Mini Broccoli Cheddar Quiches – Budget Bytes

A few years in the past I made these lovely little mini pecan pies, after which final 12 months I did a pumpkin pie model, and now I’m doing it with a savory pie! Or a quiche, fairly. These cute little two-bite Mini Broccoli Cheddar Quiches make a enjoyable grab-n-go meal prep breakfast, or an incredible finger meals for brunch or Easter gatherings. They’re so cute that they’re certain to impress any visitor!

Can I Make Them Forward?

These little quiches are undoubtedly finest proper after baking, though I nonetheless loved the leftovers fairly a bit. If I had been making them for company, I might undoubtedly make them on the identical day as serving. If I had been making them for myself, I’d fortunately eat the leftovers over the span of some days. The most important change is that the crust softens as it’s saved within the fridge. They’ll most likely be good for about 3-4 days within the fridge.

Can You Freeze Mini Quiches?

I did take a look at a few the quiches to see in the event that they held as much as freezing (largely for meal prep functions). I microwaved one straight from the freezer with out thawing for one minute and it got here out piping scorching and scrumptious, however with a really comfortable crust. I allowed the second quiche to thaw within the fridge over evening after which microwaved till heat. That methodology turned out about the identical because the one microwaved straight from the freezer.

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The way to Make Mini Broccoli Cheddar Quiches – Step by Step Images

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Add 8 Tbsp room temperature butter and 4oz. room temperature cream cheese to a bowl.

Use a mixer to whip the butter and cream cheese collectively till effectively mixed.

Start stirring in all-purpose flour, about ¼ cup at a time, till it varieties a dough (it needs to be comparable in texture to playdough). You’ll want so as to add about 1 cup + 2 Tbsp flour complete.

Divide the dough into 12 equal-sized items. To do that, divide the dough into 4 equal-sized items first. From there, divide every quarter into three equal-sized items. Roll every bit right into a ball and place them into the wells of a muffin tin. Use your fingers to press the dough down and up the perimeters of the muffin tin wells. Make certain to get down into the corners of the effectively the place numerous the dough can accumulate and get too thick.

Whisk collectively 2 massive eggs, ½ cup milk, ¼ cup grated Parmesan, ¼ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp pepper, and ¼ tsp salt in a bowl.

Finely chop ½ lb. thawed frozen broccoli florets. You’ll need about 1.5 cups as soon as chopped.

Add the chopped broccoli and 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese to the egg combination and stir to mix.

Divide the combination among the many twelve mini pie crusts.

Don’t fear if the liquid egg and milk combination doesn’t come all the way in which to the highest of the broccoli and cheddar. The egg will puff up and encompass the broccoli as they bake. Simply attempt to get a reasonably even quantity in every one.

Bake the broccoli cheddar quiches within the preheated 350ºF oven for about 35 minutes, or till overvalued and golden brown across the edges.

Switch the mini quiches to a wire rack to chill, then serve. The quiches ought to simply pop proper out of the muffin tin when you insert a butter knife between the tin and the facet of the quiche. Simply be mild, as they are going to be barely comfortable when scorching.

Get pleasure from heat, or at room temperature inside two hours of baking. Or, retailer within the fridge for 3-4 days.