How many calories in eggs Benedict
A plate of eggs Benedict, two muffin halves with two eggs, has about 700 kcal.
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To burn it off
Eggs Benedict is a toasted English muffin, ham, a poached egg and hollandaise, done twice. It's 30 g of protein, 35 g of carbs and 48 g of fat.
The hollandaise is butter and egg yolk whisked together, so that's where most of the fat comes from. It's also why it's so good.
Royale swaps the ham for smoked salmon and Florentine swaps it for spinach. The sauce stays, so they land in a similar place.
Tips
- 1Ask for the hollandaise on the side and dip.
- 2Order one half with a side salad or fruit if the café does halves.
- 3Have it as brunch and treat it as two meals, not one plus lunch.
Where it comes from
Eggs Benedict comes from New York in the late 1800s, but two stories compete. One says chef Charles Ranhofer of Delmonico's made it for regulars named LeGrand Benedict. The other says stockbroker Lemuel Benedict ordered toast, bacon, poached eggs and hollandaise at the Waldorf in 1894 to cure a hangover. Nobody can say for sure which is true.
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Questions
How many calories in one eggs Benedict?
Half the plate, one muffin half with one egg, is about 350 kcal.
Is eggs Royale lower in calories?
Not by much. Smoked salmon swaps for the ham, but the hollandaise stays.
How much protein in eggs Benedict?
About 30 g in the usual plate of two.
How many calories in an English muffin on its own?
A whole English muffin is about 130 kcal, so each half under the egg is about 65.
How many calories in a poached egg?
About 70 kcal for a large egg. Poaching adds nothing, since it's cooked in water.
