These easy homemade Just Crack an Egg cups are so easy to make for breakfast meal prep. I made these because there are a few products being sold in stores that are popular with people who want to eat healthier–Just Crack an Egg Cups and Simply Scrambles.
These products appeal to our want to eat healthier on busy mornings and purchase items that help us stay on track with our nutrition. Unfortunately, they miss the mark a bit. They contain a lot of preservatives and are very expensive for what is in the box–this recipe shows you how to make them cheaper and healthier.
This is a Just Crack an Egg Copycat recipe–six of them, actually. Six delicious and simple egg scrambles that are great for any eating plan. These are the perfect WW, 21 Day Fix, or keto breakfast meal prep recipes.
Before we even get to the recipe, I want to mention something quick. So many processed food manufacturers have labeled their product healthy in one way or another. It’s a trend. There are “healthy” baked Doritos, right? See what I’m saying?
What’s wrong with the store bought stuff?
The grocery store bought prepackaged egg scrambles have on average 3 ounces of meat and vegetables in them. And they’re about $2 each.
Some of the ingredients in the store bought cups are artificial color, modified cornstarch, added salt and sugar, dextrose, and a handful of other lesser known ingredients used to keep food “fresh.” That’s not something I’m ok buying and eating, so I thought I’d try to make them myself.
I’m not sharing the full Just Crack an Egg nutrition here–you can find it in the store on the packaging. This is the nutritional information for the copycat Just Crack an Egg scrambles that I’ve created:
Ingredients for my Just Crack an Egg Homemade cups:
- All American Egg Scramble: Sweet potatoes, low sodium uncured bacon, and cheese
- Denver Egg Scramble: Bell peppers and onions, low sodium ham, sweet potatoes, and cheese
- Meat Lovers Egg Scramble: Homemade turkey sausage, low sodium bacon, low sodium ham
- Veggie Egg Scramble: Mushrooms, bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, and onions
- Anti-Inflammatory Egg Scramble: Sweet potatoes, homemade turkey sausage, broccoli, and onions
- Southwest Egg Scramble: Poblano peppers, black beans, kale, bell peppers, and homemade turkey sausage
That’s it. That’s all. No extra colors, sweeteners, sodium, or preservatives.
Recipe Tips & FAQs:
- You can use eggs or egg whites with these! Read the package of your whites and substitute accordingly.
- No time to cut potatoes? That’s ok, use the frozen ones (shredded or diced Ore Ida potatoes are what I use in a pinch).
- If I cover these in the microwave, it’s with a paper towel. Don’t cook with the mason jar lid or plastic wrap on.
- One egg, two eggs–either is good. Start adding more than two and they don’t cook as well.
- The shredded cheese can be whatever you like–sharp cheddar cheese, colby jack–whatever you like.
These recipes are perfect to make and freeze in zipper bags. They’ll last for months in the freezer and be ready to prepare at a moment’s notice. When you’re ready to eat them, dump the bag in a coffee mug, mason jar, or bowl and microwave. No need to thaw them!
I used both 10 and 16 ounce jars for mine so that I could test cooking times, and added one egg to the 10 ounce jar and two eggs to the 16 ounce jars. Cooking from frozen will mean that you can’t stir the eggs first. I’d microwave those for 30 seconds to a minute, stir it all up, then complete cooking according to the times below.
You’re looking for this dark line of yellow to be gone. Of course, this is easier to see in a mason jar. When using a coffee mug, that’s where the stirring comes in handy.
How to make Just Crack an Egg DIY cups:
- If you’re planning to make any of these cups with turkey sausage, I highly recommend making this homemade savory turkey sausage. It is easy to make and it’s healthier than any store bought ground turkey sausage that you can find.
- Dice and assemble your ingredients, then place into zipper bags. If you’d rather use a different (food and microwave safe) container, be sure to use a little cooking spray first so they clean up nicely.
- Store your cups in the fridge or freezer. If storing in the fridge, make sure they’re well covered with lids or even plastic wrap.
- When you’re ready to cook these, simply add a fresh egg, stir the ingredients, and microwave!
- Place the microwave safe mug, bowl, or mason jar into the microwave and follow these guidelines:
For two eggs: Place in microwave for 1:30, stir if needed, then cook for another 1:30. Add 30 seconds at a time if your scrambles aren’t cooked through.
