mini quiche cups (customizable!)

Mini Quiche Cups are made with store-bought puff pastry (for ease!), and filled with a flavorful mixture of gruyere and cheddar cheese, spinach, bacon, egg, and milk. Customize with whatever fillings you have on hand! These portable mini quiches will be the star of your brunch table.

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Why you’ll love this Mini Quiche Recipe:

• Easy Brunch – These come together with minimal prep work – and using store-bought puff pastry keeps things super simple!
• Completely Customizable – Customize these mini quiche cups with whatever fillings you have on hand.
• Crowd Pleaser – If there’s one thing people love, it’s bite-sized food like these mini quiche cups. They’ll be a hit anywhere you take them!

Ingredient Overview:

As always, the full recipe with measurements & directions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. Use the table of contents (back at the top, below the first image, to navigate).

• Puff Pastry – Find this in the freezer section at most grocery stores. Thaw according to package directions (or overnight in the fridge – my preference!).
• Spinach – Use fresh spinach. If using frozen, you’ll want to thaw it and squeeze the liquid out. See other veggie options in the variations section at the end of this post.
• Bacon – Ham or sausage work too! Be sure to cook your meat first – don’t add any raw meat into the filling.
• Milk – I used 2%. Whole or skim work fine too. Use what you have on hand!
• Heavy cream – Half and half works too, or all milk in a pinch.
• Eggs – I used large ones.

Recipe Substitutions:

• Gluten-free – It’s likely going to be a bit easier to find gluten-free ready-made pie dough or a gluten-free pie dough mix. But, use gluten-free puff pastry if you can find it!
• Dairy-free – Use your favorite dairy-free milk & cheese.
• Vegetarian – Omit the meat to make these vegetarian!

Mini Quiche Mix-Ins:

Customize these with ingredients you have on hand! I love a mix of gruyere and cheddar cheese, but any type of cheese works. Don’t have any spinach? That’s fine, it can be omitted! You can leave out the meat entirely, or use ham or breakfast sausage instead. If you can’t find puff pastry, pie crust would work too. Mushrooms and peppers would be delicious in these – I would chop them and give them a sauté first, with a little salt and pepper!

How to Make Mini Quiche:

Step 1: Make the Quiche Filling. First, whisk up your eggs, milk, salt, pepper, garlic, and heavy cream, Then stir in your mix-ins! Pop the egg mixture into the refrigerator to chill while you roll out your puff pastry.

Step 2: Roll & Cut Puff Pastry. I like to roll it a bit just to stretch how much you can get out of each sheet. Cut each sheet into 12 squares, and place them into a muffin tin prepared with non-stick spray. 

Step 3: Fill and Bake. Add a few spoonfuls of the quiche filling to each cup, brush with a little egg wash (or just dip your pastry brush into the egg filling in the cup to save an egg, hah!). Bake as directed below, and enjoy immediately! 

I like to sprinkle these portable bites with a little extra pepper before serving. You can slice some green onions to garnish them, too, but don’t worry about running out to get green onions if you don’t already have some in your fridge or garden. 

Serving + Storing:

Enjoy these little quiches hot from the oven! These are best on the first day, as the puff pastry will lose some of it’s crisp texture, but leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-4 more days.

Reheat on a sheet pan in the oven to retain some of the crisp texture. Serve these up at baby showers, potlucks, for Easter brunch, or for Thanksgiving or Christmas breakfast! Or, make a full-size Breakfast Quiche and serve with my Brioche French Toast!

Expert Success Tips:

• Oven Thermometer – An oven thermometer will tell you if your oven is actually running at the temperature you set it to. Your oven may not be accurate. Accurate oven temperature is crucial for most bakes, so I leave an oven thermometer in at all times to keep an eye on my oven’s calibration.

FAQs:

More Brunch Recipes:

• One-Bowl Raspberry Lemon Coffee Cake
• One-Bowl Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
• Ultra Plush Lemon Loaf
• Bakery-Style Jumbo Blueberry Muffins
• Restaurant-Level Stuffed French Toast
• Blueberry Lemon Coffee Cake
• Caramel Apple Crumb Cake

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