Love a nice breakfast of poached eggs for Eggs Benedict but don’t have the time? Well poached eggs and peameal bacon can be easily done in the Air Fryer while the Hollandaise sauce is being made, and the english muffin is being toasted. You can easily and quickly make this fancy and delicious breakfast dish any day of the week! Serve with my top-rated Air Fryer Home Fries & enjoy!!
Why you’ll love this recipe
Eggs Benedict is a tower of breakfast decadence. You get a golden brown, toasted English muffin layered with a slice of flavorful Canadian peameal bacon, topped with a poached egg with a perfectly runny yolk finished with an over the top delicious, rich and creamy hollandaise sauce. The poached eggs and the peameal bacon are perfectly cooked with your Air Fryer!
Yes! You can make poached eggs in an Air Fryer!!
This recipe is not only great for a weekday morning, it’s also perfect for a Sunday Brunch, Easter Brunch, Mother’s Day or any other breakfast celebration, serve with Air Fryer Home Fries and enjoy!
Are air fryer poached eggs a healthier option compared to traditional poaching methods?
Air fryer poached eggs can be considered a healthier option compared to traditional poaching methods in some ways. Here’s why:
- Reduced Risk of Overcooking: Air fryers typically provide precise temperature control, allowing you to cook the eggs for a specific duration without the risk of overcooking. Overcooking can result in the formation of harmful compounds, but with proper timing, air frying can help minimize this risk.
- Retention of Nutrients: Air frying is known for its ability to retain the nutrients in foods due to the shorter cooking time and minimal exposure to heat. Poached eggs cooked in an air fryer may retain more of their nutritional content compared to other cooking methods that involve higher temperatures or longer cooking times.
While air frying itself can be a healthier cooking method, the health impact of the eggs may also depend on factors like the quality of the eggs, the type and amount of seasoning or toppings added, and the overall balance of the meal. To make this a healthier recipe, serve the eggs on a whole wheat english muffin.
Related: Easy Classic French Toast
Ingredients for Eggs Benedict
To make this quick Eggs Benedict (or Eggs Benny as it’s also known) breakfast meal, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- Fresh eggs – use the freshest eggs possible, it will really make a difference.
- English muffins – what would eggs Benedict be without them?
- Peameal bacon – peameal bacon, regular bacon, leftover ham or even deli ham will work great here too.
- Fresh parsley – I love the color and light flavour fresh parsley adds. If we are going to go through the work of making eggs Benedict they may as well look pretty too right?
- Hollandaise sauce – this tried and true version is a dream come true and it’s easy to make (see below for ingredients needed), use a Hollandaise sauce from Amazon – your choice!
What is Peameal Bacon?
Peameal bacon is a type of unsmoked back bacon. It is made from centre-cut pork loin, trimmed of fat, wet-cured in a salt-and-sugar brine and rolled in cornmeal. It can be sliced and cooked on a grill, griddled or fried; or roasted then sliced and served. The brining process makes it nearly impossible to overcook.
Do I have to Use Peameal Bacon for this Recipe?
No – you can use a piece of sliced ham instead. If you use a slice of cooked ham then you do not need to cook it again in the Air Fryer.
Ingredients Needed for Eggs Benedict Sauce – Hollandaise Sauce
- Egg yolks – only yolks are needed here to make a rich custard like sauce.
- Heavy cream – most hollandaise recipes don’t use cream but trust me it makes the creamiest most luxurious hollandaise!
- Lemon juice – this adds that classic bright flavor to the sauce. Only use fresh lemon juice.
- Dijon mustard – this gives the sauce a hint of tang and adds a bit of depth. It can be omitted if preferred.
- Cayenne pepper – if you like a little spicy kick add this if not feel free to leave it out.
- Unsalted butter – a main highlight of this buttery sauce! Salted butter will work too. You just won’t need to add much additional salt if any.
- Salt and Pepper
How to make Eggs Benedict using an Air Fryer
Making poached eggs in air fryer is so easy!!
- Fill a saucepan with about an inch of water. Set a stainless steel or glass bowl over saucepan that fits nicely without touching water. Bring water to a simmer.
- Add cream, egg yolks, lemon juice, mustard, and cayenne pepper to bowl over saucepan whisk well. Cook mixture, whisking constantly, until just thick enough to coat the back of a metal or wooden spoon and temperature reaches 160 degrees.