For one egg: Place in microwave and cook for 1 minute, stir if needed, then cook for 1 more minute. Add 30 seconds at a time if your scrambles aren’t cooked through.
Healthy Eating Plans:
- 21 Day Fix: These are SO easy to Fix. Instead of the amounts that I have below, go ahead and change them to match whatever containers you need for the day! Use turkey bacon to make these approved.
- If you’d rather follow my recipe as written, here are the counts if you make them–with the following adjustments. Don’t forget to add 1/2 red container for one egg or 1 red container for two:
- All American: 1/2 yellow container, just under 1 red container, and 1 tablespoon of your blue (there are 5.3 tablespoons in one blue container).
- Denver: Increase ham to 1/4 cup and sweet potato to 1/4 cup for 1/4 green container, 1/3 red container, 1/2 yellow container and 1 tablespoon of your blue (there are 5.3 tablespoons in your blue container).
- Meat Lovers: 2/3 red container
- Veggie: Bump up your bell peppers to 1/4 cup for 1/2 green container.
- Anti-inflammatory: Increase your sweet potato and sausage to 1/4 cup for 1/2 yellow container, 1/3 red container, just over 1/8 green container.
- Southwest: Increase sausage to 1/4 cup for 1/2 green container, 1/4 yellow container, 1/3 red container.
- Weight Watchers: Eggs are free on the Blue and Purple Plans! These points are for the scrambles only, not including eggs, and including turkey bacon when called for.
- All American: 6 Blue Points | 6 Green Points | 4 Purple Points
- Denver: 3 Blue | 3 Green | 2 Purple
- Meat Lovers: 4 Blue | 7 Green | 5 Purple
- Veggie: 0 points for all plans
- Anti-inflammatory: 2 Blue | 2 Green | 1 Purple
- Southwest: 0 Blue | 2 Green | 1 Purple
To lower the points on these egg breakfast bowls: use fat free or low fat cheese, turkey bacon instead of regular, and use veggies or other ingredients that are on the 0 point food list.
- Trim Healthy Mama: For THM, the category depends on the recipe:
- All American, Denver, Anti Inflammatory, and Southwest are THM-Crossover
- Meat Lovers and Veggie are THM-S
- For the recipes with sweet potatoes or black beans, just use egg whites to make them THM-E
Looking for some other delicious mason jar meals?
- Cowboy Caviar
- Pumpkin Spice Overnight Oats
- Easy Mason Jar Salad
- Easy Pumpkin Chia Seed Pudding
- How to make Chia Pudding
- Chocolate Overnight Oats
DIY Just Crack an Egg Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
All American Egg Scramble:
- ¼ cup sweet potato cooked and diced
- ¼ cup bacon low sodium, diced
- 1 tbsp cheddar cheese
Denver Egg Scramble:
- ⅛ cup onions diced
- ⅛ cup bell peppers diced
- ⅛ cup ham diced, low sodium
- ⅛ cup sweet potato cooked and diced
- 1 tbsp cheddar cheese
Meat Lovers/High Protein Egg Scramble:
- ¼ cup turkey sausage homemade
- ⅛ cup bacon diced, low sodium
- ⅛ cup ham diced, low sodium
Veggie Lovers Egg Scramble:
- ⅛ cup mushrooms diced
- ⅛ cup broccoli chopped
- ⅛ cup cauliflower chopped
- 1 tbsp onion diced
- ⅛ cup bell peppers diced
Anti-inflammatory Egg Scramble:
- ⅛ cup sweet potato cooked and diced
- ⅛ cup turkey sausage homemade
- ⅛ cup broccoli chopped
- 1 tbsp onions diced
Southwest Egg Scramble:
- ¼ cup poblano peppers or Anaheim, diced
- ⅛ cup black beans canned
- ⅛ cup bell peppers chopped
- ⅛ cup kale chopped
- ⅛ cup turkey sausage homemade
Instructions
- If you're planning to make any of these cups with turkey sausage, I highly recommend making this homemade savory turkey sausage. It requires little more than browning your ground turkey and is so much healthier than any store bought ground turkey sausage that you can find.
- Dice and assemble your ingredients, then place into zipper bags. If you’d rather use another food safe and microwave safe container, be sure to use a little cooking spray first so they clean up nicely.
- Store your cups in the fridge or freezer. If storing in the fridge, make sure they’re well covered with lids or even plastic wrap.
