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Overnight Apple French Toast Casserole

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This Overnight Apple French Toast Casserole has a warm, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon sauce.  It is my family’s favorite breakfast recipe of all time.  A generous heaping of Granny Smith apples gets coated with a light dusting of cinnamon and sugar before baking it in the oven. The perfectly, moist and sweet french bread absorbs all the eggy goodness overnight.  Ohhh that sauce, that sauce, that sauce!  It just makes my mouth water thinking about it.  

This overnight, Baked Apple French Toast Casserole has a warm, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon sauce.  It is my family's favorite breakfast recipe of all time.  A generous heaping of Granny Smith apples gets coated with a light dusting of cinnamon and sugar before baking it in the oven.

Um, did I mention that sauce yet?  Look how it just gets poured over those beautifully baked apples.  The aromas from this dish are just pure punishment when you have to wait for your company to arrive.  Maybe just a little nibble won’t be noticed.  🙂  Have you ever just said heck with it and ate a bite or 2?  I plead the 5th on this one.

This overnight, Baked Apple French Toast Casserole has a warm, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon sauce.  It is my family's favorite breakfast recipe of all time.  A generous heaping of Granny Smith apples gets coated with a light dusting of cinnamon and sugar before baking it in the oven.

An overnight brunch recipe makes life soooo much easier in the morning when you are expecting guests and have other stuff to cook (and a few more piles of toys to hide from company still).  I am still working on engineering a toy trap door that is able to suction all toys into a secret compartment not to be found by anyone.  Oh well, we do what we can…clean house (uncheck), happy kiddos (check), happy tummies from french toast (check, check).

This overnight, Baked Apple French Toast Casserole has a warm, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon sauce.  It is my family's favorite breakfast recipe of all time.  A generous heaping of Granny Smith apples gets coated with a light dusting of cinnamon and sugar before baking it in the oven.

I think it is becoming alarmingly apparent that I have an unhealthy obsession with all things cakey and sweet.  This is an unfortunate genetic defect that has affected my ability to eat other foods since childhood.  I am happy to announce that I have successfully transitioned to a balanced diet after years of eating french toast for dinner as a child.  Yes, I was a bit picky and spoiled…my mini me is following in my footsteps (headache approaching).

If you like this Overnight Apple French Toast Casserole, check out this Peach French Toast with Rum Chata Sauce, or Pumpkin French Toast with Butterscotch sauce (yummmmmy)!

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This Overnight Apple French Toast Casserole has a warm, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon sauce.  It is my family's favorite breakfast recipe of all time.  A generous heaping of Granny Smith apples gets coated with a light dusting of cinnamon and sugar before baking it in the oven.
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Overnight Apple French Toast Casserole
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 
French bread soaks in a bed of eggy goodness overnight with Granny Smith apples on top. Bake it in the morning and prepare a warm, brown sugar and cinnamon sauce.
Course: brunch
Servings: 8 -12
Author: Holly @ 3 Yummy Tummies
Ingredients
  • 1 large or 2 mini loaves of sweet french bread
  • 6 Eggs
  • 2 C. Milk any % works just fine
  • 1 Tsp. Cinnamon
  • 1 Tsp. Vanilla
  • 1/3 C. White Sugar
  • 5 Granny Smith apples; peeled and thinly sliced
  • 3 Tbsp. White Sugar
  • 1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp. Butter; melted
  • Sauce:
  • 1/2 C. Butter
  • 1/3 C. Brown Sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon
  • 2 Tsp. Vanilla
  • 1/2 C. Milk
Instructions
  1. Cut french bread into even slices around 1 1/2 - 2" thick.
  2. Place slices touching in a greased 9 x 13' baking pan.
  3. Beat together eggs, milk, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla.
  4. Pour egg mixture evenly over the top of the bread slices.
  5. Add apple slices to a bowl and sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and melted butter. Mix together and place on top of french bread.
  6. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for around 45-50 minutes until top of bread begins to lightly brown.
  8. When french toast is almost done, prepare the sauce.
  9. On Medium Heat, melt butter in a small saucepan.
  10. Add brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla; stir until brown sugar is dissolved and begins thickening.

  11. Add milk; continue mixing until mixture is bubbly and thickens.

  12. Pour warm sauce on top of french toast right before serving.

 

Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry

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Add a festive Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry with a cream cheese and cherry filling to your Christmas brunch.  It is sure to impress with minimal effort for a breezy Christmas treat.  Beware, little hands are guaranteed to snatch it up for a taste of that yummy glaze drizzled over the top.

