Paper Plate Fried Eggs (TikTok Viral)

5 from 11 votes

Learn how to make an egg in the microwave between 2 paper plates, a viral egg hack with NO dirty dishes!

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Course: Breakfast, dinner, lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: eggs

Servings: egg

Calories: 63kcal

Generously spray one paper plate with nonstick cooking spray.
Crack the egg on the plate and top with an additional plate to make a cover.
Microwave on high for 45-50 seconds or up to a minute, depending on how you like your egg. See notes for timing.
Remove from the microwave and enjoy as-is or slide off the plate onto your favorite toast.

I tried this egg method three times! I prefer to use cooking spray vs. oil. I used vegetable oil and vegetable cooking spray.
The vegetable oil tasted fine, but the cooking spray made a prettier egg.
The egg did pop, and seem like it was about to burst in the microwave, but it was just the oil getting hot.
50 seconds gave me a hard center, and 35 seconds had more liquid yolk. You’ll have to experiment with your microwave to perfect this, as all microwave wattages are different.
I also used cheap paper plates to see if it would work, and it did. Slid right off the plate (with both methods), too!