Eggs Benedict
Updated May 20, 2020
This easy Eggs Benedict recipe is perfect for a special breakfast or brunch. Poached eggs and Canadian bacon are served on a buttery toasted English muffin and covered with hollandaise sauce.
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Eggs Benedict is a popular recipe for breakfast and brunch. Poached eggs and Canadian bacon are served on a buttery toasted English muffin and covered with hollandaise sauce. Most people love ordering this special egg dish at restaurants, but it is easy to make at home. You will love this classic breakfast dish!
How To Make Eggs Benedict
There are a few steps involved when making Eggs Benedict. You want to make sure you are prepared and ready to go so all of the components are hot and ready to serve at the same time.
- First, make the Hollandaise sauce. Hollandaise sauce is made with egg yolks, butter, salt, and a little cayenne pepper. The sauce is rich, buttery, and will make the eggs Benedict SO decadent. Don’t be afraid of making hollandaise sauce, it is easy to make in the blender!
- Next, poach the eggs. You want the egg yolks to stay soft and runny while the egg whites harden.
- Cook the Canadian bacon. You can also use regular bacon.
- Toast and butter an English muffin.
- To assemble the eggs Benedict, top the buttery English muffin with Canadian bacon, poached eggs, creamy hollandaise sauce, and chives. Serve immediately.
You can mix things up and used smoked salmon instead of bacon. You can also add vegetables, asparagus is a great addition to eggs Benedict.
If you usually only order Eggs Benedict at a restaurant, try making it at home for a special breakfast. Eggs Benedict would also be a great addition to your Easter breakfast or brunch menu this year.
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Eggs Benedict Recipe
Ingredients
For the Hollandaise (Eggs Benedict Sauce):
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3/4 cups unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoons salt
For the poached eggs:
- 4 large fresh eggs
- 2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
To finish the Eggs Benedict:
- 4 pieces Canadian bacon
- 2 English muffins
- Softened butter, for spreading on English muffin
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives, for garnish
Instructions
- Place egg yolks and lemon juice in a blender. Blend for 30 seconds or until eggs turn light yellow. Slowly add in the hot, melted butter and blend until combined. Add in the cayenne and salt and briefly blend. Pour the hollandaise sauce in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing the plastic wrap against the sauce so a skin doesn’t form. Set aside.
- Brown the Canadian bacon in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, cooking the bacon on both sides.
- Fill a large saucepan with 3 inches of water. Bring water to a gentle simmer, then add the vinegar. Carefully break eggs into simmering water. Cook for about 3 minutes. Yolks should still be soft in center. Remove eggs from water with a slotted spoon and gently place them on a plate. Keep eggs warm until serving.
- Toast the English muffins. Spread toasted muffins with softened butter, and top each muffin half with a slice of bacon and one poached egg. Drizzle with Hollandaise sauce and sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately.
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I wish this was my breakfast this morning!
He gets major husband points for taking care of you! A+! This looks delicious.
true story: i hated eggs benedict up until 2 weeks ago. i don’t know why or what changed, but now it’s all i want!
My husband would love this breakfast. 🙂
I love eggs benedict! I order it almost every time we go for brunch. Your’s looks delicious 🙂
Eggs benedict is one of my favorite breakfasts! We have it every year on Christmas morning!
I love eggs benedict but have yet to make it at home! I always think it’s such a hard dish to make, but it’s not. His looks perfect!
This was his first time making hollandaise?? Wow, that’s some impressive kitchen skills!
You very lucky lady to have Josh bring this to you in bed!! Love eggs benedict 🙂
What a sweet hubby to bring you breakfast in bed! Love that. This Eggs Benedict looks fantastic!
Awww sweetest husband ever! I recently made eggs benedict for my first time and it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. It’s my favorite breakfast ever!! 🙂
Oh, yummy! That looks soooo scrummy.
Cheers,
Rosa
Looks delicious! Probably my all-time favorite breakfast choice (when I’m being bad)!
Lucky girl! I hope someday when I get pregnant I have a hubby that brings ME breakfast in bed! 😉 Eggs benedict has always been my favorite breakfast treat—yours looks great!
Breakfast in bed? Lucky girl! I’ve never made eggs benedict. looks yummy!
Sounds delicious!
This is my favorite breakfast, hands down!
Breakfast in bed? You lucky girl!!
This looks amazing…maybe when you get your appetite back to normal your sweet husband will make this again…for you!! I have never made eggs benedict, but I love to order it for brunch. With lots of mimosas.
Eggs benedict is one of my most favorite brunch items! That hollandaise sauce just can’t be beat…it’s utterly addictive.
That breakfast is beautiful! I first tried eggs benedict a few months ago and loved it. I wish the hollandaise sauce wasn’t so bad for you!
yum..so glad to see that josh is taking good care of himself!
Oh, eggs benedict is one of my favorite breakfast (and sometimes for dinner!) meals of all time. This looks divine!
Gorgeous! Glad Josh is taking good care of you 🙂
I have been reading your blog for some time now and this is the first time that I’ve made a comment. The reason being is because last night I had a dream that you and I were the best of friends, which is weird because I’ve never heard your voice or seen how you are in real life. The subconscience is weird, but at any rate it got me to comment. I think that your recipes are wonderful and inspiring! Good luck with your new little one and hopefully the cereal for breakfast diet won’t last for much longer.
Too funny! Thanks Sarah!
Awesome breakfast! He did an ace job 🙂
I’m glad you’re getting spoiled by Josh, you deserve it! 🙂 Josh’s breakfast looks delicious.
I only order this in restaurants. And the reason is that there are a ton of great restaurants in Denver that make different variations! It’s wonderful!
