Baked Avocado Boats

About

Skip the toast and keep the avocado! This Keto breakfast recipe is a great way to eliminate carbs in your morning while simultaneously starting your day with a huge dose of healthy fats and protein. Avocados are baked in your oven to soften into a creamy texture. The avocados are filled with baked eggs and topped with green onion. Use a spoon to scoop your breakfast and enjoy! For this recipe, try to select avocados that are slightly firm and green still. The baking process in the oven will soften the fruit without turning the flesh brown. You can also store any leftovers, covered in the fridge, for an additional day without the avocados becoming too oxidized.

Tips for choosing perfect avocados

Choose under-ripe avocados at the store. Let them soften on your countertop at room temperature until they’re just about to be ripened. Then, you can move them to your refrigerator. Remember, you’ll also bake the avocados, which will soften them too.

How to bake eggs

If you want runny eggs in your avocados, bake them for only 20 minutes. For medium-done eggs, go for 25-30 minutes. For hard-done eggs, they’ll need 30 minutes or longer.

When to eat this Keto recipe

You may need to make this breakfast Keto recipe fresh or when you have a little time to watch the oven. It would be a good idea to eat a hearty breakfast such as this one when you plan to exercise or have a particularly busy day. Healthy fats and lean protein are the perfect combo to keep you feeling energized.

Ingredients

1 ounce bacon
10 ounce avocados raw
4 large egg
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon chives

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 400 F (200 C). In a pan over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Set the bacon aside to cool and roughly dice it. This will be used later.
Prepare the avocados by slicing them in half and removing the pits. Remove some green flesh from the center of the avocado halves – enough to allow an egg to fit in each. Feel free to eat the removed fruit as a pre-breakfast snack!
Arrange the avocado halves in a baking dish. Then, crack an egg into each half. Distribute the salt and pepper over the tops of the eggs.
Cover the dish and bake the eggs for 30 minutes. For a runny egg, cook for only 20 minutes, or you can cook it to your preferred doneness. Chop the chives and distribute the garnish over each egg. Do the same with the diced bacon from Step 1. Enjoy!