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I have a slight suspicion that this baked avocado and egg recipe (aka egg stuffed avocado) is about to become your new favorite breakfast. And let me tell you why. Baked avocado egg boats are essentially egg cooked in avocado which means they are SUPER nutritious. In addition to being super flavorful and delicious, they have protein, healthy fats, and are a good source of fiber, thanks to the egg… and of course, the star of the show… FRESH AVOCADOS!
I’m thrilled to once again partner with Love One Today to bring you this delicious avocado with egg baked inside! I eat avocados almost every day, and am excited to inspire you to do the same. Avocados can help curb bad eating habits, especially since they contain naturally good fats and are a good source of fiber.
You may have grown up eating toad in a hole. And essentially, we’re making avocado egg in a hole. But instead of the bread, we’re using avocados. (For an avocado-free version, try oven baked eggs or cloud eggs instead!)
How To Make Baked Avocado Eggs
These baked egg avocado boats are a simple meal that’s packed with nutrition and easy to prepare — much like BLT stuffed avocados let me show you how to bake an egg in avocado:
- Wash and cut the avocados. Slice avocados in half, remove the pit, and scoop out some of the avocado flesh so you can fit an egg into the well. (Snack on any extra avocado!)
- Carefully crack the eggs into the avocado wells. You want to be careful to not break the yolk.
- Season avocados and egg. Sprinkle the egg stuffed avocado with salt and pepper.
- Bake the avocados. First you’ll bake for 7 minutes, then top the egg cooked in avocado with a sprinkle of cheese. (This is a baked avocado with cheese, after all.) Bake again according to how well done you want your eggs. See timing range below.
- Sprinkle with chives and red bell pepper. These garnishes add a touch of flavor, color, and crunch!
Tips for Making Baked Avocado Egg Boats
While this baked avocado and egg recipe is simple, I do have a few tips:
- Lean the avocados against each other or the edges of the baking dish so that they are upright and the yolk doesn’t leak out. You may want to use a smaller baking dish if you aren’t making the full recipe.
- Don’t worry if some of the white spills over. If you really want to avoid it, you can place the avocado half in a small bowl, crack the egg into it, and then move the avocado to the baking dish, leaving behind any excess egg white in the bowl.
Are Eggs And Avocado Good For You?
Yes! Eggs and avocados are incredibly nutrient-dense foods.
Include fresh avocados in everyday healthy eating plans to help increase fruit and vegetable intake and as a delicious, heart-healthy, whole food source of naturally good fats. A variety of fruits and veggies is recommended to help control weight and blood pressure, and avocados fit right in.
Pair the eggs and avocados together, and you’ve got a breakfast (or snack!) that’s packed with protein, healthy fats, and plenty of fiber. You may want to start eating a baked stuffed avocado every day…
Baked Avocado And Egg Nutrition
This baked avocado and egg recipe has some stellar nutrition stats! The full nutrition stats can be found in the recipe card below, but here are the highlights, per egg boat:
- 262 calories
- 21 grams of fat – this is almost all unsaturated fat! 🙂
- 3 grams of net carbs
- 10 grams of protein
- 6 grams of fiber
Nutrition information comes from the USDA Food Database.
Can You Make Egg Stuffed Avocado Ahead Of Time?
This recipe is best made fresh because you don’t want to re-cook the eggs or avocado.
If you want to prep things in advance, I’d recommend prepping the garnishes. This baked avocado and egg recipe takes just 10 minutes to prep, so it’s fast, even if you don’t make it ahead of time.
Tools To Make Baked Avocado Egg (Egg Stuffed Avocado)
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- Ceramic Baking Dish – This gorgeous baker will show off your baked avocado egg boats. It’s temperature resistant, too.
- Ceramic Paring Knife – This small knife easily glides through avocado, and is the perfect size for smaller fruits and vegetables.
- Avocado Savers – A must for any true avocado lovers! These help prevent the avocados browning. If you’ve got an uneven number of baked avocado egg boats, store the other half with this.
Baked Avocado Egg Recipe (Egg Stuffed Avocado)
Baked Avocado Egg Recipe (Egg Stuffed Avocado)
Baked avocado egg boats (egg stuffed avocado) are a DELICIOUS way to start your day. This baked avocado and egg recipe is NUTRITIOUS and FAST!
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Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C).
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Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits. Spoon 1.5-2 tablespoons (21-28 g) of avocado flesh out of the center, so that you have a well large enough to fit an egg. (The well needs to fit about 3 tablespoons (42 g) total.)
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Place the avocado halves cut side up onto a baking dish. Crack an egg into the center of each, being careful not to break the yolk.
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Sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper.
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Bake for 7 minutes. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top. Bake for 5-10 more minutes, until the eggs reach your desired doneness:
* Additional 5-6 min - Soft boiled
* Additional 7-8 min - Medium
* Additional 9-10 min - Hard boiled -
Sprinkle with chives and diced bell peppers for serving.
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38 Comments
Melissa
0It took a minute to get used to eating a hot avocado, but I thought it was very good! I only put non dairy cheese on, but will try dairy free sour cream too next time. Definitely a keeper recipe! Thanks!
Aries
0This sounds like a good one to try. I have tried recipes from other websites I won’t mention the websites name. But I keep coming back to you. Your recipes haven’t failed me yet.
Bob Graham
0This was amazing! I had to cook a little longer than recipe but I think it’s just my oven. I didn’t want to waste what I scooped out so I mixed it with some sour cream, chives, bacon, red bell pepper and salt and pepper and served on the side! I added bacon to the avacado egg as well. Yum!!!! Thanks!
