Monday, November 12, 2012

it's not a pancake...it's coconut-encrusted french toast w/ mixed berries, bananas & real maple syrup


i skipped my avocado toast this morning...weird.  instead, i opted for a little something on the sweeter side.  i used another piece of that really seedy bread i picked up from the farmer's market, "drenched" it w/ a whole egg (my hubby would approve...he loves "eggy" french toast!) and coasted it w/ unsweetened coconut.  then, into the pan it went, and while that little magic show was underway, there was another act happening on the back burner.  i had a small skillet filled w/ frozen mixed berries, cranked up on medium heat, beginning to thaw and transform into a simple berry compote.  i then peeled a banana, grabbed the real maple syrup out from the fridge and started plating my piece of french toast.  top it all off w/ a sprinkle of chia seeds and call it good!

recipe: serves 1

ingredients
1 piece of bread (i toasted it a bit b/c i didn't set it out overnight...this wasn't a "planned" breakfast)
egg wash = 1 whole egg, splash of milk, vanilla, nutmeg & cinnamon
unsweetened coconut (for coating the toast)
frozen mixed berries (i added cardamom to these 1/2 through the cooking process)
1 banana
real maple syrup
chia seeds


make the toast in one skillet, the mixed berry compote in the other, slice the banana and start building your plate from the toast up!



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