Cloud Eggs: All You Need to Know About Instagram’s Latest Food Obsession

Move over unicorn frappuccino and avocado toasts!

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It’s a cloud. It’s an egg. It’s a cloud egg! They’re eggcellent and all the rage at the moment. So you better give them a go!

But first things first, what on earth is a cloud egg? 

It’s basically a dish that’s made of eggs that look like puffy white clouds with a bright round sun (yolk) sitting in the middle.

Why is everyone talking about it?

With 2,900 #cloudeggs posts (and counting) on Instagram, it won’t be a stretch to say that the burgeoning food trend is sending people into a frenzy.

Apart from the obvious fact that they look real good on camera, cloud eggs have a very low calorie count. A single egg contains about 70-80 calories, so the whimsical dish (that is typically made of two eggs) would contain about 160 calories. Also, the cooking method is fat-free too. This makes the cloud eggs an appetizing yet guilt-free breakfast recipe for all the health nuts out there.

Moreover, it’s totally doable and requires no culinary superpowers. So if you can fry an egg or whip up an omelet then you can definitely make this trendy breakfast/brunch dish.

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How to make them?

• Separate the eggs white from the yolk.
• Whisk the egg white until it turns fluffy like a meringue cloud and has a thick consistency.
• Now place the whites on a baking tray with a baking sheet and create a small indent in the middle where the yolk will go later.
• Bake the whites in an oven preheated at 230 ° C for 5-7 minutes, or until they’re cooked through.
• Place the yolk into the indent and bake for 2-3 minutes before serving.
• Now place your cloud eggs on a toast with butter. You can season them with salt and black pepper or cover them with chives.
• And just in case you want to take your cloud egg game a notch higher, you can garnish it with chopped parsley or top it with ham or grated cheese.