Easy Eggs Benedict Recipe (2024)

This Easy Eggs Benedict is delicious for breakfast or brunch and simple to make! Toasted English muffins are topped with Canadian bacon and poached eggs, then drizzled with my quick hollandaise sauce. Make at home in minutes with my simple method and no fuss!

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Eggs Benedict is one of my most favorite breakfasts. I created a simplified version to make it at home in minutes without long or complicated steps. It’s so tasty and easy to make that I have declared it to be the best Eggs Benedict recipe ever!

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  • Eggs Benedict Ingredients
  • Recipe Tips
  • How to Make Easy Eggs Benedict
  • Make Eggs Benedict for a Crowd
  • More Breakfast and Brunch Favorites
  • Easy Eggs Benedict Recipe

Yum!! Made today and so good and super easy-takes the intimidation of poaching away! Making in large quantities with this cooking method would be a breeze!

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Eggs Benedict Ingredients

Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.

Canadian Bacon – Traditionally, Canadian bacon is used, but you can also use cooked ham or bacon in my recipe.

English Muffins – Split the muffins in half and butter before toasting in the oven.

Eggs – You’ll use six large eggs for this recipe.

Hollandaise Sauce – This easy sauce comes together in 5 minutes in the blender with just 5 ingredients.

Recipe Tips

  • Make as many or as few as you need with this updated method!
  • Use my easiest-ever method to cook eggs! There’s no need for the time-consuming simmering water to poach eggs. See my muffin tin method in the recipe instructions.
  • Make the easy hollandaise sauce in about 5 minutes! Whip it together while the eggs are in the oven.

How to Make Easy Eggs Benedict

My easy recipe simplifies how Eggs Benedict is made so that every home cook can enjoy making them anytime. This updated method is so easy to make at home now, so you don’t have to wait for a restaurant brunch to enjoy it! You may also want to try my Eggs Benedict with Asparagus too.

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  1. Cook the bacon – Place the Canadian bacon (or ham) onto a wire rack placed onto a baking sheet and bake until browned, about 15 minutes. (See How to Cook Bacon in the Oven if you wish to use standard bacon.)
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2. Cook Eggs in the Oven – Rather than poaching eggs over a low simmer on the stovetop, I use my oven. Simply add water to each cup of a muffin pan, and then add your egg. Place your muffin pan filled with eggs into the oven during the last few minutes of the cooking time for your Canadian bacon. This little secret saves so much time, and the eggs turn out perfectly every time!

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3. Toast the English Muffins – Put the buttered English Muffins into the bottom rack of the oven at the same time as the eggs.

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4. Make Blender Hollandaise Sauce – Use my easy blender hollandaise sauce recipe to make the hollandaise sauce while the bacon, eggs, and toast are cooking. It will whip up easily in the blender in about 5 minutes.

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5. Assemble the Eggs Benedict – Place toasted English muffin on a plate and top each with Canadian bacon. Use a silicone spatula to gently remove a poached egg from the muffin tin and drain each on a paper towel to remove any excess water before layering onto top of the bacon. Then drizzle the top of assembled eggs benedict with hollandaise sauce. Serve warm.

Make Eggs Benedict for a Crowd

This updated method is perfect for serving Eggs Benedict to larger crowds.

The recipe is for six people but can easily be adjusted to serve more.

If you look at the photo of my eggs in the muffin tin and the buttered English muffins on the baking sheet, you’ll likely notice that I even doubled my recipe when I made them! Even though an eggs benedict brunch or breakfast is so special, it can be so simple using my recipe!

It is so easy that I feel like I’m cheating when I serve it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is in eggs benedict?

Traditional eggs benedict is made with buttered, toasted English muffins topped with Canadian bacon and poached eggs, all topped with hollandaise sauce.

Can I substitute something for Canadian bacon in eggs benedict?

Bacon or ham are both delicious substitutes for Canadian bacon in eggs benedict.

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Easy Eggs Benedict Recipe

Robyn Stone

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This Easy Eggs Benedict is delicious for breakfast or brunch and simple to make! Toasted English muffins are topped with Canadian bacon and poached eggs, then drizzled with my quick hollandaise sauce. It's ready in minutes without all the fuss!

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 3 English Muffins, cut in half
  • 6 slices Canadian Bacon, or cooked bacon or ham slices
  • 6 large eggs
  • easy blender hollandaise sauce

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400º F. Spray a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.

  • Place bacon on a fully rimmed baking sheet (edges on all four sides) that has been topped with a wire cooling rack. Bake until the meat has browned, about 15-20 minutes.

  • Add 2 tablespoons of water to each cup of the muffin pan. Crack an egg into each individual indention, taking care not to break the yolk of the egg. Place in the oven along with the bacon the last 9-10 minutes of cooking.

  • Place English muffins on another baking sheet. Spread with butter and place in oven at the same time as adding eggs.

  • As your bacon, eggs, and muffins are baking, prepare your hollandaise sauce. Pour into a serving container.