- Reduce heat to low, then very slowly drizzle in the warm melted butter while whisking constantly. Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a dish and cover to keep warm.
- Spray four ramekins with cooking spray or olive oil.
- Crack one egg into each ramekin.
- Put all four ramekins in the Air Fryer and cook for 5 minutes at 400. (For 2 ramekins reduce time to 4 min).
- Cook the peameal in the Air Fryer at 400 for 8 minutes flipping halfway
- Meanwhile toast English muffins in a toaster oven, or under broiler (setting muffins on a baking sheet) until just golden brown on top.
Make these air fryer poached eggs then check out my Easy Air Fryer Home Fries for Breakfast, Egg Bake Breakfast Casserole and Fluffy No Sugar Whole Wheat Pancakes and more of my easy breakfast recipes.
Crucial Tips for Making and Storing Air Fryer Poached Eggs
Read on for cooking and storage tips and how to avoid making it a disaster.
For more recipes for leftover bacon, visit Smarter Homemaker.
Other Air Fryer and Breakfast Recipes to Try
- Crispy Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries – You only need 6 pantry ingredients to make this mouthwatering snack or side dish that your whole family will love!!
- Best Ever Air Fryer Broccoli – a great, healthy side dish that’s so easy to make with only 4 simple ingredients!
- Air Fryer Breakfast Home Fries – Crispy and golden on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside. Air fryer home fries aren’t just for breakfast, they go with everything!
- Fluffy No Sugar Added Whole Wheat Pancakes – They’re big and fluffy and the taste just can’t be beat!
Air Fryer Eggs Benedict Recipe
Love a nice breakfast of poached eggs for Eggs Benedict but do not have the time? Well poached eggs and peameal bacon can be easily done in the air fryer while the Hollandaise sauce is being made, and the english muffin is being toasted. You can easily and quickly make this fancy and delicious breakfast dish any day of the week!
Ingredients
Hollandaise Sauce
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp dijon mustard (optional)
- 1 - 2 pinches cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1/2 cup unsalted Butter, melted
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Eggs Benedict
- 4 large eggs
- 2 English Muffins
- 4 Peameal Bacon Slices
Instructions
To Make the Hollandaise Sauce
- Fill a saucepan with about an inch of water. Set a stainless steel or glass bowl over saucepan that fits nicely without touching water. Bring water to a simmer.
- Add cream, egg yolks, lemon juice, mustard, and cayenne pepper to bowl over saucepan whisk well. Cook mixture, whisking constantly, until just thick enough to coat the back of a metal or wooden spoon and temperature reaches 160 degrees.
- Reduce heat to low, then very slowly drizzle in the warm melted butter while whisking constantly. Remove from heat, season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a dish and cover to keep warm.
To Make the Air Fryer Poached Eggs
- Spray four ramekins with cooking spray or olive oil.
- Crack one egg into each ramekin.
- Put all four ramekins in the Air Fryer and cook for 5 minutes at 400.
To Prepare English Muffins and Bacon
- Cook the peameal in the airfryer at 400 for 8 minutes flipping halfway.
- Meanwhile toast English muffins in a toaster oven, or under broiler (setting muffins on a baking sheet) until just golden brown on top.
To Assemble Eggs Benedict
Serve with my top-rated Air Fryer Home Fries & enjoy!!
Notes
For cooking and storage tips be sure to read the full Air Fryer Poached Eggs post.
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Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 584Total Fat: 49gSaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 524mgSodium: 590mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 21g
Kristin
Wednesday 22nd of February 2023
Where does the butter go? You mention it in the write up but not the directions or ingredients?
Janice - Salads for Lunch
Wednesday 22nd of February 2023
Sorry about that, I missed a step in the directions for the hollandaise sauce, and thus left it out of the ingredients list too. I've updated the recipe.
Delores
Sunday 15th of August 2021
I love this idea!!! If I am only cooking 1 egg in the air fryer is the time and temp the same?
We're Forking Hungry
Tuesday 15th of June 2021
Delicious! I love a good eggs benedict, but I've never tried poaching the eggs in our air fryer (granted, we've only had it 6 months, but still). They turned out great and I really enjoyed it. Great recipe, thanks!!
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