Blend the eggs, cottage cheese, cornstarch, salt and pepper together in a blender or food processor.
Dice the bacon. Cook the bacon bits in a frying pan until crispy. Set aside.
Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle 1/2 of the bacon bits and 1/2 of the shredded cheese evenly into the muffin cups.
Pour the egg mixture 1/2 of the way up each muffin cup. Sprinkle the other halves of the bacon bits and cheese.
Place a rimmed baking sheet onto the center oven rack. Place the muffin pan onto the baking sheet. Pour boiling water into the baking sheet until it comes 1/3 of the way up the muffin pan.
Bake the egg bites for 40 minutes. Remove the muffin pan from the oven first. Then, carefully remove the baking sheet and dump the water.
Cool the egg bites for 20 minutes. Gently run a knife around the edges of the egg bites before removing them from the pan.
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