Add a festive Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry with a cream cheese and cherry filling to your Christmas brunch.  It is sure to impress with minimal effort for a breezy Christmas treat. 

Candy canes have been on my mind the last few days with the arrival of December.  How the heck did that happen?  Anyway, it doesn’t get more festive than a candy cane inspired treat! 

I’ve been wanting to experiment with a crescent roll pastry and thought it would make the perfect looking candy cane with a cherry topping peeking through.  I couldn’t do just cherries, so I added some cream cheese filling for one of my favorite pastry flavor combinations. 

Feel free to use strawberries as well if you aren’t a cherry fan!  I’m in love with the flaky outer layer smothered in glaze…hello lovely!

Add a festive Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry with a cream cheese and cherry filling to your Christmas brunch.  It is sure to impress with minimal effort for a breezy Christmas treat. 

The most difficult party of this recipe is getting the candy cane shape right.  I did have to move things around a couple of times to get the curve that I wanted.  After that, it was super easy adding the cheese and cherry filling, and folding over the triangle ends over for a lovely striped effect. 

I ended up adding 2 extra triangle ends to the top of the candy cane to make the stripes more symmetrical.  It did take every last inch up of my cookie sheet as you can see.

My 5 year old daughter has turned into quite the little photography assistant.  She loves doing hand modeling and holding reflector boards (minimal hand shake involved).  However, her favorite part is biting into the finished product.  She told me her favorite part was the white icing (more sugar please for optimal hyperactivity).  

Okay, I literally just caught her licking the icing off of another piece of this Candy Cane Breakfast Pastry.  Hold on now…time to drop them off at Grandma’s house!

Add a festive Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry with a cream cheese and cherry filling to your Christmas brunch.  It is sure to impress with minimal effort for a breezy Christmas treat. 

 

Add a festive Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry with a cream cheese and cherry filling to your Christmas brunch.  It is sure to impress with minimal effort for a breezy Christmas treat. 

If you liked this Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry, check out some of my other holiday favorites. 

No Christmas brunch would be complete without a Cranberry Orange Mimosa Float and my favorite Broccoli Cheddar Strata with Blender Hollandaise sauce…SO good!  Once brunch is officially consumed, have a Crockpot full of Cranberry Mulled Wine on stand by to keep things interesting. 

Be sure to visit my Cocktail Page for more great ideas.

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Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Crescent rolls are shaped like a candy cane and get stuffed with a cherry and cream cheese filling for an easy Christmas brunch treat.
Course: brunch
Servings: 10 -12
Author: Holly- 3 Yummy Tummies
Ingredients
  • 2 packages of refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 1 8 oz. Cream Cheese; softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 C. Sugar
  • 1 Can Cherry Pie Filling
  • Glaze:
  • 1/2 C. Powdered Sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. Milk
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. On a cookie sheet, arrange crescent roll triangles pointing inward into the shape of a candy cane with edges overlapping (see photos above). Lightly press triangles together to seal. I used exactly 1 1/2 packages of crescent rolls to make the candy cane shape.
  3. In a mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar, add egg; beat until smooth.
  4. Using a teaspoon, spoon cream cheese filling onto the larger part of each triangle; leaving around 1/2 on inch from the edges. You will have extra cheese left.
  5. Add teaspoons of cherry filling over the top of the cream cheese.
  6. Fold tops of triangles towards the base end of each triangle and press lightly to seal. Using the extra croissant roll dough, cut the triangle ends off of 2 rolls to fill in extra spaces at the top of the candy cane as necessary.
  7. Bake for around 15 minutes or until top of pastry is golden brown.
  8. Allow to cool slightly before adding glaze.
  9. Prepare Glaze:
  10. Beat together powdered sugar and milk until smooth. May add an additional 1/2 Tbsp. of milk if too thick.
  11. Using a teaspoon, drizzle glaze over crescent tops of candy cane.

 

 

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake

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This Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake with crumb topping is super easy to make on a busy weekend morning or holiday.  The flavors of refrigerated cinnamon rolls, pumpkin spice, french toast and pumpkin combine with maple syrup for a welcome explosion of scrumptious flavors.  Fall has never tasted SO good!

