Mini Quiche Recipe: Easy Camembert, Caramelised Onion and Bacon Mini Quiches
If you’re searching for the perfect mini quiche recipe for entertaining, brunches, picnics, or grazing boards, these delicious bite-sized quiches are guaranteed to impress.
Mini quiches are one of my favourite entertaining foods because they’re simple to prepare, easy to customise, and ideal for making ahead. Whether served warm or cold, they always disappear quickly.
Today’s flavour combination pairs creamy Camembert and sweet caramelised onion with a classic bacon filling, creating the perfect balance of rich, savoury flavour.
Why This Mini Quiche Recipe Works So Well
Mini quiches are incredibly versatile and fit almost any occasion. They’re elegant enough for high tea, practical enough for picnics, and perfect for casual gatherings with family and friends.
They also:
- Can be made ahead of time
- Travel well for entertaining outside the home
- Taste delicious warm or cold
- Freeze beautifully
- Work perfectly on grazing or charcuterie boards
If you enjoy stress-free entertaining, a good mini quiche recipe is something worth keeping on hand.
Camembert and Caramelised Onion Mini Quiches
The combination of creamy Camembert and caramelised onion feels slightly elevated while still being incredibly comforting.
The sweetness of the onions balances perfectly with the rich cheese, making these mini quiches ideal for brunch spreads or cheese boards.
For the pastry cases, I used flower-shaped cutters which added a beautiful touch to the table. A pastry press gadget made shaping them incredibly easy.
If you regularly bake pastry, baking beads are also very helpful for blind baking. Rice works too, but I personally find baking beads much easier and far less messy.
Bacon Mini Quiches
You can never go wrong with a classic bacon quiche filling.
Simple, savoury, and always popular, bacon mini quiches are usually the first thing to disappear at gatherings. They pair beautifully with salads, fresh fruit, or other finger foods on a grazing table.
The Best Thing About This Mini Quiche Recipe
One of the reasons I love this mini quiche recipe so much is how adaptable it is. Once you have the basic egg mixture and pastry sorted, the flavour combinations are endless.
Some other delicious filling ideas include:
Spinach and Feta
Frozen spinach works perfectly for this recipe. Just make sure it’s well drained before adding it to the quiche mixture.
Mushroom and Gruyère
Lightly fry the mushrooms in butter beforehand for extra flavour.
Ham and Cheddar
A classic combination that works beautifully for family gatherings and lunchboxes.
You can also experiment with herbs, spices, and different cheeses depending on what you have available in the fridge.
Perfect for Entertaining
This mini quiche recipe is ideal for:
Brunch Buffets
Mini quiches make a beautiful addition to breakfast or brunch tables and pair perfectly with fresh fruit, pastries, and tea or coffee.
Picnics
Because they taste just as good cold, mini quiches are one of the easiest picnic foods to prepare ahead of time.
Food Boards and Grazing Tables
Adding mini quiches to a cheese board or charcuterie spread instantly makes it feel more substantial and impressive.
Make Ahead and Freezing Tips
One of the best things about mini quiches is how well they store.
You can prepare them ahead of time and keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
They also freeze beautifully. Once cooled completely:
- Place the quiches in a single layer on a tray
- Freeze until solid
- Transfer to an airtight container or freezer bag
They’ll keep well in the freezer for up to three months.
To reheat, place them directly into the oven from frozen at 160°C (320°F) for approximately 15 minutes.
A Simple Entertaining Favourite
Whether you’re planning a relaxed brunch, packing a picnic, or putting together a beautiful grazing board, this mini quiche recipe is an easy and reliable option.
The combination of Camembert, caramelised onion, and bacon creates a delicious mix of flavours that feels special without requiring hours in the kitchen.
Simple entertaining food really can be both beautiful and practical.
Need some sweet but still mini try my mini biscoff cheesecake.
Mini Quiche Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 sheets Shortcrust Pastry
- 3 rashers Bacon If using shortcut add an extra rasher
- 4 Eggs
- ½ cup Cream
- Pepper
- ½ cup Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
- 1 small Wheel of camembert
- 2 large Onions I used red because thats what I had but you can use brown.
- 2 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- 1 heaped tsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Butter (melted)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160℃/320℉.
- Grease a 12 hole muffin pan with the melted butter. This Recipe makes 24 quiche – if you have two 12 hole muffin tins you can prepare both now and cook at the same time. If you only have one tin, just repeat the process once you've cooked the first batch.
- Using a pastry cutter 10cm circle (4 inches) or a flower cutter like I used – to cut out 6 circles from each sheet of pastry. Please each circle into a muffin whole.
- Line the pastry cases with baking paper and fill with baking beads or rice.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Turning the tray halfway through the bake. Remove from oven and set aside until the fillings are ready.
- While the pastry cases are baking, Add Bacon to a small fry pan with 1/3 of the onion and cook until the onion has softened.
- In another frypan add the rest of the onion and fry on low heat until the onions have softened. Once softened add the brown sugar and balsamic vinegar. Turn the heat up to med/high and cook until some of the liquid has evaporated. Keep stirring to ensure it doesn't burn.
- Whisk together 4 weeks and half a cup of cream until combined. Add a dash of pepper.
- Slice the camembert, cut the larger slices in half so they fit into the muffin tin.
- Leave the pastry cases in the muffin tin, add a small amount of cheddar cheese to the bottom on each case fill 6 with camembert and a spoonful of caramelised onion. Fill the other 6 with the bacon mix.
- Top each case with the egg mixture. Be careful with this step as its easy to overfill.
- Increase oven temperature to 175℃/350℉. Bake quiche for 10 minutes.
