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Healthy Baked French Toast Cups

This is one of my kids favorite breakfast to make with me. We love it for a delicious snack or dessert too. One cup has only 97 calories so you can indulge without the guilt. So, have two!  I hope you make this with your family or a special treat just for you! It’s a really simple recipe. Look how pretty the presentation is.

Course Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Late Night Snack, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Baked French Toast, French Toast, Healthy Baked French Toast Cups, Healthy Breakfast, Healthy French Toast, Healthy Recipe, Kids Favorite
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Pam

Ingredients

  • 2 large egg whites or 1/2 cup Egg beaters (or any other brand )
  • 3 tbsp  milk of choice
  • 3/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
  • 4 slices light whole wheat bread (40-50 calories per slice, or your favorite bread)
  • 1/2 cup part skim ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract for the ricotta mixture
  • 1 cup  blueberries, raspberries, strawberries (or use your favorite fruit. You can use more than one fruit or just have one – my picture shows only one fruit)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp all fruit jam/ jelly
  • orange zest (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a non-stick muffin pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk the egg beater, milk, cinnamon, and the one teaspoon vanilla together. Cut off the crusts of the bread. I save the crusts and use for fresh bread crumbs. (keep in fridge until ready to use) Carefully dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture. Then, press into the muffin pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 11-14 minutes (until you see them getting crispy). If you see some of the egg in the middle of the cup just push it down with a spoon and continue to bake until ready. In the meantime, warm the jam in the microwave for 11-15 seconds. The jam should now look more like a liquid. In a small mixing bowl, mix the ricotta cheese, honey, and half teaspoon of vanilla until smooth. When the cups come out of the oven, wait a minute or two and take them out of the pan using a butter knife. Just use to lift one corner. Spoon the ricotta mixture into each cup. Sprinkle the berries (or other fruit) on top and spoon the fruit spread over each cup. Add the orange zest (optional). Enjoy!