Homemade Baked Mac N Cheese Bites

🧂 Ingredients

• 8 oz elbow macaroni

  (cooked and drained)
• 2 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ½ cup milk
• 2 oz cream cheese

  (¼ of a standard 8 oz package)
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese

  (grated)
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pinch each, salt & pepper

  (or to taste)
• 1 pinch dry mustard powder

  (optional)
• 1 large egg

  (beaten)

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C) and coat the muffin cups of a mini muffin pan tray
  with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
• 2 While your elbow macaroni is cooking, start the cheese sauce by melting the
  butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the heavy cream, milk, and
  cream cheese to the melted butter and bring to simmering long enough to fully
  melt the cream cheese.
• 3 Add the sharp cheddar cheese and seasoning (garlic powder, salt, pepper, dry
  mustard powder) and combine, stirring enough to melt the added cheddar. Remove
  from heat and pour over the cooked and drained elbow macaroni. Stir in the
  beaten egg until all of the pasta is evenly coated with cheese and the egg is
  distributed throughout the mac and cheese.
• 4 Spoon the macaroni and cheese into the mini muffin pan cups up to the edge, then
  top each with a small portion of grated cheese. Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 20
  minutes or until the tops and sides of the mac n cheese bites are turning golden
  brown.
• 5 Allow the mac n cheese bites to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then pop
  them out gently with a knife on one side. Serve immediately.

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