Name: Easy Thyme Baked Eggs Recipe
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: Ramekin; Spoon; Baking Tray; 2 tsp Butter; 1 tsp Dried Thyme; Salt and Pepper; 2 x Eggs

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Thyme baked eggs are a simple flavour packed breakfast, made in just 20 mins! Bringing together soft baked eggs, fragrant thyme, and a hint of creamy butter. Start your day the right way with this easy peasy recipe! Keep reading to learn how to make it…

Thyme baked eggs in a ramekin with a plate of buttered toast to the side.

Why you’ll love this recipe

I’ve enjoyed thyme baked eggs with buttered toast countless times on a lazy Sunday morning. But it’s also served me well on busy weekdays too. This breakfast is a brilliant all rounder, that happily bakes away while you can get on with other things.

Ingredients

Confused about what ingredients to buy? Not sure about a substitution? Here’s everything you might need to know…

Butter – I love a good quality salted butter in this recipe, as you can really taste it in the final dish. You can use unsalted if that’s all you have/what you prefer though.
Thyme – I had dried thyme in my cupboards so that’s what I used. You can absolutely use fresh, but you’ll need a little more as it’s less intense. Use 2 tsp, and finely chop it.
Salt and Pepper – Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper are my go to, but use whatever your preference is. After all, you’re cooking for YOU! (I like this sea salt as there are no nasty preservatives or stabilisers.)
Eggs – I recommend using large, fresh, free range eggs. If you use particularly small eggs, or larger eggs (such as duck eggs), you may need to alter the cooking time.

Buttered toast dipped into runny thyme baked eggs with a spoon at the side.

Emma’s top tips

Here are tips you’ll find helpful when making this recipe.

I do recommend placing your ramekin onto a tray when baking. Most ramekins are oven safe, but I’ve had one break before and it was a nightmare to clean!
Change up the flavour by using a different herb. You could use basil, parsley, chives or even sage!
Keep a close eye on your eggs in the last few minutes. It can be the different between runny or cooked yolks.

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Timings

Have limited time? Struggle with recipe timings? Or juggling around other things? Here’s some time managing info to make your life easier!

Melting the butter will only take 1-2 minutes.
Adding the rest of the ingredients should take no more than 1-2 minutes.
Baking your eggs will take 12-15 minutes.
You can make your toast (or choice of side) while the eggs are in the oven.

A buttered toast finger dipped into a glass ramekin filled with thyme baked eggs.

Thyme Baked Eggs – Step by Step Picture Recipe

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Ingredients

Here is what you will need to serve 1 (easily multiplied).

Please note, this recipe includes both UK metric and US Cup measurements.

2 tsp Butter
1 tsp Dried Thyme
Salt and Pepper
2 x Eggs

Essential Equipment

Ramekin
Spoon
Baking Tray

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/392ºF. Then, while the oven is preheating, add the butter (2 tsp) to the ramekin and pop it into the oven to melt.

Once fully melted, remove the ramekin from the oven and add in the thyme (1 tsp dried) and season with salt and pepper (to taste). Mix it all together with a spoon.

Melted butter, dried thyme, salt, and pepper in a glass ramekin.

Next, crack in the eggs (x2) and top with a little more salt and pepper if you like.

Butter, thyme, eggs, salt, and pepper in a glass ramekin on a kitchen worktop.

Finally, place the ramekin onto a baking tray and pop it into the preheated oven for approx 12-15 mins. Until the white is cooked through, but the yolks are still a little runny. (Or they are cooked to your preference.)

Toast dunked into thyme baked eggs in a glass ramekin, with spoons and a plate of buttered toast to the side.

How to serve thyme baked eggs

I serve mine with buttered toast cut into fingers (childhood me called them soldiers). But you can enjoy your eggs on their own, or serve them with whatever you fancy! Prosciutto wrapped asparagus for example.

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A glass ramekin containing thyme baked eggs. A text overlay says 'Easy Peasy thyme baked eggs'.