Mini Quiche Recipe
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This delicious mini quiche recipe is a favorite for breakfast, brunch, or parties! Fluffy quiche in a flaky pie crust is simple to personalize with optional ingredients and easy to make ahead! It’s such an easy and tasty quiche recipe!
My family loves a good quiche recipe. But I must say, this mini quiche recipe is my favorite. With a simple fluffy egg mixture nestled in my flaky, buttery pie crust made into miniature individual-size quiche servings, the deliciousness is over the top!
It’s also perfect for satisfying a variety of tastes. Sometimes, my son prefers just the most basic, while my husband loves quiche filled to the brim with veggies and meats, like this bacon and mushroom quiche. I love to serve these for bridal showers or brunch with friends, and I love that I can make various types to suit everyone. It can also be made as a crustless quiche for those who don’t want a crust. I love this Mini Quiche recipe, and I think you will, too!
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How to Make Mini Quiche
I’ve been making this Mini Quiche recipe for my family for years. I also love to make these for brunch or a shower since they are so simple, versatile, and perfect for making ahead!
To make this delicious mini quiche recipe, you’ll need the following:
Ingredients
Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.
- Pie Crust Recipe or pre-made phyllo cups
- eggs, beaten
- heavy cream – you can also use half-and-half
- Salt and pepper
- cayenne pepper – pinch
- cheddar cheese – grated – Cheese grated fresh from the block is best.
Optional Add-ins
- spinach – chopped – Use fresh spinach instead of frozen for best results
- broccoli – chopped
- mushrooms, cleaned and diced
- onion, diced
- garlic, minced
- bacon, cooked and crumbled – Make sure it’s drained well before crumbling into your quiche mixture
- ham, cooked and diced – This is an excellent way to use leftover ham.
- seafood, cooked and chopped – Use any seafood you’ve prepared for another meal to add to this tasty quiche for breakfast or brunch.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Prepare Optional Add-Ins.
Get all the other ingredients you will add to your base quiche mixture ready to use. I find it’s best to prepare any I plan to use and sit out ready to assemble the mini quiche.
Prepare Pie Crust and Muffin Tin.
Prepare the mini muffin tin by using a non-stick spray or buttering each muffin hole. Then, cut the pie crust with a small round cookie cutter into circles. You can use pre-made mini phyllo cups instead if you wish. Place the pie crust circles in the mini muffin tin into each space and pre-bake them according to the recipe. You can also make a crustless quiche by omitting the pie crust.
Mix the Quiche.
Prepare my base quiche recipe by whisking together eggs and heavy cream or half-and-half until light and fluffy. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper until well combined. Stir in cheese. Pour into pre-baked pie shells or the prepared muffin tin if making a crustless quiche.
Top with add-ins, if desired.
Add optional ingredients to the top of the quiche mixture in the muffin cups. If you do not add other ingredients, proceed to bake the quiche.
Bake and serve.
Bake the quiche for 15-25 minutes until the egg mixture is set. Once done, remove from the oven and cool for about 5 minutes before serving. Serve warm.
Recipe Tip
These mini quiches can be personalized to suit your family or a crowd for entertaining. As I prepare them, I begin with the simplest and leave some plain. Then, I add something simple for the next row of the muffin tin, such as fresh chopped spinach. For the next row, I add crumbled bacon or diced ham. I may add chopped shrimp, mushrooms, or another family-favorite ingredient for the next row.
Change the optional ingredients based on what your family or friends enjoy and what you have on hand.
Make-Ahead and Freezer Instructions
These are perfect for quick breakfasts on the go and for many occasions. I love to have a stash of these delicious mini quiches made ahead and stored in my freezer. If you are planning a shower or brunch, I highly recommend doing this to make the special day even more effortless.
To store. Place completely cooled mini quiche in an airtight container or wrap well and place in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
To freeze. Once they’ve cooked and cooled, flash-freeze them on a baking sheet for about 30 minutes to an hour. Then, place them in a freezer-safe zip-top bag or another freezer-safe container, label them for the type or types of quiche included in the container, and freeze them for up to two months.
To reheat. Place them back into a mini muffin tin or a rimmed baking sheet. From frozen, reheat in a 375º F oven for 8-10 minutes. Those in the refrigerator will need less time, approximately 4-5 minutes in the oven. Take care not to overheat, as they will become tough.
Frequently Asked Questions
Blind bake (pre-bake) the crust in the muffin tin as directed in the recipe – for about 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
No – you can make a crustless quiche! Cook the fluffy egg mixture until firm, and it begins to get golden brown on top. It’s delicious this way too!
What to Serve with Mini Quiche
This recipe is perfect for any meal and goes well with many dishes! Here are a few of my favorite pairings.
