McGriddle Breakfast Casserole

February 6, 2022 Amanda Plott

Sometimes you just have to turn your guilty pleasures into guiltless pleasures. And while I haven’t had a McGriddle sandwich since way back from when they very first made their debut, I can appreciate the mix of sweet and savory in the form of a breakfast sandwich. So when I came across the idea for this McGriddle Breakfast Casserole, I knew I wanted to put my own twist on it.

This casserole is a whole wheat pancake batter base that’s sweetened up with some vanilla, a touch of brown sugar, and some syrup too. I decided to go with a vegetarian breakfast sausage rather than a traditional breakfast sausage or a turkey breakfast sausage just because it’s plant based and I also had some on hand to use up!…

Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

January 28, 2022 Amanda Plott

I’ve made a lot of banana bread in the past, but I realized that I’d never made one that only had chocolate chunks in it! Not only that, but this one is also made with no egg and no oil! That’s right. This bread is super tasty, easy to make, and good for you too - with well under 300 calories in a huge big thick slice!

This banana bread is as easy to make as one, two, three. Mix the dry stuff. Mix the wet stuff. Combine and bake! It really couldn’t be any easier. Of course, the chocolate chunks are the best part. I used a semi-sweet chocolate chunk, but you could go with dark, or milk, or whatever other chocolate chunk is your favorite…

Pink Velvet Waffles & Cream Cheese Drizzle

January 22, 2022 Amanda Plott

Valentine’s day is coming and that always puts me in the mood for sweets. Being as my daughter is pretty much in love with waffles, I decided to try my hand at making some pink velvet waffles! What are pink velvet waffles? Well, they’re basically a pink version of red velvet that’s made with just a touch of cocoa powder and lighter colors to be pink rather than full on red!

Being as they are pink velvet waffles, I opted to make a cream cheese drizzle in place of syrup to go along with these sweeties. And of course, no waffle can go eaten in this house unless it has sprinkles on top. So, these pretty pink sprinkles were the perfect addition…

Inside-Out Truffalo Breakfast Burrito

January 19, 2022 Amanda Plott

It’s going to be a busy day as I prepare for the possible in climate weather that is supposed to be sliding in this evening. So, I went out on my walk and then came in and made myself this Inside-Out Truffalo Breakfast Burrito. I’ve made an inside-out burrito before, but it wasn’t quite like this. What’s truffalo? It’s a delightful mix of truffle and spicy buffalo flavors!

The first time I heard about truffalo was at a chicken wing joint and after that I set out on a mission to find a sauce that was similar - tada! I found it. It’s pretty good too. I took this breakfast burrito a step further though and included a spicy buffalo seasoning AND truffle salt…

Banana & Blueberry Breakfast Sweet Potato

January 10, 2022 Amanda Plott

I had some sweet potatoes that were in my pantry and leftover from Christmas and pretty much knew right away what I wanted to do with them, breakfast! I know that it sounds a little outside of the box to have sweet potatoes for breakfast, but it’s not all that uncommon. The last time that I made sweet potatoes for breakfast, I stuffed them with bacon and cheese for a savory twist but today we’re going sweet!

These sweet potatoes are baked and then simply stuffed with fresh blueberries, a touch of butter, banana, and honey! I added a touch of bee pollen to mine too for an extra bit of bitter and a little more of a sweet note…

Birthday Cake 'Cake Batter' Waffles

January 7, 2022 Amanda Plott

To say that these waffles were a hit this week would be a vast understatement. I had originally made these waffles some years ago and just this week decided that it was high time to revisit them with my new waffle maker, and I was not disappointed - and neither was my daughter. She’s been a bit of a waffle fiend lately, and being as she’s one of the most picky eaters I’ve ever known, I was a little concerned that she would turn her nose up at these. But, she didn’t!

These waffles turn out light and fluffy and perfectly soft. The batter makes quite a few waffles, even with using a full cup of batter for these with my giant Belgian waffles, I got 7 of these bad boys…