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 This French Toast Bake is so flavorful and delightfully cakey from the cinnamon rolls.  You can easily eat this without the maple syrup due to all the great flavors already going on.  However, I can’t fathom the idea of not smothering any kind of french toast, pancake or waffle in plenty of syrup.  The flavor of syrup may vary, but it has to give my carbs a good bath until it gets nice and soggy.  You brunch fans know what I’m talking about.

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I don’t usually like things to be overly complicated, so I opted to make a crumb topping that doesn’t involve all the butter cutting and kneading.  I just melted the butter and did a bit of stirring with a bit of flour, brown sugar, pumpkin spice and chopped pecans.  This topping really makes this dish delish.  Who doesn’t love plenty of sweet, crumbly delight on their breakfast?  Especially, on a moist (that word disturbs me), Blueberry Lemon Muffin…winner, winner crumb topping brinner!

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How is brinner not a word?  My family eats brinner on a weekly basis.  My husband has requested french toast and turkey sausage for dinner every Tuesday.  Now, that is something I don’t mind getting on board with.  Let it rain breakfast all day long!  No need to wait until tomorrow morning.

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After weeks (okay months) of procrastination, I finally made my first recipe video.  I realized, that there was definitely a reason that I’ve been putting this project off.  Learning a new video editing program was a huge pain involving hours of bugging my husband and mild (major) use of profanity.  Anyway, check out my first attempt on Facebook with my Slow Cooker Pumpkin Maple Oatmeal.

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Here are a few other options for those planing to consume nothing but pumpkin for the next 2 months.

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HOW ABOUT A COCKTAIL WITH THAT?

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Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 
This Pumpkin Cinnamon French Toast Bake is packed with all the great flavors for fall with refrigerated cinnamon rolls.
Servings: 12
Author: Holly- 3 Yummy Tummies
Ingredients
  • 2 Tubes of refrigerated cinnamon rolls reserve icing
  • 6 Eggs
  • 2 C. Milk I use 2%
  • 1 Tsp. Vanilla
  • 1 C. Pumpkin Puree
  • 2 Tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1/4 C. Sugar
  • Crumb Toppig
  • 2/3 C. Flour
  • 1/3 C. Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tsp. Cinnamon
  • 1 Tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 4 Tbsp. Butter; melted
  • 1/4 C. Chopped Almonds optional
Instructions
  1. Spray Bottom of 13X9 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray or grease with butter.
  2. Cut Cinnamon rolls into fourths and distribute evenly in bottom of baking pan.
  3. In a large bowl; beat together eggs, sugar, pumpkin, milk, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice.
  4. In a seperate bowl add; cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar, chopped almonds and melted butter. Stir together until crumbly.
  5. Sprinkle crumb topping on top of french toast.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for around 35 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
  7. Top with reserved cinnamon roll icing.
  8. Serve topped with maple syrup.

This easy, Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll French Toast bake has a pumpkin spice crumb topping.

 

 

Best Healthy Waffles

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This is the most delectable, Best Healthy Waffles recipe I’ve ever had!  It is SO good, that my family actually prefers it over regular waffle recipes (miracle).  Whole wheat flour, flax seed, honey and applesauce are used in place of more unhealthy ingredients.  A banana and chia seed topping add even more energy and flavor to your morning.

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I thought I was living in an alternate universe when my husband actually told me that this was his favorite waffle recipe and he consumed a banana.  What the heck…this man’s daily fruit allowance is usually a bite of my daughter’s apple.  Needless to say, the surprises continued when both of my picky daughters engulfed their waffles in record time.  I even made a variation of this recipe to make them pancakes for breakfast the next morning.

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I’ve really been struggling to balance everything going on in my world right now.  My oldest daughter started kindergarten last week, which of course was a bit overwhelming.  Where do I park to pick her up?  What color shoes does she have to wear?  Can she wear a pink bow in her hair?  The struggle is real with all of the uniform policies and a thick handbook with 4 different maps of varying parking zones.  I’ve never been so anxious about parking in a parking lot in my life!  We seemed to get through it okay (with a little help from my cocktail friends).

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It felt great to start the weekend off right with a healthier version of waffles followed by a Peach Pie Bellini.  Its all about balance with your diet folks.  Eat a healthier breakfast, so you can balance things out with a couple cocktails.  Am I right?

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I’m all about the upcoming fall season and the arrival of fall flavors (hello pumpkin)!  I’m SO over the humidity in the Midwest, but enjoyed the awesome view of the eclipse this afternoon.  Did anyone else celebrate it with Sun Chips, Moon Pies and a Tequila Sunrise?  Honestly, maybe the Tequila will be on the menu for later anyway.

