Puff Pastry Mini Quiches with Cottage Cheese

These puff pastry mini quiches with cottage cheese are light, fluffy, and packed with flavor. Each buttery pastry cup is filled with a creamy egg mixture, savory ham, and melted Gruyère, making these little ham and cheese quiches perfect for brunch or a make-ahead breakfast.

Why You’ll Love These Mini Quiches with Puff Pastry

• Protein Boost: The addition of cottage cheese makes these mini quiches higher in protein than traditional versions.
• Single-Serve Convenience: Individually wrapped, these puff pastry egg cups make serving (and storing leftovers) simple and stress-free.
• Freezer-friendly: Bake up a batch now and freeze extras; they reheat beautifully for quick breakfasts or post-workout snack.

As a mom of two, I’ve learned that the word ‘quiche’ can sound a little too formal for picky eaters. To make it more approachable, I simply tell my kids they’re having ham and cheese egg muffins! Something about the word muffins always wins kids over.

How Do You Keep Quiche From Having a Soggy Bottom?

The key to avoiding the dreaded ‘soggy bottom’ in a puff pastry mini quiche like this is to make sure the pastry bakes long enough to crisp. During baking, sneak a peek by peeling back the parchment to check to see if the bottom is golden brown. If not, bake for a few more minutes. Don’t worry, baking the eggs in the muffin pan for the longer bake time will not dry out the egg filling; they will stay fluffy and moist thanks to the cottage cheese.

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Can I Freeze Puff Pastry Mini Quiches?

Yes! This puff pastry mini quiche recipe freezes really well. Allow the quiches to cool and place them individually wrapped in an air-tight container or zippered freezer bag. They can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Ingredients

Refer to the printable recipe card below for ingredient quantities and detailed instructions.

• Puff Pastry: Store-bought frozen sheets create a crisp golden crust for these mini quiches.
• Eggs: Create a light and fluffy quiche base.
• Cottage Cheese: Adds protein and keeps the baked eggs moist.
• Gruyère: excellent for melting, it’s a classic addition to this mini style Quiche Lorraine.
• Black Forest Ham: Sliced deli ham or diced, it adds a subtle, salty, smoky flavor.
• Green Onions, Garlic Powder & Nutmeg: Bring added depth of flavor to the egg filling.

How to Make Puff Pastry Mini Quiches with Cottage Cheese

1. Cut pastry squares: Roll out the puff pastry and cut into even sized squares.
2. Press the squares into the base of the muffin tins
3. Blend eggs, cottage cheese, and seasonings until smooth.

4. Evenly divide the ham and green onions amongst the chilled puff pastry cups
5. Sprinkle Gruyère cheese on top.
6. Fill pastry cups 3/4 full with the egg mixture and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.

What Can I Serve Alongside These Muffin Tin Mini Quiches?

These make the perfect make-ahead brunch cups. Pair them with a green leafy salad, serve them alongside my Rose Cardamom Latte, and round out your brunch spread with Strawberry Mousse Cups or my baked goods, such as my Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes or Lemon Raspberry Loaf. For a brunch table with both sweet and savory options, serve these mini quiches alongside my Baked Banana Bread Oatmeal with Dates. Put out Greek yogurt and maple syrup so everyone can finish their oatmeal as they like.

Expert Tips

• Keep the pastry chilled: Keep it refrigerated when not in use; it bakes up better. If it starts to soften while working with it, pop it in the freezer for a few minutes.
• Avoid soggy bottoms: Pull back the parchment slightly. If the dough looks underdone at the bottom, pop the quiches back in the oven (covered) and bake until golden.
• Cool before freezing: To prevent condensation and ice crystals from forming on the quiche.
• To reheat: For best texture, warm in the Air Fryer or toaster oven. Avoid using the microwave (unless you’re in a hurry) as it can make the pastry soggy.
• Batch prep: Double the recipe and add a variety of different fillings to the second batch, such as bacon, sausage, spinach, leek, cheddar, and feta. Stock your freezer and quickly reheat for busy mornings.

Puff Pastry Mini Quiche with Cottage Cheese FAQs

Puff Pastry Mini Quiches with Cottage Cheese

Katrina Poole

This Mini Quiche with Puff Pastry recipe combines eggs, creamy cottage cheese, ham, and Gruyere in a soft, fluffy center wrapped in a buttery, crisp pastry cup. They're perfect for a make-ahead brunch or freezer-friendly meal prep.

*Quick Note Before You Dive In: This recipe card covers the basics, but if you want to know how to freeze and reheat these mini quiches for busy mornings (among other things), scroll back up! Everything you need for foolproof results is in the post.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course baked goods, Breakfast

Cuisine American, French

Servings 18 (56g each)

Calories 163 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 18-ounce package frozen puff pastry sheets
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup (226g) cottage cheese (4%)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ cup (80g) diced black forest ham
• 3 green onions thinly sliced
• ¾ cup (68g) shredded Gruyère cheese
• Optional garnish: thinly sliced green onion green and light green parts only

Equipment

• 2 12 cup muffin tin
• Vitamix Blender

Instructions

 

• Allow the puff pastry sheets to partially thaw (enough that they can be rolled out without breaking). Keep them refrigerated until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cut 18, 4-inch squares from parchment paper and set aside.
• Remove 1 sheet of puff pastry from the refrigerator and place it on a large sheet of parchment paper. Roll it out so it measures 10 inches by 10 inches square.
• Cut the puff pastry into 9 equal squares.
• Place a puff pastry square onto a square of parchment paper and press both firmly into a muffin tin well to form a cup. Using a standard muffin tin makes it easy to create individual quiches without special tart pans. Freeze the muffin tin until needed, then repeat steps 4–6 with the second sheet of puff pastry.
• While the dough chills, add the eggs, cottage cheese, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and ground nutmeg to a blender and blend until smooth.
• Remove the muffin tins from the freezer and equally divide the ham amongst the 18 cups. Repeat with the green onion and Gruyère cheese in that order.
• Pour the egg mixture into the cups about ¾ full. Don’t overfill them!
• Bake for 20 minutes, then cover with aluminum foil and continue baking for an additional 8-10 minutes. The tops should be puffed up and golden brown (and the bottoms of the puff pastry fully cooked). Depending on the weight of your muffin tin, this process may take longer or shorter, so it’s best to check the doneness of the puff pastry at about 8 minutes and adjust cooking time as needed.
• Garnish with sliced green onion if desired and serve warm.

Notes:

You can skip the parchment paper square, but be sure to grease or spray your muffin tins well.

Before pouring the egg mixture into the puff pastry cups, give it a quick blend to evenly mix in any spices that have settled to the bottom.

Don’t overfill the pastry cups; you’ll likely have extra egg mixture, which you can use to make a quick cottage cheese omelette.

This recipe uses only small amounts of garlic to avoid overpowering the delicate flavors of the ham and Gruyère quiche. If you really love garlic, feel free to add another 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder.

Nutrition

Serving: 56gCalories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 7gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 323mgPotassium: 62mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 168IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 0.4mg

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With their classic Quiche Lorraine-inspired ham and Gruyère filling, these little puff pastry quiches are perfect for brunch, entertaining, or on busy mornings.
Looking for other grab-and-go breakfast options? Try my Banana and Blueberry Oat Muffins, a healthy Tropical Banana and Peach Smoothie with Papaya, or this Applesauce Crumb Cake.