Heidi
0Delicious! But took way longer to cook than the recipe calls for. I used a room temp large avocado and a cold egg. Took about 20 minutes. Even so, I’d make it again. It is unusual and great! Only put cheese on it, but will try it with other toppings.
Bill Chaisson
0Tip to make more room for eggs in smaller avocados. I mashed up the avocado that I scooped out and used it to build up the sides of avocados to allow more room for eggs. Works great. Love the recipe. Thanks.
Larry Donnell Fowler
0A read a lot of people having issues with temp cooking time and undercooked eggs. Here is a solution if you have one, use your air fryer 400 degrees and 10-12 minutes. I have had nothing but success!
Nikki
0So yummy made these this morning! My avos were a bit small so when I dug out the middle I mixed it with tomatoes and served that alongside it. YUM! So filling.
Kathy
0How ripe are your avocados for this? Firm like you’d dice into a salad, or soft that you’d mash for guacamole?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Kathy, I would say a little more firm because they will bake in the oven and get softer.
Denise Caposey
0Wow! Take this up a notch by adding bacon slices before the cheese and see where that takes you.
Judy
0Cooking time is way off, no REALLY WAY OFF. 400 degrees, oven is 2 years old and works fine on everything else. 20 minutes so far and 100% clear eggs. Very disappointed. I’m thinking 30 minutes before I can add this cheese, and so hungry!
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Judy, Sorry this recipe didn’t meet your expectations. It seems odd that after 20 minutes your egg would still be clear. Were the avocados cold/ stored in the fridge?
Karey
0I cooked the soft boiled egg time frame and they were perfect. I loved the taste and will be cooking these for breakfast often.
Hannah
0I baked these for well over 40 minutes and the eggs were still not done.
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Hannah, I am not sure why your eggs would not be getting one. How are you testing to see if the eggs are fully cooked?
Timothy B Prange
0These look good and I’d like to try them, but since no baking temperature has been listed, unable to make. As such, I must give this recipe a 1 star rating since it lacks basic information.
Maya | Wholesome Yum
0Hi Timothy, The baking temperature is right on the recipe card – 400 degrees F. We reserve ratings for people who actually made the recipes. Thanks for understanding and hope you’ll come back to rate if you decide to try the recipe.
DAwn
0I like to food prep on the weekends. Is this something I can make ahead and eat during the week? Does it hold well in the refrigerator?
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Dawn, I don’t recommend meal prepping this recipe, it’s really best served fresh.
Susan
0YUM!!! I love avocados, and though I’m not big on eggs for breakfast, I would definitely do these. I am looking forward to trying them.
Shane S
0I used large avocados and been cooking for 13 minutes and the egg white is still transparent. I think the reason is that I store avocados in the fridge. Just wanted to drop a note that if you plan on doing this recipe, maybe take the avocados out of the fridge the night before.
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Shane, Yes, if you store your avocados in the fridge, then they will take longer to bake in the oven. Thanks for the feedback!
Carolyn
0Quick, easy, and delicious! I had to bake them around 10 minutes to reach medium, as my avocados were big and I used large eggs:
Brenda Peterson
0What type of avocado works best ?
Wholesome Yum M
0Hi Brenda, Hass avocados are quite sturdy.
Jane
0Thank you, you just planned my breakfast for tomorrow. I won’t make 6, but will cut the recipe down to 1 egg boat. I will be using duck eggs, which equal 2 chicken eggs, and it will fill the avocado up. When I get more quail eggs, I will use 4-5 eggs in one boat.
Gaby E
0These are amazing!!! I just topped them with cheese and bacon bits since I didn’t have anything else. I baked them for the 7 mins first, then another 10 mins. The yolk was still sort of runny but it was amazing!! I usually don’t like runny yolk but it tasted great!! Thank you for this recipe.
Jami
0I followed the directions to a T. Minus salt and pepper because I don’t like it, this is the second time I’ve tried. Even left them in longer than it says and my eggs just were not cooked. I’d put my fork in and clear egg juice would come out mixed with a little bit of white then warm yolk… but the cheese was baked perfectly on top, the avocado was warm but my eggs just did not cook both times I’ve tried now. I am so confused.
Wholesome Yum A
0Hi Jami, I’m sorry to hear that. Did you follow the full bake time in step 5? You’ll need to bake for 12 total minutes minimum, and up to 17 minutes for a hard cooked egg, but you can increase the bake time even beyond that if your egg still isn’t cooked.
Joni Gomes
0Two of my favorite food items ever!! Turned out so so good and my friends were also obsessed!
Chihyu
0Love the delicious flavor combo and it’s so easy to make it, too! Best of the world!
Kelly
0It was a great filling breakfast!
Jean
0Low carb and super quick breakfast? You know I can’t say no to this! I love that it has all my favorite ingredients and I’m so excited to try it!
Linda
0Avocado is my daily booster! And I tried this version for breakfast. It’ll be a favorite in our home.
Jennifer
0So excited to make these!
Raia
0Fun breakfast! Thanks!
Irena Macri
0I love how quick and easy this recipe is! I made a smaller batch for 2 people and jumped in the shower while these guys were in the oven. Very satiating and delicious!
Jules Shepard
0So….I think you’re right! This is going to become a favorite breakfast of not just mine but a few other members of the family – cool recipe!