Two Eggs Benedict with Canadian bacon, poached eggs, creamy lemon-mustard sauce, chopped parsley, and paprika on a vintage floral plate.

Betty’s Easy Eggs Benedict

Betty keeps the pleasure of a poached-egg brunch while making the sauce a quick stir-together affair. Its lemon-mustard tang cuts through the warm bacon and soft yolk.

This Easy Eggs Benedict brings together crisp English muffins, warm Canadian bacon, soft poached eggs, and Betty’s simple lemon-mustard sauce. It keeps the comfort and richness of the brunch classic while avoiding the fuss of traditional hollandaise, making it especially fitting for weekends and holiday mornings.

Betty Lou Gardner in a family archival photograph

Granny’s Kitchen Notes

From Betty Lou Gardner

I usually toast the muffins a little extra because they soften quickly once the sauce goes on. If I’m serving several people at once, I cook the eggs just a little firmer so everything is easier to plate quickly.

How to Make Betty’s Easy Eggs Benedict

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Mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, and prepared mustard warming into a creamy Benedict sauce in a small saucepan.
01

Make the Sauce

Warm the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, and mustard over very low heat until smooth and creamy.

Split English muffins toasting cut-side up until golden.
Canadian bacon slices browning in a skillet.
02

Toast the Muffins and Warm the Bacon

Toast the muffin halves until crisp and golden, then warm the Canadian bacon until lightly browned.

Eggs poaching in gently simmering water.
03

Poach the Eggs

Cook the eggs in quiet simmering water until the whites are set and the yolks stay soft.

Poached eggs and Canadian bacon assembled on toasted English muffins before sauce is added.
04

Assemble and Serve

Layer the bacon and eggs on the muffins, spoon over the warm sauce, garnish if desired, and serve immediately.

Two Eggs Benedict with Canadian bacon, poached eggs, creamy lemon-mustard sauce, chopped parsley, and paprika on a vintage floral plate.

Betty’s Easy Eggs Benedict

Betty keeps the pleasure of a poached-egg brunch while making the sauce a quick stir-together affair. Its lemon-mustard tang cuts through the warm bacon and soft yolk.

By Betty Lou Gardner

Prep10 minCook20 minTotal30 minDifficultyEasy
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Ingredients

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Benedict Sauce

Eggs Benedict

Garnishes

Instructions

  1. ¾ cup mayonnaise, ¼ cup sour cream, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tsp prepared mustard
  2. 2 English muffins
  3. 4 slices Canadian bacon
  4. 4 large eggs, 1 tsp white vinegar
  5. parsley, black olives, paprika, black pepper

Nutrition (Approximate Per Serving)

Yield

4 individual Benedicts — Serving size: 1 Benedict

Some ingredients could not be modeled and may meaningfully change the totals. Treat these values as a rough estimate.

Calories
510
Carbohydrates
21.5 g
Protein
13.5 g
Fat
40.5 g
Saturated Fat
8.5 g
Cholesterol
220 mg
Sodium
680 mg
Fiber
1.5 g
Total Sugars
3.5 g

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