Level-Up Your Next Brunch With These Eggs Benedict Recipes (2024)

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A classic brunch dish, eggs Benedict traditionally consists of split English muffins topped with Canadian bacon, perfectly poached eggs, and some rich, tangy hollandaise sauce. But there are so many ways to play with this dish. Here, we have a few variations of this popular egg dish, from a Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict with Caper Butter Hollandaise to Eggs Benedict with Bacon and Arugula. But the key to this dish is the perfect poached egg, with a creamy inside that doesn’t fall apart. For those brave enough to cook up this brunch favorite for a crowd, we’ve perfected how to poach eggs a dozen at a time, so you can show off to your friends. Below, some of our favorite eggs Benedict recipes that are sure to impress.

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Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict with Caper Butter Hollandaise

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Eggs Benedict is a brunch treat on its own, but we added a hollandaise sauce made with caper-infused butter, smoked salmon, and brown butter-fried capers to make it even more decadent. When making the sauce, make sure the butter is warm, and drizzle it in slowly — if you go too fast, the sauce could separate or the egg yolks could curdle.

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Eggs Benedict

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This classic, tried-and-true version of eggs Benedict is just like you find at your favorite restaurant spots, except you can enjoy it while still wearing your pajamas. This luxurious dish is worth the effort of making the hollandaise sauce that puts it over the top. Once your hollandaise is made, just hold it warm while you pull the other elements together — toasting the English muffins, poaching the eggs, and searing the sliced Canadian bacon.

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Potatoes Benedict with Make-Ahead Poached Eggs

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Believe it or not, you can poach eggs in advance by shocking the eggs — plunging the just-cooked eggs into ice water to stop the cooking — and then storing them in the ice bath until you’re ready to serve them. One minute in simmering water is all it takes to reheat them.

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Eggs Benedict with Bacon and Arugula

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Chef Tara Lazar from Cheeky’s in Palm Springs swaps in applewood-smoked bacon for the usual Canadian bacon, to add extra crunch and flavor. At her restaurant, which is devoted to breakfast and lunch, she serves the eggs on homemade cheddar-chive scones; the English muffins called for here are a tasty time-saver.

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Reuben Benedict

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This spin on eggs Benedict from chef Josh Habiger has all the beloved elements of a Reuben sandwich. Besides corned beef, sauerkraut, and rye toast, Habiger makes a Thousand Island–style hollandaise sauce to coat the eggs.

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Eggs Benedict Toast

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The secret to this super-simple eggs Benedict from Susan Spungen? Cornstarch. It stabilizes the emulsion in the hollandaise, helping to prevent the sauce from breaking while it cooks over direct heat. Easier than poaching, gently steaming eggs results in delicately tender whites and smooth, creamy yolks.

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Steak and Eggs Benedict with Red Wine Hollandaise

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Classic hollandaise sauce is prepared with butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice. Here, Neal Fraser adds a red wine–and–port reduction to the rich sauce, which is delicious with the juicy tenderloin steak that accompanies the poached eggs.

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Eggs Benedict Salad

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Instead of starting his day with traditional eggs Benedict, Food & Wine's Justin Chapple will sometimes opt for adding poached eggs to a salad. To mimic hollandaise, he makes a richly flavored yogurt dressing, and he tosses that with greens, torn ham, and crunchy English muffin croutons.

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Turmeric-Poached Eggs with Chive Biscuits and Lobster Gravy

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This delectable brunch recipe from chef Brooke Williamson of Playa Provisions features Turmeric-Poached Eggs paired with Chive Biscuits and a rich Lobster Gravy. Lobster lends the gravy rich flavor, while the turmeric eggs add a sunny pop of color.

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FAQs

What is the secret of Eggs Benedict? ›

Instead, you simply put the yolks and lemon juice in a cup, then with a hand blender running in it, slowly drizzle in hot melted butter. The hot butter cooks the egg yolks as it emulsifies and you end up with a sauce that is indistinguishable from the real deal, all in about two minutes.

Where did the popular brunch dish Eggs Benedict get its name? ›

The true history of the eggs Benedict is as murky as the identity of the human who created the eggs Benedict in the first place. According to Delmonico's legend, eggs Benedict was created for and named after restaurant regulars Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand Benedict in the 1860s.

Is Eggs Benedict brunch? ›

Eggs Benedict is a common American breakfast or brunch dish, consisting of two halves of an English muffin, each topped with Canadian bacon, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce. It was popularized in New York City.

Are eggs Benedict healthy? ›

How many calories are in Eggs Benedict. Traditionally due to the hollandaise sauce eggs, benedict is not considered to be a healthy breakfast special. However, with our alternative swaps, we've managed to reduce the number of calories and sugars used in this meal, making it a classic breakfast special going forward.

What is Hollandaise sauce made of? ›

Hollandaise sauce (/hɒlənˈdeɪz/ or /ˈhɒləndeɪz/; French: [ɔlɑ̃dɛz]), meaning Dutch sauce in French, is a mixture of egg yolk, melted butter, and lemon juice (or a white wine or vinegar reduction). It is usually seasoned with salt, and either white pepper or cayenne pepper.

Does Eggs Benedict always have ham? ›

Yes, it always should include some kind of ham / pork product! Eggs Royale is with smoked salmon instead of ham and Eggs Florentine is with spinach instead of ham/smoked salmon.

What is the difference between eggs royale and Eggs Benedict? ›

Eggs royale is similar to Eggs Benedict or florentine but uses smoked salmon instead of ham or spinach. Using cold butter rather than warm, melted butter means the sauce takes a few extra minutes to come together, but there's far less risk of it splitting – worth the time we think. Read more about sharing.

What is Eggs Benedict called without ham? ›

Eggs Royale: replace ham with smoked salmon.

How do you order eggs Benedict not runny? ›

Over-Hard. An over-hard egg is an over-easy egg whose yolk is completely cooked through. It starts as a fried egg that's cooked on one side, then flipped and cooked yolk-side down until the yolk is no longer runny. You can also order your eggs "over-medium" if you'd like it somewhere in the middle.

Should eggs Benedict be warm? ›

Toast the muffins then place in the oven to stay warm; Make Hollandaise Sauce – my method takes 90 seconds flat, and it will stay warm for 15 minutes. Even at room temp is fine – you just don't want it cold; Poach the eggs using my Easy Method so you can make 8 eggs in 2 batches (so there will be no need to reheat).

What are the three types of Eggs Benedict? ›

Eggs Benedict and three delicious versions–Eggs Florentine with spinach, Eggs Royale with smoked salmon and Eggs Norwegian with both–are perfect ways to create a delicious Sunday brunch. Sometimes I offer more than one version at the same meal.

What is the sauce made of in Eggs Benedict? ›

The ingredients for Hollandaise sauce are butter, egg yolks, lime juice, heavy cream, and salt and pepper. The method I'm sharing is a more traditional method for making hollandaise sauce. Some people prefer to make hollandaise sauce in the blender, which would work well for this recipe.

What is the origin story of Eggs Benedict? ›

Supposedly, Delmonico's created the dish for Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand Benedict in the 1860s when they requested something new and not on the menu. One of Delmonico's former chefs also published a recipe named eggs à la Benedick in 1894.

How old was Eggs Benedict when he died? ›

Craig Claiborne, in September 1967, wrote a column in The New York Times Magazine about a letter he had received from Edward P. Montgomery, an American living in France. In it, Montgomery related that the dish was created by Commodore E.C. Benedict, a banker and yachtsman, who died in 1920 at the age of 86.

Why does Eggs Benedict have so many calories? ›

The calories come in the high-fat Hollandaise sauce.

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