Sausage and Egg Cups

Individual egg cups are perfect for a nice breakfast with your family on Saturday mornings.  Add sliced pears, juice and coffee!

Sausage and Egg Cups  
Serves 4

Step 1, add sausage mixture
Step 2, add eggs then bake.

8 eggs (2 per cup)
1/2 t salt

pinch of pepper

1 t grapeseed or olive oil
1 8" link of your favorite sausage, small dice
1/4 small onion, small dice
1/2 small jalapeno, small dice

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Lightly oil 4 ramekin cups. and place on a small sheet pan.
2. In a saute' pan, heat oil and saute' sausage, onions and jalapenos until tender.  About 5 minutes.
3. Divide sausage mixture evenly between the 4 cups.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs with salt and pepper.  Divide evenly between the 4 cups over the sausage mixture.  Do not stir.  
5. Bake in oven for 25 minutes or until eggs are set and fluffy.  Serve immediately.  Beware, the ramekin cups will be HOT!

Eggs are done!

Simple Nutty Oatmeal

No time for breakfast?  This recipe will definitely change that attitude!  If you've got 5 minutes and a microwave this is for you!

Simple Nutty Oatmeal

1/4 cup rolled oats, Bob's Red Mill
1/2 cup Almond Mylk**, or store bought will work too
2 T walnuts, chopped
1/2 t cinnamon
splash of maple syrup

In a bowl add rolled oats and almond mylk.  Microwave on 60% for 2 1/2 minutes.  Add remaining ingredients and serve.  Serves 1.

**If you make your own milk, be sure you strain the nut meat for this recipe, otherwise, you will have a thick porridge like consistency.

Spiced Honey Almond Pancakes with Maple Syrup and Apples

Start your day right with this SUPER easy pancake recipe!

Spiced Honey Almond Pancakes with Maple Syrup and Apples

Serves 4  (10 minutes)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 T apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 T honey 
• 3/4 t baking powder
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/2 t cinnamon
• 1/4 t ginger
• 1/8 t cloves
• 1 egg
• 1 T butter, melted
• 1 T butter for cooking pancakes

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine almond milk and apple cider vinegar in a medium mixing bowl and set aside to "sour". 
2. Combine flour, honey, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices in a mixing bowl.
3. Whisk egg and butter into "soured" milk.  Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone.  
4. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt 1 T butter.  Using a gravy ladle, pour batter onto the skillet to about a 3" size pancake.  Cook until bubbles appear on the surface.  Gently flip with a spatula and cook until browned on the other side.
5. Serve with warm maple syrup, toasted almonds and sliced apples.