How to Make Eggs Benedict

My easy step-by-step guide on how to make Eggs Benedict is here! This decadent, delicious breakfast of kings is easier than you think!

Course Breakfast and Brunch

Cuisine American

Keyword easy hollandaise sauce, Eggs Benedict, how to poach an egg

Cook Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings sandwiches

Calories 350kcal

Fill a medium-large pot with about 3 inches of water and bring to a simmer.
Split an English muffins in half and toast too desired likeness.
2 English muffins
Make or warm up your Hollandaise sauce.
Hollandaise sauce
Add vinegar to the pot of simmering water – it helps the egg whites cook faster rather than spreading too much. Then carefully crack the eggs into the simmering water and cook for around 3 ½ minutes until the white is opaque and cooked, but the yolk is still soft.
1 teaspoon white vinegar, 4 eggs
If using Canadian bacon, cook it either in a skillet or under the broiler. If using ham, gently warm it in a skillet.
4 slices Canadian bacon
Assemble the eggs Benedict – on each plate put the two halves of the English muffin, cut side up, top each half with the ham/bacon, then a poached egg, and top with Hollandaise sauce.
2 English muffins, 4 slices Canadian bacon, 4 eggs, Hollandaise sauce

You can make the hollandaise sauce ahead of time to save time! Check out my detailed Hollandaise sauce guide for instructions plus all sorts of easy ways to make this sauce, such as in a blender or the microwave!

While English muffins are the classic, you can use any sort of bread, such as a slice of sourdough bread!

Make sure to whisk the Hollandaise rapidly, or else it can start to get lumpy! Similarly, keep an eye on the eggs so they don't overcook.

Make sure the water is at a rapid simmer so the eggs don't fall apart or fall to the bottom and burn.