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Keep up the brunch greatness with a few of my other go-to recipes:  Easy Fruit Pizza, Pineapple Orange Creamsicle Mimosas and Apple French Toast Casserole!

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Best Healthy Waffles
Cook Time
6 mins
Total Time
6 mins
 
A few easy substitutions make these waffles a lot healthier than the average recipe.
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 6
Author: Holly- 3 Yummy Tummies
Ingredients
  • 2 C. Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 1/2 C. 2% Milk could also use skim
  • 1/3 C. Unsweetened Applesauce
  • 3 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
  • 3 Tbsp. Honey
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 Tbsp. Butter; melted could substitute with canola oil
  • 1 Tsp. Vanilla
  • 1/2 Tsp. Almond Extract
  • 3 Tbsp. Flax Seed
  • 1 Tsp. Baking Soda
  • 1 Tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp. Salt
  • Toppings:
  • Sliced Bananas
  • Chia Seeds
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl; whisk lemon juice into milk and set aside for several minutes.
  2. In a large bowl; combine flour, flax seed, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  3. Create a well in the center of the flower mixture to make room for the eggs.
  4. Crack eggs and add into the center of the well; lightly whisk the eggs.
  5. Add the milk mixture, applesauce, honey, vanilla, almond extract and melted butter; mix into the mixture until combined.
  6. Lightly grease waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray.
  7. Once heated; add around 1/2 C. of batter to waffle iron.
  8. Cook until heated through and lightly browned.
  9. Top with fresh banana slices and sprinkle with chia seeds.
  10. Serve topped with pure maple syrup.

A few easy substitutions make these whole wheat waffles healthier without sacrificing taste. These are a family favorite!

 

 

 

Raspberry Cream Cheese Heart Pancakes

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What could be better than these Raspberry Cream Cheese Heart Pancakes for breakfast in bed on Valentine’s Day?  The pancakes are made with a cream cheese batter with swirls of raspberry jam for a truly decadent breakfast.  Top it off with fresh raspberries for pure pancake perfection.  Make your pancakes even more festive by using cookie cutters to make them into heart shapes.  These are just too cute!

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Broccoli Cheddar Breakfast Strata with Blender Hollandaise

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This Broccoli Cheddar Breakfast Strata with Blender Hollandaise Sauce is the perfect, savory breakfast casserole for the upcoming holidays.  A layer of french bread gets topped with turkey bacon, and a medley of broccoli, cheddar and egg.  The casserole is drizzled with an easy, hollandaise sauce straight from the oven.

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I’m usually a sweet breakfast casserole fanatic, but holy eggy goodness!  This combo is the best savory breakfast dish I have ever tasted…seriously.  The french bread adds a welcome layer of texture and you just can’t go wrong with a broccoli cheddar combination.  This SAUCE is my new love!  I’m thinking 30 ways to use hollandaise…can we just pretend that it is healthy?  Next month can be everything oats and egg whites…blah, blah.

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Seriously though, let’s take a break from my love affair with bread and egg for a sec.  I’ve tried to show you how simple it is to piece this beauty together.  A layer of cubed french bread begins the journey of egg goodness.  I cut mine into around one inch cubes or so.

broccoli-cheddar-breakfast-stratta-with-blender-hollandaise-b2Then, you will want to halve your turkey bacon and fry it until just crispy.  Put a single layer of it over your bread, wipe out your skillet and sauté the broccoli and garlic mixture.  Whisk your eggs and milk together and gently stir in your broccoli and cheddar cheese.

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Pour it all over the top of your bread and wait for that magical aroma to enter your life…holy yum situation has arrived! broccoli-cheddar-breakfast-stratta-with-blender-hollandaise-6

Blenders are our friend…how else would we make frozen margaritas and pina coladas?  OH, and this no fuss hollandaise sauce!  Just blend it up and add it to the top of the casserole while warm and try your hardest to share with others.

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Its been a little while since I’ve posted something (house for sale manic cleaning preoccupation), so I really wanted to knock your brunch socks off!  I hope I’ve done it for you…my husband certainly enjoyed around 3 portions of it at once.  My whole family came over and had it for dinner along with a crockpot of mulled wine.  Is that a winning combination or what?

broccoli-cheddar-breakfast-stratta-with-blender-hollandaise-f1Perhaps you want to save the wine cocktails for your dinner crowd and indulge in a mimosa or 2 with brunch. I’ve got you covered with some great bubbly options on my Saturated Saturday page.  Be sure to browse around for more great brunch options.

