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Blueberry Almond Fresh Toasttins

These are very easy to prepare. They are perfect for a quick grab and go breakfast item. Bonus they also freeze well. This is a spin off my original post French Toasttins

Yields: 10 Toasttins 

Ingredients:

3 eggs

1 TB pure vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground Vietnamese Cinnamon 

1 cup vanilla unsweetened almond milk

2 Tablespoon pure maple syrup 

2 Tablespoons dried blueberries 

2 Tablespoons sliced almonds

1/2 teaspoon vanilla sugar

10 slices of light whole grain bread heels (35-45 calories a slice), cubed 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously cooking spray 10 muffin vessels in muffin tin. Set aside. 

2. In a large bowl whisk together the first 5 ingredients. 

3. Toss in the cubed bread. Fold with rubber spatula. Make sure the bread soaks up all the liquid. 
4. Take an 1/3 cup measuring device and portion out a heaping amount of the bread batter into prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle with blueberries, almonds, and vanilla sugar. Place the pan in center rack in oven. 

5. Bake for 25 minutes. Enjoy as is or add additional maple syrup or sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Mickey Mouse Buttermilk Wheat Pancakes

We had my nephew over this weekend and we just returned from Disney and thought what better way to celebrate the weekend? Then with Mickey Mouse pancakes! max also loves spiderman and I couldn’t believe we found a Mickey Mouse hat with spiderman.

8 Mickey Mouse pancakes

Ingredients:

1 cup ap flour

1 cup whole wheat pastry  flour

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup dried blueberries

2 cups buttermilk 

1/8 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp baking powder

Directions:


Mix both flours, salt, soda, baking powder, & sugar in large bowl.


Wearing the Mickey Mouse ears helps. 

Set aside.

In a medium size bowl whisk eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk.

Add wet ingredient into dry and mix to incorporate.

Fold in dried blueberries. 

Heat griddle pan to medium to medium low temp.

Spray griddle with cooking spray and place pancakes as you desire onto preheated pan.



Allow to heat until you see bubbles form and flip accordingly. The second side does not take as long as the first.

Enjoy!