Mini Quiche Recipe (Any Flavor!) - Sally's Baking Addiction (2024)

Easier and quicker than the full size version, my mini quiche uses a buttery flaky pie crust and a simple 4-5 ingredient egg filling. You can add a variety of flavors and add-ins like ham, bacon, spinach, Swiss cheese, scallions, mushrooms, peppers, and more. Bake these mini quiches in a mini muffin pan and watch them virtually disappear. I absolutely love quiche and this tiny version is even better!

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Remember my perfect quiche recipe? I’ve had so many questions and requests for a mini version! Today we’re making mini quiche, a scaled down and simpler version of its full-size parent. Often underrated, quiche—no matter what size—is fantastic for lunch, dinner, Easter, baby showers, bridal showers, potlucks, tea parties, and so much more.

Even as a small family, quiche is our go-to food when we need quick and fulfilling recipe that’s delicious and adaptable to our available ingredients. As a bonus, kids love to help cutting the pie crust into mini circles. Let’s continue to get the kids in the kitchen!

Why Make Mini Quiches?

  • Bite-sized
  • Easier than a full quiche
  • No blind-baking the pie crust
  • Fun to make
  • Customizable based on ingredients you have
  • Easy to freeze & reheat
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Mini Quiche Video Tutorial

How to Make Mini Quiche

  1. Make pie dough: Pie dough needs to chill for 2 hours before it’s useable, so I always recommend making it the night before. Or make it now and store it in your freezer for up to 3 months.
  2. Make the egg filling: I like to make the egg filling before I start shaping the crusts. That way it’s ready and the shaped dough isn’t just sitting there—remember, pie dough loves being cold. Chill the filling in the refrigerator as you work on the dough.
  3. Roll out pie dough & cut into small circles: Like my mini pecan pies, I recommend a 2.5 inch cookie cutter. If you don’t own a cookie cutter that size, use a measuring cup instead. Sometimes I use my 1/3 cup measuring cup. Re-roll the dough scraps until all the pie dough is used. You’ll have about 24 from each crust (48 total). Work quickly, as the dough becomes delicate the longer it sits at room temperature.
  4. Fit the dough rounds into your mini muffin pan:Grease a mini muffin pan. Press the dough flat into the bottom of the crevice and up the sides.
  5. Fill each with the egg filling: Use a mixing bowl or large liquid measuring cup to easily pour the filling into each crust. Fill just about to the top. (Best part: No pre-baking the crusts required!)
  6. Top with desired add-ins: Top each individually instead of mixing the add-ins into the egg filling. The add-ins sink to the bottom, so you’ll have plenty of mini quiches without any. Additionally, chunky egg filling is difficult to pour into the little cups. Sprinkling each with your add-ins is much easier, all around.
  7. Bake until the crust is browned: These are so much quicker to bake and cool than a full quiche. You’ll definitely appreciate that!

All of my add-in suggestions below!

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Mini Quiche Recipe Ingredients

A quick overview of the ingredients you need:

  1. Pie Crust: Don’t skimp on flavor and texture—makehomemade pie crust. My favorite pie crust recipe is straightforward and you can make it ahead of time and freeze. You need flour, salt, butter, shortening, and water. Unlike my regular quiche where you only use 1 pie crust (half of the recipe since it yields 2 crusts), you use both crusts here. Very convenient! You could also use my all butter pie crust. If you can’t make your own, store-bought pie crust works in a pinch.
  2. Heavy CreamandMilk: You can use any milk you have on hand including nondairy milk. The thinner (and lower fat) the milk is, the flimsier the mini quiches taste. For the best tasting mini quiche, however, use a combination of milk and heavy cream—or simply use half-and-half. Using just heavy cream produces an overly thick filling. Using only milk is great, but a combination of heavy cream and milk tastes even better.
  3. Eggs: Use 4 eggs per 1 cup of milk.
  4. Saltand Pepper

Can I Skip the Pie Crust?

You can make crustless mini quiches from this recipe. Spray your mini muffin pan or regular size muffin pan with nonstick spray—it works much better than butter here—and pour the filling directly into the pan. The bake time is a little shorter. See my recipe note below.

I also have this Crustless Veggie Quiche, Easy Frittata Recipe, and Breakfast Egg Muffins recipe. These are wonderful naturally gluten free alternatives.

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Mini Quiche Flavors & Add-Ins

Now it’s time to bake! Follow the mini quiche baking instructions in the recipe below and right before baking, top with your add-ins. Remember, it’s best to add your add-ins/flavors on top of the mini quiches instead of mixing them right into the egg mixture.

  • Ham, Swiss, & Scallion (pictured): 2/3 cup cooked and cubed ham, 2 Tablespoons chopped scallion, 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese.
  • Ham, Spinach, & White Cheddar (in video): 2/3 cup cooked and cubed ham, 2-3 Tablespoons finely chopped fresh spinach, 1/2 cup white cheddar cheese.
  • Bacon, Spinach, & White Cheddar (pictured): 1/2 cup cooked and crumbled bacon (5-6 slices), 1/4 cup sautéed chopped spinach (I sautéed it in a little leftover bacon grease for 2 minutes), 1/2 cup white cheddar cheese.
  • Veggie & Feta: 1/4 cup chopped fresh mushrooms, 1/4 cup chopped fresh bell pepper, 1/4 cup diced tomato, 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese.

