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⏲ ~14 min total · prep 9 · cook 5 · 4 servings
Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026
Cold whites whip taller and hold longer. Get the oven to 450°F before you crack anything, since the nests bake fast.
The peaks should hold a clean trail when the whisk lifts. Underbeaten whites weep in the oven; overbeaten ones turn dry and refuse to fold.
Adding the mix-ins in three additions protects the volume you whipped for. One heavy stir knocks the air out.
Use the back of a spoon to hollow each nest properly. A shallow well lets the yolk slide off in the oven.
The clouds start deflating within 5 minutes, so plates should be ready. Warm plates in the oven for a minute to buy a little time.
These belong on a plate with other fast breakfast foods, crisp bacon or sliced avocado alongside. At 0.7 net carbs a serving they leave room for all of it. Slide each cloud off the parchment with a thin spatula, yolk-side up, and finish with flaky salt at the table. Eat right away; the whites are at their tallest in the first couple of minutes and settle as they cool. A fork through the yolk doubles as the sauce.
Cloud eggs are a cook-and-eat dish; the foam starts settling within minutes and never recovers. If you have leftovers, keep them in a covered container in the fridge for up to 3 days and eat them cold or warmed gently in a low oven. The yolk sets and the cloud flattens, but they still taste fine stirred into scrambled eggs the next morning. Freezing is out of the question, since thawed egg whites turn rubbery and weep liquid.
Some settling is normal, since they are mostly air. Deep deflation usually means the whites were underbeaten or the cheese was folded in too roughly. Beat to stiff, glossy peaks and fold in stages.
It stabilizes the foam so the peaks hold while you fold and while the nests bake. Without it, the whites are more likely to weep in the oven.
Not really. The clouds hold their height for about 5 minutes before settling. For a group, bake consecutive batches rather than trying to hold a finished one.
They were overbeaten. Stop at stiff, glossy peaks that hold a clean trail; past that point the foam tightens and folding deflates it.
As written, yes. The recipe bakes the yolks until they are filmed over but still liquid, which is the classic cloud egg texture. Add 2-3 minutes if you want them firmer.
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