Step 1

Preheat oven to 400˚F.

Step 2

Slightly roll thawed puff pastry out to create a 12”x15” sheet.

Step 3

Cut puff pastry into 9 (4”x 5”) pieces.

Step 4

Press each piece of puff pastry into a cavity of a muffin tin and prick the bottoms and sides with a fork.

Step 5

Lay a strip of partially cooked bacon into each cup, with the ends sticking out of each side.

Step 6

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cheese over bacon. Crack an egg into each pastry cup and top with 1 tablespoon cream. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 7

Sprinkle another tablespoon cheese into each cup place muffin tin into oven.

Step 8

Bake cups for 15 to 18 minutes or until puff pastry is golden brown, egg whites have set but yolks are still a little runny.

Step 9

Remove from oven, top each with about a teaspoon of chives and cool, about 5 minutes.

Step 10

Remove each cup from muffin tin and serve.