- When you're ready to cook these, just add an egg (or two) to them.
- Stir it up well.
- Place the microwave safe mug, bowl, or mason jar into the microwave and follow these guidelines:
- For two eggs: Place in microwave and cook for 1:30, stir if needed, then cook for another 1:3Add 30 seconds at a time if your scrambles aren’t cooked through.
- For one egg: Place in microwave and cook for 1 minute, stir if needed, then cook for 1 more minute. Add 30 seconds at a time if your scrambles aren’t cooked through.
- You're looking for the dark line of yellow to be gone. Of course, this is easier to see in a mason jar. When using a coffee mug, that's where the stirring comes in handy.
- Note: Please see post for instructions in cooking from frozen.
Do you cook the bacon or sausage before assembly? Thank you. I’m excited to try these!
I do cook it before!
do you steam the Broccoli or cook the mushrooms before hand? Thanks so much.
Nope :)
The veggies will not cook as fast as eggs. I’m gonna try this on a small scale first, cooking my veggies some before assembly. I know some people like their veggies crunchy.
Yes, definitely precook them a little if you like them softer.
Thank you for this. My daughter loves these but they are SO expensive. She was totally fooled and didn’t even realize it was homemade. I used the meat lovers.
SCORE!
I love how simple this yummy breakfast is on a busy morning!
Are the sweet potatoes and sausages the only items per cooked.
Yes! :)
oh haha.. should have read comments, I just asked SAME QUESTION. Sorry!
Question for Becca, for the anti-inflammatory recipe, sweet potatoes, are those precooked? Or just diced small raw, and microwaved?
Yes, pre-cooked :)
What makes this scramble an anti inflammatory dish? I can’t take anit inflammatory pills so looking for alternatives. Thanks!
The ingredients in that version are anti-inflammatory.
Where did you get the colorful jars? I love them!
Walmart! I was so excited to find them :)
What size mason jars?
Hi Deb! I used 8 oz :)
Looks great! Can’t wait to try these.
This is the perfect idea for a busy week!! Thanks for the great idea, I know what I will be doing on sunday ;)
If I freeze them, do I add the egg before or after
After! I thaw (or microwave to thaw) and then add the egg :)
This is gonna be life changing thank you!! One question though, how long are they good for in the fridge?
I’d say no more than 4-5 days, since they’ll have cut veggies in them :)
What is your preferred method of cooking the sweet potatoes?
I like to oven roast them! https://mycrazygoodlife.com/oven-roasted-sweet-potatoes/
Can you use egg substitute?
I’ve never made them with egg substitute!
Becca, thanks for making delicious easy for the rest of us. You’re a genius – a very generous genius!!!
Do you just cover the mason jars with Saran Wrap when microwaving? I love this idea so much!
I put a folded paper towel on them so they don’t dirty my microwave!
Did you freeze the scrambles in the mason jars? Is the 8z jar large enough to cook 1 or 2 eggs?
I do freeze them in the mason jars, but I prefer to freeze them in plastic freezer bags to save on space. I’m also nervous about putting them directly in the microwave from the freezer :) The 8 oz jar is perfect for one egg.
I was coming to the comments to see about this very thing — from freezer to microwave just makes me think of exploding glass!
I do something similar, but I precook my “egg muffins” using mini muffin tins. Once they cool, I put them in a gallon freezer bag and put them in the freezer. In the mornings, I pop 2 in the microwave for about 1 1/2-2 minutes and add a dollop of salsa.
I’m excited to try out the different varieties you have shared!
Yes! We like making egg bites (or muffins) too! Here’s a link to a popular recipe if you want more ideas :)
https://mycrazygoodlife.com/copycat-starbucks-egg-bites-recipe/
How do you recommend cleaning the mason jars? Even when I soak them, they are so hard to clean.
Hey there! Are you spraying the jars before adding the ingredients? I don’t have trouble with cleaning the jars.
Please share the wattage of your microwave. Mine is only 800.
Thanks:)
It’s 1700 :) You’ll definitely have to cook yours for longer.
Just gotta say — THIS IS FREAKING BRILLIANT! :) You’re my hero. Some mornings I just do NOT WANT TO COOK but I want my kids to eat and this… is definitely going on my freezer meal prep schedule for this weekend. YOU HAVE JUST GOTTEN ROCK STAR HALL OF FAME status here sister!
Lolol, thank you April!!