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Avocado Egg Toast
Avocado toast that actually holds you until lunch. The egg does the work; the timings below are the part people get wrong.
10 minServes 2Easy
Baked Eggs in Avocado
This is the keto breakfast that keeps appearing everywhere, and it works — as long as you widen the hollow first. A standard avocado cavity holds about half an egg.
Use large avocados and medium eggs, not the other way round.
MyAvocadoTree Editorial TeamPublished 4 September 2026Updated 4 September 2026
Prep
6 min
Cook
15 min
Total
21 min
Servings
2
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
International
- Vegetarian
- Keto-friendly
- High protein
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 200°C. Halve the avocados and remove the stones.
- 2
Scoop out about a tablespoon of flesh from each hollow so it will hold a whole egg. Keep the scooped flesh for toast.
- 3
Sit the halves in a baking dish, wedged against each other or on crumpled foil so they cannot tip over.
- 4
Crack one egg into each hollow — crack it into a cup first and slide the yolk in, then add as much white as fits. Season with salt and pepper.
- 5
Bake for 13 to 16 minutes, until the whites are set and the yolks still soft. Add cheese for the last 3 minutes if using, and finish with chilli flakes and chives.
Recipe tips
- Widening the hollow is the whole trick. Skip it and you will lose half the egg over the side.
- Crack the egg into a cup first, slide in the yolk, then top up with white. Cracking directly into the avocado usually overflows.
- Firm-ripe avocados hold their shape in the oven; very soft ones collapse into a puddle.
- Check at 13 minutes. The gap between a soft yolk and a chalky one is about two minutes.
Nutrition (approximate)
Estimated per serving from the ingredient quantities above. Treat these as a guide, not a measurement — ripeness, brands and portioning all shift the numbers.
- Calories
- 400 kcal
- Protein
- 16 g
- Carbs
- 13 g
- Fat
- 34 g
- Fibre
- 10 g
Storage
Eat straight from the oven. Baked avocado does not reheat — the flesh turns bitter and watery on a second heating.
Frequently asked questions
How many carbs are in this?
Roughly 13 g of carbohydrate per serving, of which about 10 g is fibre, so around 3 g net. That is an estimate from the ingredient quantities.
Why did my egg spill over the side?
The hollow was too small. Scoop out a tablespoon of flesh from each half before cracking the egg in.
Does the avocado taste bitter after baking?
It can if it is overcooked or the fruit was very ripe. Keep to 15 minutes at 200°C and use firm-ripe fruit.
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