I love savory breakfast foods. Like really LOVE them. I love eggs. I love avocados. Can it get any better than this baked avocado breakfast?

Starting your day with a breakfast high in fat and protein is the perfect way to give you sustained energy throughout the day.

And this breakfast couldn't be simpler. Baking the egg in the avocado cup. Boom. I love it topped with fermented salsa, a bit of cultured cream and some crumbled bacon and chives and, of course, fermented hot sauce.

This is a hit for our whole family. My daughter, who eats so many avocados I swear she is going to turn into one, can't get enough of it.

Baked Avocado Egg Cup Recipe (Paleo, Gluten Free)

Baked Avocado Egg Cups

Eat Drink Shine

This is a breakfast high in protein and great fats to make you energized as you step into your day. Smaller eggs are better to use than large ones here, as the flavor is more concentrated and they will fit better in the avocado cups. For an extra kick and added protein, serve with our Cultured Salsa (page 54) and a sprinkling of chopped bacon. This recipe is Paleo and Vegetarian friendly.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Servings 2

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados
4 small farm-fresh eggs
1 tablespoon ghee or unsalted butter melted
Sea salt to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Cut the avocados in half lengthwise and remove the pits. Using a tablespoon, scoop out 1 to
2 tablespoons of avocado flesh from each half to create 4 cups, each large enough to hold one
of your eggs. (This is a delicate process that will result in the ideal results if the eggs are on the small size. Size matters here.)
Crack an egg into each avocado “cup.” Yolks first followed by the whites if room allows.
Drizzle each with the melted ghee and sprinkle with sea salt.
Arrange the avocado cups in a small baking pan to fit them as close and snug as possible.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the egg whites look cooked through. Serve immediately

Notes

If you have left over avocado you can rub the flesh lightly with a few drops of lemon and olive oil and cover tightly with plastic wrap to keep the freshness and make the color last longer. Best if eaten within a day or two.

I am sharing this recipe from an amazing cookbook…Eat Drink Shine: Inspiration from Our Kitchen: Gluten-free and Paleo-friendly Recipes by the Blissful Sisters.

This cookbook is written by three amazing women (the Blissful Sisters), Jill Emich, Jessica Emich and Jennifer Emich. They are the creative force behind the Boulder, Colorado’s Shine Restaurant and Gathering Place.

They believe the relationship you have to food is similar to the relationship you have with yourself and how you connect to the world.

Having made food their lives’ passion, they share their food philosophy, healthy living tips, family-friendly recipes, and stories about sisterhood in this book.

Eat Drink Shine contains over 100 recipes chock full of quality ingredients that Oh Lardy loves: grass fed meat, pastured chicken, lots of organic veggies, healthy fats and so much more nutrient dense goodness.

They even have some bone broth and fermented food recipes too! Right up Oh Lardy's alley! The recipes are Paleo and Gluten-Free friendly, too!

What makes this cookbook even more special to me, is the Emich sisters are dear friends of mine from middle/high school. We go way back (how did we get so old?) and I love their entire family, from the 3 ladies, to their brother Dennis and their awesome parents.

I went scrounging in the attic into my ‘memory boxes' and found this awesome picture of us from 1989. Wow…look at all that hair!! Think we lived in Jersey??? LOL!!

It has been such fun to watch their careers and their passion for all things healthy living. Their passion comes through loud and clear in this book, as well as anything else they put their hands on.

I truly think this cookbook will take your breath away. I have been keeping it in my family room because there are interesting stories and anecdotes sprinkled throughout the book that I find such a pleasure to read!

What kind of recipes are you going to find in Eat Drink Shine? There are over 100 recipes such as:

Sweet Potato and Kale Hash
Dairy Free Fried Chicken
Seafood Stew with Basil Pesto
Banana Chocolate Mousse
Grain Free Beet Brownies
Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie
Dairy Free Mac and Cheese (which is AMAZING! I couldn't believe it!!)

Head over to Amazon or your local book store to grab your copy of Eat Drink Shine now and get cooking these baked avocado egg cups and many more delicious recipes!!!