I also have these favorite full-size quiche recipes:

  • Spinach Cheese Quichesimple & classic!
  • Goat Cheese Spinach Sun-Dried Tomato Quiche

Have fun customizing your own!

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What to Serve with Mini Quiche

  • Fruit Salad, Bacon or Sausage
  • Strawberry Bacon Salad or any side salad
  • Kale Pesto Pasta Salad or Strawberry Feta Pasta Salad
  • Coffee Cake
  • Cinnamon Rolls
  • Blueberry MuffinsorBanana Muffins

And if you’re serving mini quiche as part of an Easter spread, see even more Easter brunch recipes for inspiration.

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Mini Quiche (Any Flavor!)

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  • Author: Sally
  • Prep Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes (includes pie dough chilling)
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 3 hours
  • Yield: 48-50 mini quiches
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
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This is a perfect base recipe for mini quiches where you can add your favorite add-ins and flavors. Bake in my super flaky homemade pie crust. Review video tutorial above and read recipe notes below before beginning.

Ingredients

  • 2unbakedFlaky Pie Crust(what I used) orAll Butter Pie Crust*
  • 4largeeggs
  • 1/2 cupwhole milk*
  • 1/2 cupheavy creamorheavy whipping cream*
  • 1/4 teaspooneachsaltandpepper
  • 3/4 cupadd-ins(see recipe note)
  • 1/2 cupshredded or crumbledcheese(see recipe note)

Instructions

  1. Pie crust: I like to make sure my pie dough is prepared before I begin mini quiche. Make pie dough the night before because it needs to chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before using.
  2. Prep the egg filling: In a large bowl with a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment—or simply using a whisk and mixing bowl—beat/whisk the eggs, whole milk, heavy cream, salt, and pepper together (on high speed if using a mixer) until completely combined, about 1 minute. Cover and refrigerate egg filling until step 6.
  3. Preheat oven to 375°F (191°C). Grease two 24-count mini muffin pans. (Nonstick spray is best.) If you only have 1 mini muffin pan, bake these in batches. Roll out first pie dough, fill, and bake then roll out the 2nd pie dough, fill, and bake.
  4. Shape the mini crusts: Working with 1 chilled pie dough at a time, place the dough onto a floured work surface. Roll into a large 12-inch circle. Use your warm hands to mold any cracking edges back together as you see me doing in the video tutorial above. From the circle, cut rounds using a 2.5 inch cookie cutter. (Sometimes I use my 1/3 cup measuring cup, which is 2.5 inches in diameter.) You’ll have to re-roll the dough scraps a few times. Work quickly, as the dough becomes much more delicate the longer it’s at room temperature. You’ll get about 24 rounds per pie crust. Repeat with 2nd chilled pie dough for a total of about 48.
  5. Place the dough rounds into greased 24-count mini muffin pan(s). Press the dough flat into the bottom of the crevice and up the sides.
  6. Evenly pour cold egg filling into each unbaked crust. Top evenly with add-ins, then sprinkle each with cheese.
  7. Bake mini quiches until the center is just about set and edges are lightly browned, about 25-28 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan. If greased well, the mini quiches pop right out using a spoon to scoop them up. Serve warm or at room temperature
  8. Mini quiches make great leftovers! Cover tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Notes

  1. Make Ahead&Freezing Instructions: The pie dough can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. To freeze, cool baked mini quiches completely, then layer between sheets of parchment paper in a large freezer-friendly container. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator or on the counter, then bake at 300°F (149°C) for 15 minutes or until warmed.
  2. Special Tools(affiliate links): Electric Mixer (Handheld or Stand) or Glass Mixing Bowl & Whisk | 24-count Mini Muffin Pan | 2.5-inch Cookie Cutter
  3. If using a 12-count standard muffin pan: Cut the pie dough into 3.5 inch circles. Other assembly instructions are the same. Bake for about 27-30 minutes until the centers are set and edges are lightly browned. Yields about 16.
  4. Pie Crust & Crustless Option: Both linked pie crust recipes make 2 crusts. You need 2 crusts for this recipe. You can use store-bought pie crust if desired. Make sure it is thawed. For crustless quiches, spray your mini muffin pan or regular size muffin pan with nonstick spray and pour the filling directly into the greased pan. Top with add-ins, then cheese. Bake mini quiches for 16-19 minutes and regular size (in a 12-count pan) for 20-23 minutes.
  5. Whole Milk & Heavy Cream: Use this combination for best taste. If desired, use 1 cup of half-and-half instead. In a pinch, using all milk (whole milk, lower fat milk, or unflavored nondairy milk) works just fine.
  6. Add-Ins: You need about 3/4 cup add-ins including vegetables and meat/seafood. Most quiche add-ins should be pre-cooked and can still be warm when adding on top of each quiche. See blog post for my favorite add-ins. No need to pre-cook or sauté add-ins like mushrooms or bell peppers unless you want to.
  7. Cheese:Some favorites include feta cheese, goat cheese, white cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, and gruyere.
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FAQs

Why is Flavour bland in quiche? ›

We've all had a slightly bland quiche before, and there's nothing worse. To avoid this classic trap, take a little of your egg mixture and fry it in a pan until cooked through. Taste it for seasoning, and this will give you a good indicator of whether you've nailed that seasoning or if it needs another pinch of salt.

