How to Make Delicious and Easy Egg-White Muffins (2024)

Here are 5 insanely easy, make-ahead,egg-white muffinrecipes that will give you a morning protein BOOST. Be sure to check outthe Calphalon Nonstick Omelet Pangiveaway sponsored by AllWhites^®100% liquid egg whites at the end of the post, too.

These fivemake-ahead (so you and your kids can just "grab and go") egg-white muffin recipesare guaranteed be a HIT with your family.

School breakfasts just got easier. BAM! You're welcome. (Click each title for recipe.)

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Does this morning melodrama seem familiar to you...?

"You need to eat something," I counter back to my daughtersternly.I feel the irritation rising from deep in my chest to my already red-hot cheeks.

She grabs her iPod and her backpack, "I'm NOT hungry!"

I look at the kitchen clock. She's got exactly 4 minutes before she needs to walk out the door for school.

"JUST EAT!" I yell. Then pleading more calmly, "Have somethingbefore you go to school."

"You can't make me."

That was the line that stopped me in my tracks. The last time I'd heard my daughterpull out that classic rebellious line, she was still drinking out of a sippy cup.

As she turned to close the frontdoor behind her, Ilooked her in the eyes and smiled, "We'll chat about this tonight."

The more I thought about it that day, the more I realized my daughter was right... Parentscan't physicallymake their kids eat breakfast. So, what CAN they do?

Here are two tips that helped turn around our morning-meal struggles at our house. If you're having breakfast issues with your tween or teentoo, these tips might be worth a try...

1. Model the behavior you want to see. So, here's the thing... I was skipping eating breakfast myself. I'd start my day off with coffee and that's it. My daughter's actions were simply a reflection of MY morning routine. If you want your child to eat in the morning, then YOU need to make time for a healthy breakfast, too.

2. Offer grab-and-go options beyond the same-old, high-carb breakfast bar each day. According to David Ludwig,a researcher and nutrition professor at the Harvard School of Public Health:

"If [your] breakfast is based on highly processed carbohydrates [such as sugary cereals or breakfast bars], it may be as bad [as], or worse than, skipping breakfast." (source)

We parents need to give our kids quick-and-easy ideas for making school breakfasts appetizing, portable, AND filling.

Playing with new recipes—like the super-simple egg-white muffins below—is a great start. They're a healthy, grab-and-go, protein-rich breakfast option that will fuel your kids in the morning and keep them feeling fuller, longer while they're in school.

Heads-up—Ilike using AllWhites when making thebreakfast muffin recipes below because these 100% real liquid egg whites are so easy topour from a spout into the mini-muffin tin.Theyarealsofat-free, cholesterol-free, and a low-calorie source of lean protein. In other words—ideal for providing your family the energy theyneed to start the day off right.

Those are some pretty awesome perks:

Rich in protein
No cholesterol
No fat
Half the calories of traditional whole eggs

Can you see why I use 'em?

There's one last thing I want to mention...

AllWhites100% liquid egg whites arepasteurized for safety. This means you can let your kidsuse them when cooking and if they drip any, there's no fear of "contaminating your kitchen." As you've read in other posts, I'm a bit of a Kitchen Freak when it comes to handling raw eggs or raw meat. I'm always nervous a simple misstep will bring my family down with a food-borne illness. So I LOVED learning that it's safer for kids to cook breakfast with AllWhites than with traditional whole eggs. (Plus, I get to skip double-checking the bowl for pieces of eggshells, too!)

So, here's the lowdown...

The five egg-white muffin recipes below actually started out as part of a mini-frittata brunch bar for when company came over. (I love brunchoptions where family members and guests get to easily customize their own meal.) It's one easy breakfast recipe, served five different ways. Here's how it works...

Mini-FrittataBrunch Bar

If you're planning for a big family get-together, your brunch just got a whole lot more exciting with this mini-frittata buffet idea.

Mini-Frittata Brunch Bar

Yield: 8-10 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

AllWhites 100% liquid eggs
Fresh chopped spinach
Diced red pepper
Bacon crumbles
Cooked and diced breakfast sausage
Feta cheese
Salt & pepper
Olive oil cooking spray

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and spray mini-muffin tin with olive oil.
Set out individual bowls of chopped spinach, diced red peppers, bacon crumbles, and diced sausage for your family or guests.
Have individuals create their own favorite frittata combination within a mini-muffin tray.
Add AllWhites 100% liquid eggs to individual muffin cups until full (approximately 1T for each mini-frittata). Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
Bake for 15–20 minutes or until visibly set.
Cool and enjoy!

Notes

Other optional ingredients might include: cubed ham, cheddar cheese, mushrooms, onions, and more!

Possible serving sides: avocado, salsa, etc.

Each of the five egg-white muffin recipes below is inspired by different dietary needs and ourfamily's individual mini-frittata preferences.

We quickly learned that heating a few leftover frittatas for breakfast throughout the week was an EASY grab-and-go breakfast.So over time, our fancy Mini-Frittata Brunch Bar that we only made when company came turned intothe kids pre-making theirown customized egg-white muffins for the week.

How to Make Delicious and Easy Egg-White Muffins (6)

Here are 5 insanely easy breakfast recipes that will give you a high-protein morning boost...

1. Red Pepper & Spinach Egg-White Muffins

This vegetarianred pepper and spinach combo is gluten-free and also Whole30- and Paleo-friendly.