Cloud eggs (sometimes called egg nests) are fluffy bites of egg-filled delight made with just three ingredients!

Beat egg whites, fold in grated cheese, tuck the yolk in the center, then bake.

Cloud eggs or eggs nests, whatever you call them, they are a delightful way to prepare eggs.

A breakfast plate of egg nests served on a table

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Oh yes, and some grated cheese is folded into the whipped egg whites.

More cheesy structure for the nest.

Ingredients in Cloud Eggs

All you need are three ingredientsegg, salt, and cheese.

Cloud Eggs served on a plate at a breakfast table

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The hardest part is whipping the egg white.

Fun egg yolks nested in a “cloud.”

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This approach for making eggs has been around for ages.

Eggs separated in bowls to make egg nests

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How to Whip Egg Whites

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Then, bake for the total time for fully cooked yolks.

They go great with asmoked salmon hash,corned beef hash, orsimple home fries.

Beating egg whites with a hand mixer to make Cloud Eggs

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Or just make somecinnamon toastto go with the cloud eggs, and enjoy aSpicy Bloody Maria Cocktailwith them.

Separate the egg yolks from the whites.

Add a small pinch of salt to each of the egg whites.

Properly beaten egg whites for a Cloud Eggs recipe

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Gently fold in the grated cheese, taking care not to deflate the egg whites.

Create 2 mounds of the egg white mixture on the lined baking sheet.

Form the mounds so they look like nests, with indentations in the centers.

Adding cheese to a bowl of whipped egg whites for a Cloud Eggs recipe

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Place in the 450F oven for 3 minutes.

Return the baking sheet to the oven, and cook for 3 more minutes.

Folding grated cheese into whipped egg whites to make Cloud Eggs

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Mounds of beaten egg white on a pan to make Cloud Eggs

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How to make Cloud Eggs by sliding an egg yolk into a mound of beaten egg white

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Cloud Eggs

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