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How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs

Looking for the best scrambled egg recipe ever? This post will show you how to make perfect scrambled eggs: fluffy, flavorful and creamy all at once!

My husband is normally the breakfast maker in our house, but there are a couple of things that only I can make. One is Dutch Babies. The other is really, really, really good scrambled eggs.

I mean really good.

Make-you-want-to-cry good.

Okay, maybe you won’t cry, but still. They’re good. I promise.

How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled eggs are not difficult to make. In fact, this time around the girls did all the leg work for me. The trick to perfectly fluffy eggs is patience. I learned that in 9th grade Home-Ec. Thank you Mrs. Mouw. That little nugget of information has served me well.

Here is what you need

8 eggs
1/3 cup heavy cream (half & half or milk will work too, but cream is the best)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
7-10 “dabs” of cream cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar
butter

Step 1:  Crack your eggs into a bowl (or a 4 cup measuring cup like we used here.)

(Annie’s contribution.)

Princess was a little nervous to crack her first egg, but by her 3rd, she was cracking ’em like a pro.

Step 2:  Whisk eggs until all yolks are broken and well blended.

Step 3:  Pour in half & half and add salt & pepper to taste; whisk well.

Step 4:  Add dabs of cream cheese. Don’t try to whisk any more.

Step 5:  Melt butter in pan over medium-low to low heat. Pour in egg mixture. Using knife or whisk, spread out cream cheese dabs so they aren’t all clumped together. Let set for a minute or two.

Step 6: After eggs have set; stir ONE time. Just once. This is very important! Over-stirring scrambled eggs is the mistake most people make. The LESS you stir them, the fluffier and better they will turn out.

Step 7: After another minute, stir ONE time, then add shredded cheese. Wait another minute then stir once more. Lower heat if necessary.

Step 8: Wait another minute then flip eggs upside down to make sure they are evenly cooked. Cook for about one minute longer and they are done! Remove from heat and enjoy.

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HOW TO MAKE PERFECT SCRAMBLED EGGS

Step-by-step instructions making the fluffiest, yummiest scrambled eggs ever!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

  • 8 eggs
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream half & half or milk will work too, but cream is the best
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 7-10 “dabs” of cream cheese
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar
  • butter

Instructions

  1. Crack your eggs into a bowl.
  2. Whisk eggs until all yolks are broken and well blended.
  3. Pour in half & half and add salt & pepper to taste; whisk well.
  4. Add dabs of cream cheese. Don’t try to whisk any more.
  5. Melt butter in pan over medium-low to low heat. Pour in egg mixture. Using knife or whisk, spread out cream cheese dabs so they aren’t all clumped together. Let set for a minute or two.
  6. After eggs have set; stir ONE time. Just once. This is very important! Over-stirring scrambled eggs is the mistake most people make. The LESS you stir them, the fluffier and better they will turn out.
  7. After another minute, stir ONE time, then add shredded cheese. Wait another minute then stir once more. Lower heat if necessary.
  8. Wait another minute then flip eggs upside down to make sure they are evenly cooked. Cook for about one minute longer and they are done! Remove from heat and enjoy

Recipe Notes

Preparation time: 5 minute(s). Cooking time: 10 minute(s). Number of servings (yield): 8.

 

Ruth Soukup

Ruth Soukup is dedicated to helping people everywhere create a life they love by follwing their dreams and achieving their biggest goals. She is the host of the wildly popular Do It Scared podcast, as well as the founder of Living Well Spending Less® and Elite Blog Academy®. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including Do It Scared®: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Obstacles, and Create a Life You Love, which was the inspiration for this book. She lives in Florida with her husband Chuck, and 2 daughters Maggie & Annie.

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  • Found another “gem”. Made these. Enjoyed the experience. Not quite perfect, but close enough. Next time will be better. Thank you again for the useful recipes!

  • I loved it so much that I could literally make it inside the smallest closet in my house!

  • But I’m going to make them at least once :)))!

  • I've been making scrambled eggs your way for a while now and I will never change! These are delicious. My husband adores them as well :) Thank you!

    • Good question. Are scrambled eggs with anything beside milk and seasonings actually better termed omelettes? Sometimes I put cottage cheese in my scrambled eggs but stillll call them scrambled eggs because I don't fold them over a filling. Maybe they are really a sort of cheese omelette.

  • Ruth, I have not tried your Scrambled eggs yet.
    The way I cook them would make you " WANT TO CRY"!
    This comes from Americas test kitchen. Crack as many eggs as you want into a bowl, add one teaspoon of water per egg (4 eggs, 4 tsp. water) mix with a fork throw into a pan over medium heat. So easy & good it (MAKES YOU WANT TO CRY).
    Love your blog, but it scares me to death. I' afraid that I am going to have money left over at the of the month.

  • I love eggs--many ways, always have. I tried your recipe and now I can happily say the rest of my family now enjoys them as well. Thanks much!!

  • I always stir, stir, stir. I made these with minimal stirring and they were great scrambled eggs!

  • Just made these for my 2 year old son and me... needless to say, these are amazing!! My son ate 2 servings!!!! Thanks for the great recipe!! :)

  • Wow! Just tried your recipe and these eggs are amazing! Totally worth all the calories!

    • I'm so glad you liked them! Thanks for letting me know! :-)

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