  • To assemble Eggs Benedict, place English Muffins on each plate, top with one slice of bacon. Using a silicon spatula, gently remove a poached egg from the muffin tin, draining on a thick kitchen towel before placing on top of the bacon.

  • Drizzle with hollandaise sauce and serve warm.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Eggs Benedict | Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 177mg | Sodium: 452mg | Potassium: 196mg | Vitamin A: 240IU | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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FAQs

What are the ingredients in Egg Benedict? ›

What are the ingredients in eggs Benedict? English muffins, Canadian bacon, poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce—it's super simple, but oh so delicious! If you want, you can swap the Canadian bacon for wilted spinach to make eggs Florentine.

What is the secret of Eggs Benedict? ›

Hollandaise can break, which means the butter and eggs will separate. The secret is all in the butter–make sure the butter is hot, but not too hot, add it slowly, and don't add too much!

What is a substitute for hollandaise sauce? ›

There are a lot of scrumptious alternatives to hollandaise sauce. Béarnaise Sauce and Mock Hollandaise Sauce are great substitutes.

What is the difference between Eggs Benedict and poached eggs? ›

Poached eggs are eggs that you crack, put into boiling water and leave to cook. Poached eggs are used in dishes such as Eggs Benedict, which is an egg on a slice of ham on an English muffin and topped with Hollandaise sauce, and eggs Florentine, which is the same dish that just substitutes spinach for ham.

What can I put on Eggs Benedict instead of hollandaise? ›

5 Alternative Takes on Hollandaise Sauce for Your Eggs Benedict
  1. Use red wine. For a heartier sauce (that's especially good with steak and eggs), reduce dry red wine and port instead of white wine.
  2. Make a cheese sauce. ...
  3. Brown the butter with capers. ...
  4. Add morels. ...
  5. Use avocado.
Nov 15, 2022

What is hollandaise sauce made of? ›

Hollandaise sauce (/hɒlənˈdeɪz/ or /ˈhɒləndeɪz/; French: [ɔlɑ̃dɛz]), meaning Dutch sauce in French, is a mixture of egg yolk, melted butter, and lemon juice (or a white wine or vinegar reduction). It is usually seasoned with salt, and either white pepper or cayenne pepper.

What are eggs benedict with bacon called? ›

Eggs Zenedict – adds toasted scone and peameal bacon smothered in sundried tomato Hollandaise. A specialty of restaurants in the defunct Canadian retail chain Zellers. Huevos Benedictos – adds sliced avocado or Mexican chorizo, topped with salsa (such as salsa roja or salsa brava) and Hollandaise sauce.

Why are eggs benedict so high in calories? ›

Worst: Eggs Benedict

The calories come in the high-fat Hollandaise sauce. When you're eating out, going light on the sauce can help.

Are the eggs in Eggs Benedict supposed to be runny? ›

The eggs should cook for 3-4 minutes so the egg white is fully cooked but the yolk remains runny. Use a slotted spoon to remove the eggs from the water and serve immediately. Bon appetit!

What is the most common mistake in hollandaise sauce? ›

One common hollandaise mistake is overcooking the egg yolks, and there's no coming back from that. But the most common problem is that the emulsion breaks, and you see streaks of liquid butter instead of a uniformly creamy sauce.

Can you buy hollandaise sauce at the supermarket? ›

Buy Maille Hollandaise Sauce 200mL | Coles.

Can you buy hollandaise sauce in the supermarket? ›

Hollandaise & Bearnaise Sauce - Tesco Groceries.

What are the three types of Eggs Benedict? ›

Eggs Benedict and three delicious versions–Eggs Florentine with spinach, Eggs Royale with smoked salmon and Eggs Norwegian with both–are perfect ways to create a delicious Sunday brunch. Sometimes I offer more than one version at the same meal.

Is egg royale the same as egg Benedict? ›

Eggs royale is similar to Eggs Benedict or florentine but uses smoked salmon instead of ham or spinach. Using cold butter rather than warm, melted butter means the sauce takes a few extra minutes to come together, but there's far less risk of it splitting – worth the time we think. Read more about sharing.

Does Eggs Benedict always have bacon? ›

Yes, eggs benedict should always be served with ham or bacon. But, from my knowledge of this establishment, I understand that they do not include any ham or bacon in their eggs benedict (more accurately described as poached eggs on toast with hollandaise sauce).

What is the main ingredients and thickening agent in a hollandaise sauce? ›

Hollandaise is an emulsified sauce in which egg yolks serve as both the emulsifier, and the thickening agent. The finale consistency of your sauce will be determined by how much fat is emulsified in and how much the egg yolks are cooked. The more you cook the egg yolks, the thicker your hollandaise will be.

What ingredient acts as the emulsifier in hollandaise? ›

The butter breaks into minute droplets, while the egg yolk acts as an emulsifier, helping to keep those droplets dispersed, as well as thickening the sauce. What you get is a creamy, smooth sauce with a rich texture and mild flavor, perfect for topping eggs, fish, or vegetables.

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