Breakfast Appetizer Cups are fun and yummy. These little phyllo cups with ham, egg, and cheese are sure to be a late night hit!
This easy appetizer recipe for Ham & Cheese Phyllo Cups is a ode to the New Year's Eve tradition of Late Night breakfast. Serve the bite size cups for your party guests after the midnight toast, or when you get back from a holiday event. These quick to make ham and cheese phyllo cups are also a great easy recipe option for brunch anytime of year.
Prepping by chopping some boneless ham before hand, using shredded cheese and frozen phyllo shells is the trick to being able to whip up a fresh batch of these easy appetizers in a flash. These appetizers are a great way to use up leftover holiday ham. 
If you really want to speed up making these, you could mix the filling a few hours beforehand, and just fill the shells while your oven is preheating. I wouldn't fill the shells before hand though, they would most likely get rather soggy, ruining the "toast-like" crispness of the phyllo.
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Ham and Cheese Phyllo Cups: Easy Appetizer Recipe
Ingredients
- Frozen phyllo pastry shells 30-36
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbs of heavy cream
- 1 cup chopped ham
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Beat eggs and cream together with a whisk.
- Mix in the shredded cheese and chopped ham.
- Scoop into the frozen phyllo shells. Make sure not to over fill.
- Place on baking sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes, until egg sets.
- Allow the phyllo cups to cool for a minute or two before serving.
Randi Ervin says
Made this today . . . and it was delicious! I added some spinach and used a sharp New Zealand white cheddar. It was fast, easy and tasty! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Becky says
Can I use regular milk instead of the heavy cream? I just got back from the store and totally forgot the cream. Also the only phyllo shells I could find are mini, is the recipe still the same?
Robin Gagnon says
I think the cups I used may actually have been mini, although not labeled that way. As far as swapping out the milk it should not be an issue at all, the cream just adds a little more richness.