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Broccoli Cheddar Breakfast Strata with Blender Hollandaise Sauce
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 
A Broccoli Cheddar Egg Strata with turkey bacon and a topping of blender hollandaise sauce.
Course: brunch
Servings: 12
Author: Holly - 3 Yummy Tummies
Ingredients
  • Around half a loaf of French Bread; cut into 1" cubes
  • 12 oz. Package of Turkey Bacon
  • 2 Tbsp. Butter
  • 12 Eggs
  • 2 C. Milk
  • 4 Cloves of Garlic; minced
  • Half of a Yellow Onion; finely diced
  • 4 C. Fresh Broccoli Florets; stems removed
  • 1 1/2 C. Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  • 2 Tsp. of freshly chopped chives
  • Hollandaise Sauce:
  • 1 Stick of Butter
  • 1/4 C. Lemon Juice
  • 4 Egg Yolks
  • 1/4 Tsp. Cayenne Pepper
  • Salt to Taste
Instructions
  1. Spray the bottom of a 13x9" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Line the bottom with a single layer of bread cubes.
  3. Cut turkey bacon in half; sauté until lightly browned and crispy.
  4. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
  5. Wipe out skillet.
  6. Add a single layer of turkey bacon to the top of the bread cubes (will have extra).
  7. Cut broccoli florets into smaller pieces so that they are no bigger than an inch or so wide.
  8. Add butter to the skillet; heat to medium high heat.
  9. Add garlic and onion; sauté for around 2 minutes until onion slightly translucent.
  10. Add broccoli and salt/pepper to taste; saute until broccoli is slightly tender for around 3 minutes.
  11. Remove from heat.
  12. In a large bowl; whisk together eggs, milk and salt/pepper to taste.
  13. Gently stir in broccoli mixture and cheddar cheese.
  14. Pour over the top of the turkey bacon.
  15. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  16. Allow egg mixture to set for around 5 minutes before baking.
  17. Bake for around 30 minutes or until top is lightly browned and center is firm.
  18. Prepare Hollandaise sauce:
  19. Add egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper to the blender bowl.
  20. Melt butter in a bowl in the microwave until bubbly, but not browned.
  21. Slowly add in hot butter while blending; blend for around 30 seconds after all butter has been added.
  22. Add more salt or cayenne pepper to taste as needed.
  23. Pour sauce over casserole while warm.
  24. Top with fresh chives and enjoy!

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Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

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Add the flavors of fall to your breakfast with these fluffy Pumpkin Spice Pancakes.  They are super easy to throw together with canned pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and a dash of cinnamon.  Top them with pure maple syrup and feel the pancakes melt in your mouth.

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Pancakes are an essential breakfast item every Sunday at my house.  I like to mix things up a bit and try a plethora of flavor combinations.  You definitely can’t go wrong with pumpkin and maple flavors together.  This recipe makes the pancakes perfectly fluffy with just the right amount of thickness.  Too thick equals a gooey middle and burnt outside, and too thin takes away from that cake-like texture I love so much.

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I went to the grocery store today and picked up more pumpkin!  I apparently still have more squashy plans for us.  The arrival of fall means that it must be incorporated into all hot drinks, desserts and brunchy goodness.  Hopefully, I am still be able to look at pumpkin with the same admiration when Thanksgiving rolls around!  If all else fails, the featured pumpkin recipe will surely incorporate some form of alcohol for an added bonus such as a Rum Chata Pumpkin Latte or Pumpkin Amaretto Creme Brulee.

pumpkin-spice-pancakesn6There is no such thing as a pancake that is too big in my world.  I’m not interested in these dainty silver dollar pancakes…give me a stack of pancakes made by Uncle Buck that are so large a snow shovel has to be used to flip them.  I seriously think my 2 year old would be able to finish one.  This girl’s appetite is only for breakfast food…sounds familiar.  She literally eats more pancakes than my husband.  She also requests a bowl of oatmeal after.  Lunch and dinner are a completely different story altogether…please eat more than 1 bite!

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Feeling pumpkin obsessed like me?  Check out some of my other favorite recipes for fall.  You can’t go wrong with Slow Cooker Pumpkin Maple Oatmeal.

