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Feed Your Addiction: Super Easy Coconut Banana French Toast

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We are all still in the midst of our turkey-hangover, I know. I’m sitting here pondering how I will work off the Thanksgiving pounds before the holiday celebrations begin…um, next week (totally do-able. Plenty of time! ha!)

But no matter how stuffed we are, there’s always room for a lil rise and shine french toast, yeah? ….For the kids 😉

When it comes to all-day-breakfast foods, pancakes often reigns king, but, this house? French Toast is where it’s at– breakfast, dinner and ALWAYS brunch.

So with National French Toast day coming up (Nov.28), I thought I would share a yummy coconut banana french toast recipe hat landed in my inbox recently because–

1. It’s a quick and easy breakfast– just the way cooking should be because… time. Am I right?

and

2. It includes all of my personal faves– french toast, bananas and coconut

And well, let’s be honest, we are so over our turkey leftovers.

So go on with your bad self and feed that french toast addiction, my friends!

Enjoy!

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Easy-Peasy Coconut Banana French Toast

Servings: 6

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 banana
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 12+ slices bread
  • 2 T Carrington Farms Coconut Oil

Directions:

  • Heat griddle and brush with coconut oil.
  • Blend all ingredients except bread in a blender until smooth.
  • Pour into a shallow dish.
  • Submerge each bread slice in mixture and place on griddle.
  • Cook till golden brown, then flip over to cook other side.
  • Serve with maple syrup & optional shredded coconut.

Easy Holiday Appetizer Idea: Sweet And Savory Cranberry Bruschetta

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Cranberry Bruschetta

Every year it seems the holidays creep up out of nowhere– it’s almost cliché, I know– but this year feels like an outright sneak attack– just me?

As we all finalize our turkey day menu, one of the things that is surely on everyone’s list is appetizers – because is there anything more crowd pleasing than munchie hors d’oeuvre goodness? I think not.

Apps are hands down my favorite course of every holiday get together.

Seriously.

I would trade in my heaping plate of sliced turkey and stuffing to sit down to a dinner table filled with dips and a variety of bite size noshables –(totally ™-ing that, btw!)

But the struggle to switch it up and find new, easy, make-and-take appetizers that will be a crowd pleaser– is REAL!

So because I know the nightmare of the last minute panic that ends in fighting crowds at the grocery store– just to grab the ingredients to your go-to spinach dip… again… I wanted to share this recipe for a great holiday twist on a classic fave.

If you and your peeps love yummy sweet and savory bites, they will gobble this right up (pun totally intended).

I think we can all agree the perfect app should be 4 things: Easy to make, easy to transport, mess free and delish.

This Cranberry Bruschetta is all of those things!

cranberry bruschetta for holidayIngredients:

  • 1 loaf of baguette, cut into ½ inch slices
  • 8oz cream cheese, softened
  • ¾ cup of orange juice, pulp free
  • ¼ cup of water
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 12oz package of fresh cranberries, rinsed and stems removed
  • Pint of fresh raspberries
  • Fresh basil, torn to garnish

  ( Makes approx. 24-30 crostini bites ) dsc_0655

Instructions:

  1. In a large pan, bring water, orange juice and sugar to a boil. Add in cranberries and cinnamon, continue to boil for 5-7 minutes. Stirring occasionally. Once cranberries have all opened, remove from heat and chill covered for three hours. (Sauce will thicken.
  2. On each slice of baguette, spread ½ to 1 teaspoon of cream cheese. Layer with ½ teaspoon of cranberry. Top with a raspberry and basil.cranberry bruschetta for holiday appetizer

Pin it and try it out later!cranberry-bruschetta-crostini

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