Make Light & Lemony Easy Eggs Benedict

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I have had a really, really strong craving for eggs benedict during this pregnancy. Like, a really, really intense urge to shove creamy & eggy english muffins in my mouth one after the other.

I have named this baby The Eggs Benedict Baby (Little C was The Onion Rings & Milkshake Baby and Baby A was the Peanut Butter Toast Baby).

Light and Lemony Easy Eggs Benedict Recipe - The DIY Mommy

Thankfully,I have a really easy way to make DIY eggs benedict at home, and it doesn’t have as much fat content as the restaurant eggs benny’s do. It’s really quick, so I can make it for a midnight snack if I get the urge.

Light and Lemony Easy Eggs Benedict Recipe - The DIY Mommy

I start with a simple white sauce base to make my “cheater’s hollandaise sauce” (similar to my homemade mac & cheese one), but use water instead of milk. I add in quite a bit of fresh lemon juice (I LOVE lemon), some seasonings, and an egg yolk.

Light and Lemony Easy Eggs Benedict Recipe - The DIY Mommy

While I make the sauce, I have this nifty toaster that toasts a muffin and poaches an egg at the same time, so I quickly toast my english muffin and poach my egg.

I warm up a slice of ham or some bacon in the microwave, and layer that between the toasted muffin and the poached egg.

I drip some of my lovely, quick hollandaise over top of the whole thing, and voila! I have a very quick, light and lemony eggs benedict to enjoy.

I usually just make an eggs benny for one, but you could easily double, triple, or quadrouple my recipe for a crowd. This makes a lovely brunch dish for a long weekend morning!

Here’s the recap:

Light & Lemony Easy Eggs Benedict

(Makes 2)

Ingredients:

  • 1 english muffin, split in half
  • 2 slices of ham or 4 slices of bacon
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • salt & pepper
  • 2 egg yolks

Directions:

  1. Toast the english muffin and poach the eggs. I use a two-in-one toaster, but you could also use a toaster and a microwave egg poaching container to do this quickly.
  2. Make the mock hollandaise sauce by melting the butter in a small saucepan. When the butter’s melted, stir in the flour. Whisk in the water slowly, add the lemon juice and salte & pepper, and cook on medium heat until the sauce has thickened.
  3. Once the sauce has thickened, whisk in the egg yolks. You can take the sauce off the heat after a few seconds, or cook longer if you want the yolks completely cooked.
  4. Quickly warm up the meat in the microwave or on a frying pan.
  5. Butter your english muffin halves, layer on the meat, then the egg, and then drizzle with the hollandaise sauce.
  6. Serve with a sprinkling of parsley flakes or dill.

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