mini cheddar quiche bites

I posted about this way back when but thought I'd re post here because I was searching for the recipe the other day.  These are delicious and oh so easy to make - plus a finger food so no utensils required!  I found the original recipe on www.incredibleegg.org and followed the modification at the end  by frying up a few pieces of bacon, letting it cool, crumbling them up and then adding to my egg mixture.

Ingredients:
1/4 to 1/2 cup panko or regular bread crumbs
4 eggs
1/3 cup half and half
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese (5 oz)

1. HEAT oven to 350°F.  Generously SPRAY 24 mini-muffin cups with cooking spray.   Pat 1/2 to 1 teaspoon crumbs in the bottom of each muffin cup.  Tap muffin pan to lightly coat sides of each muffin cup. 
2. BEAT eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper in medium bowl until blended.  ADD cheese (and crumbled bacon); mix well.  SPOON evenly into mini-muffin cups, about 1 tablespoon each.
3. BAKE in 350°F oven until just set, 12 to 15 minutes.  COOL on rack 5 minutes.  LOOSEN quiches from sides of muffin cups with a thin knife.  REMOVE from cups; serve warm.

*Leftovers are good cold or reheated briefly in the oven or microwave.  Great for snacking or a quick breakfast on the run.

**For added flavor, add 1/3 to 1/2 cup cooked crumbled bacon, sausage or chopped ham with cheese.