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Cinnamon Apple French Toast Bake with Maple Icing

December 31, 2017
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I’m not usually a sweets-for-breakfast person…I almost always go for the biscuits and sausage gravy or meaty omelets. I do, however, enjoy a bite or two of pancakes along with those. I have a problem with wanting a bite of everything on the menu … every time – every meal. I just can’t help it!


Sometimes, a bunch of maple-y goodness sounds like the perfect way to start my day! Filled with sweet caramelized apples and tons of cinnamon, this french toast bake does not disappoint! It’s super moist consistency and eggy-french toast taste is sure to be the perfect, cozy and comforting breakfast any day of the year, but is particularly wonderful when it’s FREEZING – like it is in the Midwest right now!

This bake isn’t heavy on the carbs either … which is ALWAYS a plus when eating something bread-like and sweet! It only has about 10-15 carbs per serving, depending on if you top it with icing or not. Either way, it’s delicious and won’t make you regret eating it!



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Cinnamon Apple French Toast Bake with Maple Icing
Course Breakfast
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
Optional Maple icing:
Course Breakfast
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
Optional Maple icing:
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a cast iron skillet over medium high heat, sauté apples, ghee, honey, cinnamon (I used a full 2 tsp - use less depending on preference), nutmeg, and 1 tablespoon of avocado oil for about 3 minutes or until apples have soften and remove from heat.
  3. In a bowl, combine remaining ingredients (reserve the coconut butter and 2 tbsp of maple syrup for the drizzle) to create the batter.
  4. Pour batter over apples and sprinkle with a bit more cinnamon.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes or until it's cooked through in the middle.
For the icing:
  1. In a saucepan, melt coconut butter and maple syrup just until they combine. If it's too thick, feel free to add a bit more maple syrup to make it easier to drizzle.
  2. Drizzle over your warm french toast bake and DIG IN!
Recipe Notes

I feel like this bake only gets better with time. Everything with fruit and spices just gets more flavorful as it sits...so you may want to make plenty to have the next day too!

Apple Bacon Compote

November 6, 2017
Course

This compote is the perfect topping for any piece of pork. Pork on pork – sounds like perfection to me! It’d be great on top of some fried pork chops too! That might have to be on next week’s menu! I used this to top my Cider pork loin – cooked in the Instant Pot!

When using Granny Smith apples, the compote has a little bit more of a tang. If that’s not your thing, go right ahead and use a couple of the sweeter variety.

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Apple Bacon Compote
Course side dishes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
Course side dishes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Cook the apples in bacon grease for 5 minutes on medium heat.
  2. Once the apples are fork-tender, add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes.
  3. Reduce to low heat and cook for 3 minutes. You should be left with a very soft, chunky-jam like mixture. SO GOOD!