Is quiche good for elderly? ›

Quiche has been a popular brunch food for decades and was seen as a luxury for many seniors growing up. This is a fairly inexpensive, easy meal idea for elderly adults that includes leafy greens rich in magnesium, iron, manganese, and vitamins A, C, and K.

How long do mini quiches last in the fridge? ›

Mini quiche reheat very well so they're fabulous to make ahead. To store: let the quiche cool to room temperature before transferring to an airtight container and refrigerating. Quiche will last up to 4 days in the fridge, but are best served within the first 24 hours.

What not to put in quiche? ›

Using too many eggs in the custard.

The best quiche consists of a custard that's the perfect ratio between eggs and milk. Using too many eggs in the custard results in a quiche that rubbery and too firm when baked, while not using enough will prevent the custard from setting.

What is the secret to a fluffy quiche? ›

Baking: Be sure to preheat your oven and bake the quiche at the right temperature. A moderate oven temperature allows the custard to set gently, promoting a fluffy texture. Resting: Allowing the quiche to rest for a few minutes after baking can help the custard set and achieve a fluffy, creamy texture.

What should a 70 year old woman eat to lose weight? ›

Eat more veggies, fruits, whole grains, fish, beans, and low-fat or fat-free dairy; and keep meat and poultry lean. Limit empty calories, like sugars and foods with little or no nutritional value. Avoid fad diets because the results don't last.

What should an 80 year old eat? ›

Eat a wide variety of foods from the five food groups : plenty of colourful vegetables, legumes/beans; fruit; grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain and high fibre varieties; lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds; milk, yoghurt, cheese or their alternatives, mostly reduced fat.

What are 5 foods that seniors should eat? ›

What to eat
  • fruit and vegetables.
  • potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy foods.
  • dairy and alternatives.
  • beans, pulses, fish, eggs and other proteins.
  • oils and spreads.

What to serve with mini quiche? ›

What to Serve with Mini Quiche
  • Fruit Salad, Bacon or Sausage.
  • Strawberry Bacon Salad or any side salad.
  • Kale Pesto Pasta Salad or Strawberry Feta Pasta Salad.
  • Coffee Cake.
  • Cinnamon Rolls.
  • Blueberry Muffins or Banana Muffins.
  • A Dutch baby piled high with your favorite sweet toppings.
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How to stop mini quiches from sticking? ›

Silicone trays work well and make it easy to clean. If you use a non-silicone muffin tray, brush lightly with oil to stop the pastry from sticking, or line each hole with baking paper squares.

Can I eat a 5 day old quiche? ›

Pop those leftovers in the fridge within 2 hours to enjoy for up to 4 days. If it was left out longer than 2 hours (or an hour in a room that's 90°F or above), you'll need to throw it away.

Should I Prebake crust for quiche? ›

And yes, as you'll see, you should always prebake quiche crust to avoid a gummy pastry. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Roll out your homemade or purchased refrigerated dough into a 12-inch circle.

Why does my quiche sink when I take it out of the oven? ›

Excess moisture is one reason why quiches collapse in a watery pool on your plate. Vegetables and meats like ham give off tremendous amounts of water when they're cooked. Therefore, if you're using vegetables in your quiche, it's imperative that you cook them first.

Why does my quiche taste watery? ›

If your quiche appears watery it may just need to set for a little longer. The recipe may also contain too much dairy, so make sure that the recipe you are following has the ratio of 4 eggs to 1 cup dairy. The added ingredients could also contain too much moisture, so it is important to cook or drain additions.

What can go wrong when making quiche? ›

A quiche is a type of custard and can crack if the ratio of egg yolk to cream is not right (try about 2 whites, four yolks and a little less than 400 ml cream). If you are using light cream then that is also a mistake. A quiche can also crack if you cook it too quickly or in too hot an oven.

Why nutmeg in quiche? ›

When making quiche, I always use heavy cream over milk or half-and-half. Salt, cayenne pepper, ground nutmeg: These seasonings flavor of the quiche, with salt balancing the flavors, cayenne pepper adding a slight heat, and ground nutmeg providing a warm, nutty undertone.

Why add flour to quiche? ›

Here are a couple things to focus on if you want to bake an exceptional quiche.
  1. Thicker crust: Establishing a great crust is everything in the quiche realm. ...
  2. Add flour to your filling: Adding a bit of flour to your quiche filling helps absorb moisture and stabilize things in general.
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