Nearly Guilt-Free French Toast Muffins |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Lactose-free and delicious.... from scratch! These breakfast muffins are easy to make and will be the talk of the house when you make them. I say nearly guilt-free because of the maple syrup glaze. Without the glaze, the muffins are guilt-free. Vegetarians can skip the bacon and still enjoy some of the best muffins you'll ever have! Ingredients:
6 slices bacon |
1 cup all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/8 teaspoon allspice |
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg |
1 cup almond milk |
1/4 cup applesauce |
1 tablespoon honey |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 egg, full |
2 eggs, separated |
3/4 cup pure maple syrup |
1 tablespoon lemon juice |
Directions:
1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Start cooking the bacon strips in a frying pan or griddle until crispy. Continue to step 3.
3. Combine dry ingredients and spices in a bowl.
4. Separate the whites & yolks of 2 eggs. Keep the whites in a small bowl. Keep the yolks for next step.
5. In a third medium-sized bowl, whisk together: almond milk, apple sauce, honey and 1 full egg, 2 egg yolks.
6. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
7. Use a mixer to beat egg whites until peaks form. Then fold them into the batter.
8. Chop the bacon into bite-size bits. About a quarter-inch to half-inch squares or so.
9. Set aside the equivalent of one bacon strip, stir the rest into the batter.
10. Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto a greased griddle.
11. Sprinkle some of the left-over bacon bits evenly over top of each muffin in the tin.
12. Cook 12 to 17 minutes until golden brown. NOTE: test each muffin with a toothpick to make sure they are done. The toothpick should come out clean – no batter should stick to the toothpick.
13. GLAZE: In a small saucepan simmer maple syrup and lemon juice, stirring occasionally, until reduced to a thick (thicker than maple syrup) syrup. This will take about 15 minutes over a low flame.
14. Remove from heat and wait for the muffins to finish baking.
15. When muffins are out of the oven and cool enough to handle, poke a few holes in the muffin top with a toothpick.
16. Dip each muffin top in the maple glaze.
17. After dipping all twelve muffins, start with the first muffin you dipped and dip each muffin again.
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