Spicy Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
Bacon and Buttermilk Pancakes
Here’s how I make my favorite mini quiche recipe. I hope you love them!
Mini Quiche Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Pie Crust Recipe, optional
- 6 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
- Salt and pepper
- pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Optional Add-ins:
- spinach, chopped
- broccoli, chopped
- mushrooms, cleaned and diced
- onion, diced
- garlic, minced
- bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ham, cooked and diced
- seafood, cooked and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375º F.
- Spray mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray, set aside.
- Using a small round cutter, cut pie crust and place into indentations of muffin tin and place in the oven to pre-bake for about 15 minutes. Alternately, you can place each of the premade phyllo cups into the muffin tin. For a crustless mini quiche, simply omit.
- Whisk together eggs and heavy cream or half-and-half until light and fluffy. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper until well-combined. Stir in cheese. Pour into pie shells and top with add-in options as desired. Bake for for 15-25 minutes until the egg mixture is set. Remove from the oven and let rest about 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions
To store. Place completely cooled mini quiche in an airtight container or wrap well and place in refrigerator for up to 3 days. To freeze. For easy make-ahead mini quiche, once they have been completely cooked and cooled, flash freeze them for about 30 minutes to an hour on a baking sheet. Then, place them in a freezer-safe zip-top bag or another freezer-safe container, label them for the type or types of quiche included in the container, and freeze them for up to two months. To reheat. To rewarm them, you simply pop them back into a mini muffin tin or onto a rimmed baking sheet and reheat them. From frozen, reheat in a 375º F oven for 8-10 minutes. Those in the refrigerator will need less time, approximately 4-5 minutes in the oven. You can also heat them in the microwave at 70 percent power for 25-40 seconds, checking at the lower amount of time. Take care not to overheat, as they will become tough.Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
From the Add a Pinch recipe archives. Originally shared 2013.
* Whoops! Sorry, I meant to address my last comment to Robyn–not Susan.
Hi Susan,
I’m confused by what you meant about the phyllo cups in your sentence, “I use my pie crust recipe or premade mini phyllo cups and cut it with a small round cookie cutter.” It sounds as though you are saying to use a cookie cutter to cut the homemade mini phyllo cups. Is that what you meant? If so, how would you do that?
Hi Marion,
Sorry that’s unclear. I would use the cookie cutter to cut my pie crust if that’s what you use. If you use the mini phyllo cups, no cutting is necessary. Hope you enjoy these! Thanks!
Thanks so much for your reply, Robyn. That makes sense. I can’t wait to try these delicious looking mini quiches!
This recipe sounds good, and I’ll try it… But I wish you had posted a picture of the baked quiches out of the pan so we can see how it looks from the sides. I am making these for a tea party, so appearance is important. I hope they look pretty! 🙂
When making the pie crust for thus recipe, do you still have to freeze the crust dough 30 mins-overnight before baking? Or can you make and roll out the dough then bake the mini crusts immediately?
Hi Susan,
You can bake the mini crusts in the muffin tin immediately according to the recipe. I hope you enjoy them! Thanks!
Is. Heavy whipping cream going to be OK?
Yes, it will be fine to use. Enjoy! Thanks so much!
I was checking out this recipe for a bridal breakfast shower. I just cut the recipe in half and made them with a pie crust in a mini muffin pan and they are delicious. I am freezing them tonight to see how I think they taste when heated up. Tonight I tasted more of the crust than the egg so I am going to try another batch tomorrow night in a regular muffin pan. (Not complaining as I love the crust and when I tasted the first one, I told my husband “these are amazing”. I just want to compare the taste with different size.) I will note that it took me 15 minutes or so just cutting the dough and putting it in the mini muffin pan. I baked them for 15 minutes as stated. After filling them, i cooked another 20 minutes. Your recipe Instructions are spot on however the time listed at the top of recipe was way off as it states total time 20 minutes. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us.
Does this recipe really make 4 dozen? I was looking to make one pan full or 12 regular size muffins.
Hi Christine!
It will make approximately that many when using the mini muffin tins. I make it often in my regular size muffin tin as well and it will make around a dozen of that size. I hope you enjoy these! They are so delicious for brunch, showers and more! Thanks! xo
Do you add and weights or dry beans while precooking the crust?
Hi Steph,
I don’t add weights to the crust for these mini quiche. Thanks – enjoy them! xo
I just made them and did not add anything – turned out perfect.
I’m so glad you like them, Lori! I think they are delicious, so happy to know you do too! Thanks so much! xo
If using the premade phyllo cups do you still precook for 15 minutes?
I made these for my son dn they were delicious perfect for little ones when the mornings are a bit rushed