Instant Pot Eggs Benedict (w/IP Hollandaise Sauce)

Instant Pot Eggs Benedict are poached eggs with hollandaise sauce. Learn how to make Eggs Benedict right in your Pressure Cooker.

It used to be that Eggs Benedict was something you only got to eat at a Sunday brunch.

With the use of your Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker, learn how to make poached eggs and hollandaise sauce all in the same pot. Instant Pot Eggs Benedict has never been so easy!

 

Ingredients for Instant Pot Eggs Benedict

• Eggs
• Canadian or Turkey Bacon to make this Kosher!
• Butter
• White Pepper or Hot Sauce
• Lemon Juice
• Salt
• English Muffins

My Instant Pot Poached Eggs were a huge hit and Instant Pot Eggs Benedict take them to a whole other level.

If you have the silicone egg bite trays, that is fine to use, however, I think the cute little flower muffin cups work really well for Instant Pot Eggs Benedict.

They fill the whole surface space of the English muffin. Plus, they look like a Jewish star. 🙂

 

This egg yolk/white separator does a great job of making sure that only the egg whites go into the bowl ,so that the egg yolks are pure yellow!

Don’t throw away the eggs whites when separating the yolks from the whites.

The egg whites can be divided amongst the eggs, if you like.

What is Hollandaise Sauce?

• It is one of the original “Mother Sauces” used in French cooking.
• The name is actually a Dutch name.
• It is an emulsion of hot butter and a raw egg yolk mixture, which turns into a velvety smooth and rich sauce.

 

Olive oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil can be used to grease the egg poacher cups.

What is Eggs Benedict?

• Eggs Benny, as it is sometimes called was made popular in the 1800’s in New York City.
• Eggs Benedict consist of buttered toast (now English muffins), poachsded eggs, Canadian bacon or ham and hollandaise sauce.
• It is said that in 1894, Lemuel Benedict, a retired Wall Street broker, went to the Waldorf Hotel looking for a cure for his hangover and ordered buttered toast, poached eggs, crisp bacon and hollandaise sauce. The chef thought this was interesting and changed the toast to an English muffin and ham for the bacon.
• Delmonico’s restaurant claims they created Eggs Benedict in 1860, which they baked in the oven.

 

If you have any ham leftover from your Instant Pot Maple Glazed Ham, it would be fabulous here instead of the Canadian bacon.

For added protein, add the leftover whites from the three egg yolks to the egg poacher cups!

Instant Pot Eggs Benedict can easily be made in the Instant Pot DUO Mini Plus 3 Quart Pressure Cooker.

Whatever size Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker you own is fine for this recipe, as well as any of my recipes. Just adjust the amount that is being made, if necessary.

 

Who would have thought that you could have Eggs Benedict in only a few minutes? My Instant Pot Eggs Benedict is truly fabulous and filling too.

There are so many recipes made with eggs. My Instant Pot Feta & Red Pepper Egg Bites are delicious and make a great presentation and breakfast. Frosted Egg Cupcakes is another recipe sure to please.

What is Canadian Bacon?

• “Canadian bacon” or Canadian style bacon, is made from the lean eye of the pork loin. It is cut from that back part, cured, smoked and fully cooked.
• The cure bacon is then cut into cylindrical medallions and sliced thick.
• Canadian bacon looks like a little round ham steak and the flavor tastes more like ham because of its lean cut.
• The name “Canadian bacon is just an American name for this type of bacon.
• In Canada, Canadian bacon is simply called “back bacon.” Regular pork belly bacon is called “bacon” in the US and in Canada.

 

How to make Hollandaise Sauce in the Instant Pot.

• Hollandaise Sauce truly is so very easy to make. Butter is first melted on the stove top and then mixed with an egg yolk mixture.
• A blender, whisk or an immersion blender is used.
• But, all that means is that a microwave or saucepan is needed to first melt the butter.
• With my really cool Instant Pot Eggs Benedict recipe, those first steps are not necessary.
• The hollandaise sauce is made in the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker, right along with the eggs and Canadian bacon.

As you can see from the photos above, a good whisk can be used for the emulsion, or if you own an immersion blender, you will have hollandaise sauce in about 10 seconds. The butter can even be melted in the container included with the immersion blender and then use the immersion blender to emulsify the sauce.

 

How to Toast English Muffins for Instant Pot Eggs Benedict.

• There are choices.
• An air fryer will make perfectly toasted English Muffins. Actually, see my Air Fryer Perfectly Toasted Bagels recipe. Air fryers are great for toasting.
• If you have a toaster or toaster oven, well, you know how to toast, I am sure.
• A cast iron skillet can be used for toasting and pan frying the Canadian bacon too.

 

How to Assemble Eggs Benedict.

• Place Canadian bacon on top of a toasted bagel.
• Use a spoon to gently remove the eggs from the egg poacher cups.
• Place eggs on top of Canadian bacon.
• Pour on the hollandaise sauce.

 

Tips and Tricks to Instant Pot Eggs Benedict

1. Grease egg poacher trays very well. Eggs have a tendency to stick to silicone.
2. When picking up the egg poacher trays with eggs, make sure your fingers are holding the cup on both sides.
3. Place covered butter on bottom rack, where it will get hotter, faster.
4. For less runny egg yolks, wait one minute before releasing pressure.
5. Carefully use a spoon and go around the edges of the eggs and then gently remove eggs from egg poacher cups.

More Instant Pot Egg Recipes to Make:

• Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs (Pressure Cooker)
• Pressure Cooker Low Carb Mini Mushroom Quiche Egg Bites
• Pressure Cooker Hard Boiled Egg Loaf Recipe
• Pressure Cooker Spanish Tortilla {Potato & Egg Frittata}

 

Instant Pot Eggs Benedict make a beautiful part of a champagne breakfast. I hope you enjoy this recipe. Have fun cooking!

More Instant Pot Breakfast Recipes to Make:

• Pressure Cooker Blueberries Cream Steel Cut Oats {Instant Pot}
• Instant Pot Homemade Cottage Cheese Recipe
• Instant Pot Cold Start Yogurt [No Boiling]
• Pressure Cooker Low Carb Mini Mushroom Quiche Egg Bites
• Instant Pot Greek Yogurt (Thick and Creamy)

Whatever you make, enjoy cooking and eating!

Kitchen Equipment and Essentials

• Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker
• Ultrean 8.5 Quart Air Fryer
• Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
• Culina Stackable (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
• Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
• Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk– a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
• Porcelain & Bamboo Salt Box with Spoon
• Olive Oil Sprayer / Mister for Cooking
• Egg Yolk/White Separator
• Flower Shaped Muffin Cups
• 6 oz Porcelain Ramekins
• Small 1.5 Quart “Pot in Pot” Mixing Bowl
• KOIOS Powerful 800 Watt Immersion Blender

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