Let’s do brunch with this Easy Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce recipe!
I have always been a morning person…even as a teenager I never was one to sleep until noon, or even need my parents to wake me up for school. My internal alarm clock has always been set bright and early.
As a mom now, especially, as much as I treasure a good nights sleep, I love getting up before the rest of the family gets up for my “happy hour“. My brain is definitely the most functional in the mornings…any good ideas I’m going to have typically happen in the morning. Which, makes the rest of the day seem like kind of a wash, doesn’t it?
Even though I love getting up early, I’m definitely not an early morning breakfast eater. In fact, brunch is my favorite meal! I’d love to eat something delicious and substantial around 10am every day as my breakfast/lunch meal.
I made Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce the other day as my brunch meal and let me tell you…whether you eat early in the morning or later in the day, this is the kind of meal to look forward to! The Hollandaise Sauce is super easy to make, and I found out, thanks to my friend Elise from Simply Recipes, that poaching an egg is incredibly simple too… I had no idea and had avoided making Eggs Benedict for so long because I assumed poaching an egg was hard.
If you want a delicious brunch or breakfast recipe (fancy enough for even Easter Brunch if you so desire) give this simple Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce recipe a try! Enjoy!
Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce is made even better with homemade English Muffins! Try out this recipe!
Easy Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 poached egg follow these instructions from Simply Recipes
- 1/2 English Muffin toasted (try making homemade)
- 1 slice thinly sliced deli ham
- 3 Tablespoons Hollandaise Sauce
- For the Hollandaise Sauce:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
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For the Hollandaise Sauce
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In a small saucepan, heat butter, salt and lemon juice until bubbly (do not boil)
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Remove from heat.
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Place egg yolks in a medium bowl and slowly pour in butter mixture, stirring continuously. Whisk together until smooth and creamy. Stir in heavy whipping cream.
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To assemble Eggs Benedict:
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For each serving, top 1/2 toasted English Muffin with a folded slice of deli ham, 1 poached egg and 3-4 Tablespoons of Hollandaise Sauce. Serve warm.
Recipe Notes
This recipe is a mash up of this recipe and this recipe from Food.com plus my own adaptations.
Want more great brunch recipes? Follow my Breakfast Recipes Pinterest Board, featuring recipes like these:
- Loaded Baked Potato Frittata from Two Peas and Their Pod
- Bridge Brunch Casserole from Melanie Makes
- Mini Ham and Veggie Frittatas from A Farmgirl’s Dabbles
- Cranberry Orange Muffins from Texanerin Baking
Looks so yummy and surprisingly easy!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
Oh my goodness! I have to make these right away!! I loooooove Eggs Benedict!
I’ve recently become a big fan of Eggs Benedict! Love how simple Elise’s directions are for a poached egg 🙂
I am a morning person too Kristen! It’s one of my favorite times of day, and if eggs benedict can be involved too, I’m the happiest girl in the land!
Interesting – have never seen a Hollandaise recipe calling for cream – I use clarified butte,r eggs, lemon juice, salt and a dash of hot sauce – it’s hub’s fave breakfast. Sometimes serve over crab cakes or spinach
Thanks for the shout-out Kristen! I’m so glad you finally took the plunge into poaching eggs. It’s my favorite way to cook eggs in the morning. 🙂
YES PLEASE!! Brunch is the best and that hollandaise looks so drinkable *ahem* I mean pourable on the poached egg 😉
Oh Gad you have given me a HUGE craving for this dish. I realize it’s been eons since I had it.
Well done.
I am a middle of the day person, I’m not good in the mornings or late at night. I read a study that said it depended on what time of day you were born, if you were a night owl or morning person. I’m not sure if that’s true or not but I thought it was interesting. I could eat eggs Benedict every single day, so delicious!
I love mornings too…but also evenings, which is a problem 🙂 These look perfect – one of our favourite “special treats” when I’m making something for just my husband and I!
Breakfast is my favorite meal, but brunch is just the best! I have never tried Eggs Benedict, but I keep seeing it more and more, and that makes me think I need to try it!
Poaching eggs is easy – I really should do it more often! Such a great Happy Hour treat. 😉 Thanks for the link love, Kristen.
I am salivating over this!!! Such gorgeous bright and sunny colors!!
I can’t live without my egg poacher which has made eggs benedict or poached eggs with the ever popular avocado spread easy and a great breakfast treat for the entire family. I love early mornings too and sometimes it means I’m in a completely different mode when everyone wakes up, the I’ve completed 10 things on my to do list already mode so settling down to cook a special breakfast like this is wonderful. Your photo is just lovely!
benedicht eggs are my favorite for breakfast and it retata simplify them enough. thank you
️Brunch makes me all kinds of happy! Especially when it involves hollandaise sauce.
I would definitely love this for breakfast. It’s very easy to make. A wonderful breakfast it would be!