MIRABEAU EGGS WITH SHEEP’S CHEESE AND SPECULOOS

09/25/2025 | Entries , Recipes

Inspired by refined French culinary tradition, the Mirabeau Eggs recipe is reinvented here with iconic products of the terroir. The Ossau-Iraty PDO sheep’s cheese, matured in the Basque Country, brings milky and slightly fruity notes, while speculoos, a Flemish biscuit renowned for its spiced aromas (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove), offers a crunchy and warming contrast. This original combination celebrates both Basque cheesemaking heritage and pastry indulgence, for a recipe that blends authenticity with creativity.

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 7 minutes

Ingredients

4 fresh eggs
40 cl semi-skimmed milk
60 g Ossau-Iraty PDO sheep’s cheese (grated or shaved)
4 speculoos biscuits
1 pinch of nutmeg

Preparation

1. Preheating the oven

Preheat the oven to 165 °C (gas mark 5).
Place a deep baking dish filled with about 2 cm of water on the rack to prepare a bain-marie.

2. Preparing the base

Crumble the speculoos biscuits.
In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, add a pinch of salt, pepper, half of the crumbled speculoos, and a little nutmeg. Mix well.

3. Preparing the cheese

Remove the rind from the sheep’s cheese and grate it.
Heat the milk until boiling, remove from the heat, and add the grated cheese.
Stir with a spatula until fully melted.

4. Assembly

Pour the hot milk and cheese mixture over the beaten eggs while whisking.
Divide the mixture evenly into 4 ramekins.

5. Cooking

Place the ramekins in the hot bain-marie and bake for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with the remaining speculoos and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Serve piping hot.

Much more than a cheese, Ossau-Iraty PDO is an invitation to journey into the heart of the Basque and Béarn mountains.

Heirs to a savoir-faire passed down through generations, our master cheesemakers create an exceptional product, awarded many times at the World Cheese Awards. Let yourself be charmed by its bold character, perfect both for an authentic tasting and for ever more daring and gourmet culinary creations.