 

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Pumpkin Spice Pancakes
Cook Time
4 mins
Total Time
4 mins
 
Fluffy pumpkin spice pancakes are the perfect fall breakfast.
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Holly-3 Yummy Tummies
Ingredients
  • 2 C. Flour
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 2/3 C. Buttermilk
  • 3 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
  • 2/3 C. Canned Pumpkin
  • 1 Tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1 Tsp. Cinnamon
  • 3 Tbsp. Butter; melted
  • 1 Tsp. Baking Soda
  • 2 Tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp. Salt
Instructions
  1. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, eggs, and buttermilk.
  3. Add brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and butter; whisk until blended.
  4. Stir in flour mixture until blended and smooth.
  5. Spray griddle with nonstick cooking spray and heat to medium/low.
  6. Add around 1/3 C. of batter to the griddle per pancake.
  7. Cook until tops of pancakes begin to bubble slightly before flipping.
  8. Continue cooking other side for around 2 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Buttermilk Blueberry Waffles

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It doesn’t get any better for an easy breakfast than these Buttermilk Blueberry Waffles from scratch.  The addition of fresh or frozen blueberries right in the batter make this recipe a favorite at my house.  Buttermilk is added to the batter for a perfectly, fluffy waffle that is SO much better than using pancake mix.  Top them with maple syrup and more fresh blueberries for a beautiful presentation.

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Waffles and pancakes are a staple at our house on the weekends.  I just don’t have the time to make a warm breakfast during the week, unless it involves some crock pot action! I can’t wait to make our favorite Slow Cooker Pumpkin Maple Oatmeal soon!  I’m dreaming of cooler weather right now for sure!  Fall is such a relief from the humidity here in the Midwest and I love to visit some of the great local wineries when the leaves start changing (maybe I just need a bottle of wine right now).

Getting my 2 and 4 year old ready in the mornings is as challenging as trying to herd cats.  My 2 year old has to have multiple outfit options presented to her (all of which have to be dresses).  My other daughter is as much of a morning person as I am (meltdown time)!    Anyway, these waffles are perfect on days we don’t have to worry about the possible scary effects of syrup-coated hair, clothes and table.

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I enjoy experimenting with different pancake and waffle flavors, but there is just something so comforting about the classic, buttermilk and blueberry flavors going on here.  If you are feeling a little adventurous today, be sure to check out these other great carb-loading pancake variations:  Andes Chocolate Mint, Lemon Poppy Seed and Raspberry Cream Cheese.  They are definitely worth the occasional deviation (I love you carbs)!

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We almost forgot a very important component of an ethereal brunch experience…a bubbly cocktail!  Be sure to check out my Saturated Saturday page for  some of my favorite cocktail ideas; including a dreamy, Pineapple Orange Creamsicle Mimosa!

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Buttermilk Blueberry Waffles
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
7 mins
 
Buttermilk Waffles with Blueberries in the mix made from scratch!
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 4
Author: Holly- 3 Yummy Tummies
Ingredients
  • 2 C. Flour
  • 1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda
  • 1 Tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1/4 C. Sugar
  • 1/4 Tsp. Salt
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 C. Buttermilk
  • 1/4 C. Canola Oil
  • 1 Tsp. Vanilla
  • 1 C. Blueberries Fresh or Frozen
Instructions

  1. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt.

  2. Add eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, and oil; whisk until combined.
  3. Stir in blueberries.
  4. Scoop batter into preheated waffle iron that is lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray.
  5. Cook until light golden brown; around 1 1/2 minutes.
  6. Serve topped with fresh blueberries and maple syrup.

 

These Buttermilk Blueberry Waffles are made from scratch and SO much better than the mix!

Vegetarian Breakfast Quesadillas

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I’m changing up my usual breakfast routine with these Vegetarian Breakfast Quesadillas with sauteed kale, egg and Fontina cheese.  These are so easy to make and unbelievably delicious.  Quesadillas are so versatile and don’t have to be limited to a lunch or dinner.  Bring on those tortillas and plenty of cheesy delight! …

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Blueberry Lemon Muffins with Crumb Topping

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These Lemon Blueberry Muffins with Crumb Topping are sure to spoil your taste buds for breakfast and are decadent enough to serve at your next brunch.  Hints of lemon are harmoniously blended with the taste of fresh blueberry and topped with a crumb topping for a welcomed crunchy addition.  This is just a case of pure bliss in every bite!  …

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