I just drooled.. I am 13 weeks prego and I’ve heard you can’t eat poached eggs which I totally love and am bummed out. This looks so good but it’ll have to wait!!
I am prego too, but I didn’t eat any-just the hubs:) Congrats!
I love eggs benedict! Yum!! Have a great weekend!
I haven’t had this in awhile! Looks sooooo good!
Go Josh! I have to admit, if I’m having breakfast out in a nice place this is just what I’ll order!
It looks as though Josh is pulling out all the stops! Egg benedict is one of my favorite breakfast dishes and this looks wonderful.
I especially like the combination of eggs benedict with canadian bacon. Eggs benedict are a classic that never gets old.
Funny, I am on a quest right now to find the best Eggs Benedict in my area – I have enlisted my mother in law as my accomplice. We are meeting once a month for breakfast somewhere different each month, we then talk about what made this one better or not as good as the last. We should end it with making it together! I haven’t made it in ages.
Yummy!
You’re very lucky to get breakfast in bed! This looks scrumptious!
Looks delicious – did you know April 16 is National Eggs Benedict day?
Thanks for letting me know. We will have to make this again!
What a sweet hubby you have! Breakfast in bed is fabulous! But you deserve it. 🙂
Eggs Benedict is my hubby’s favorite but I haven’t made it in awhile. I think it’s time to make it soon and Easter brunch is the perfect time.
This looks scrumptious!
Oh my, who needs to go out when you can make it at home is right! 🙂 Hope you’re feeling well!!
This is one of my all time favorite breakfast! Love this.
Breakfast in bed?! Wow, you certainly are one lucky girl! That breakfast looks delicious ~ my mom & husband love eggs benedict, so I am bookmarking this to make for them 🙂
What a sweet man! I’m loving that hes making you breakfast 🙂
That’s an impressive breakfast!
eggs benedict are a pure delight !! lucky you !!
Ooo…your husband is amazing. This look insanely delicious!
Beautiful plate to wake up to in the morning. Love the Canadian bacon!
Major yum! I love eggs for breakfast, any style. You have such a sweet husband!
How long do you let the sauce sit? It’s super runny when I make it. Tips?
Congratulations on your pregnancy. I ate nothing but frozen peas for a while there. Your appetite will come back, specially once you start breast feeding.
Thanks so much!
ciaoo i tried your recipe tonight is amazing thank you to share with us……
Glad you liked the recipe!
ciaoo i tried your recipe tonight is amazing thank you to share with us…
I am so behind, in reading my fave sites, and clearly I have missed the news. CONGRATS!!!!! I am so happy for you both. This is really amazing news. When is the big day?? Boy? Girl? I cannot wait to hear all about it. 🙂
Beautiful! I want THAT right now!!
I want that for breakfast right now!
What a wonderful husband you have (love that he brings you breakfast in bed). And the fact that he can cook, wow! This Eggs Benedict will be a perfect addition to Easter!
I know a lot of folks who don’t eat eggs (they’re allergic, for health reasons, or concerns about animal cruelty). Here’s an awesome site that gives tips on cooking and baking without eggs: http://EggFreeLiving.com
Hello: Love your blog.
I’m Canadian and this definitely not Canadian bacon (I call it rubber ham).
For true Canadian bacon you want to get “Pealmeal Bacon”
It is one of the true things we can call Canadian.
I really encourage you to look it up online.
It can be ordered online. Believe me it is well worth the price.
Once you have it, there is no turning back.
Oh! You do not want to brown it!
cook slowly in frying pan with butter until heated through, turning halfway through.
Takes maybe a minute or two. The juicier the better.
I love your site – thanks for sharing all of the great recipes. I made Eggs Benedict for the whole family for Christmas brunch this year – it was so good! I make mine with a ‘light’ Hollandaise sauce, prosciutto instead of canadian bacon, and tomatoes!
wow had to do this for a reach sherh
Oh man, this looks wonderful! I’m doing this for my sister’s birthday breakfast, and I’m wondering if the hollandaise sauce would be enough for six servings? Or should it be doubled? And is it okay to cook the eggs a bit longer? My sister doesn’t like runny yolks 🙂
It makes enough for six servings, unless you really like hollandaise-then you could double it. You can cook the eggs longer, if you wish!
If any of you have a hard time poaching eggs like I do, this weekend I tried poaching them in a muffin tin in the oven and it worked GREAT! I had 6 beautifully poached eggs that looked and tasted amazing!! wonderful way if you’re making Eggs Benedict for several people.
We featured this awesome recipe in a blog post. You can check it out here.
http://www.recipelionblog.com/national-eggs-benedict-day/
Thanks for all for all of the great recipes!
Thank you!
I always wanted to know how to make Eggs Benedict. I used to have it when visitng some fancy hotel, but never at home. To be honest, I tried only once to make Hollandaise sauce and was terrible, so never try after that.
But I think I can give myself a chance to make it again.
Hi: is it one and a half ‘cups’ or one and a half sticks of butter for the sauce? One and a half cups would be three sticks of butter which is even too much for butter fat lover such as myself! Even one and half sticks is a lot but I love eggs benedict and want to make it so I will bite the butter bullet so to speak!
Good luck with the new baby!
It is 1 1/2 cups clarified butter-in the liquid form.
Yum, those eggs look delicious!
Tasted good easy to make but were the yolks really cooked enough in the hallandaise sause by just adding hot butter in the blender? (hope it was )
The Hollandaise sauce was very runny. I even cooked the sauce gently to thicken, but to no avail. It was the only disappointing part, which is a big part of the dish.
This is such a great and easy recipe!! I make this with their breakfast potatoes and it is a win every time!!