make Ham, Cheese & Egg Cups (Full Recipe & Video)

Ham, Cheese and Egg Tortilla Cups

These Ham, Cheese and Egg Cups are baked in Tortilla Wraps for the ultimate hand held breakfast or brunch!

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Servings (click & slide): 12 cups

Course: Breakfast / Brunch

Cuisine: American / British

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Calories per serving: 270kcal

Author: Chris Collins

Cost per serving: 50p / 50c

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Equipment:

• 12 Hole Greaseproof Muffin Tray
• 4.5"/12cm Cookie Cutter (or small bowl)
• Sharp Knife and Chopping Board

Ingredients (check list):

• ▢ 4 Burrito Sized Flour Tortilla Wraps
• ▢ 12 square slices of Cheese (of choice)
• ▢ 12 slices of Ham
• ▢ 12 medium Eggs
• ▢ Fresh Chives, finely diced (to serve)
• ▢ Salt & Pepper, to taste

Instructions:

• Use a 4.5"/12cm cookie cutter or cut around a similar sized pot, glass or bowl to create 3 mini tortilla circles from your 4 large tortillas (12 mini in total).
• Fold them into the muffin holes (lightly grease if needed) then fold in cheese slices. If you're ham is wet/overly moist I recommend patting dry with paper towels, otherwise it may release too much moisture into the cups. Fold in your ham slices, push around the edges to make room, then crack in the eggs.
• Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, then pop in the oven at 375F/190C for 15-20mins, or until completely cooked through, or the yolk is cooked to your preference. I usually sacrifice one to test when the white is fully set.
• Sprinkle with chives and serve them up!

Quick 1 min demo!

Notes:

a) Low Carb - You can make these without the tortilla wraps, using the ham as the cup, and they still work great! 

b) Chives - Try not to think of these as just garnish, they add an extra layer of flavour to the cups

c) Timings - The longer you bake, the more firm the yolk will be, but the crispier the tortilla will be. If you want an extra runny yolk you will have to sacrifice the crispiness of the tortilla ever so slightly. Like I mention in the method, use a knife to slice open one to test.

d) Calories - per cup, using 12x 2/3oz slices of cheddar. Slight over estimate as not all the wrap is used.

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Nutrition:

Nutrition Facts

Ham, Cheese and Egg Tortilla Cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 270 Calories from Fat 143

% Daily Value*

Fat 15.84g24%

Saturated Fat 7.293g36%

Trans Fat 0.351g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.625g

Monounsaturated Fat 5.116g

Cholesterol 202mg67%

Sodium 707mg29%

Potassium 230mg7%

Carbohydrates 13.2g4%

Fiber 0.6g2%

Sugar 1.04g1%

Protein 18.05g36%

Vitamin A 516IU10%

Calcium 245mg25%

Iron 1.73mg10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition is based on the absence of salt unless stated as a measurement in the ingredients. Cost is worked out based on ingredients bought from UK supermarkets, then divided by the number of servings. In both instances these values are just for guidance. Please check out my FAQ Page for more info.

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