Lunch: Cinnamon French Toast Muffins

Skip the forks in favor of your fingers with an easy recipe for French toast muffins topped with warm maple syrup or quick-fix vanilla glaze.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health benefits of Cinnamon French Toast Muffins

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

6 large eggs
2 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
14 cups cubed bread (1/2-inch cubes; See Kelly’s Note)
Maple syrup or http://www.justataste.com/pizza-dough-cinnamon-rolls-recipe/ , for serving

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Grease a muffin tin with butter or cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla extract. Add the cubed bread to the bowl and fold until combined and the bread has absorbed all of the liquid.
Divide the bread mixture among the muffin tin cups, pressing it lightly into each cup to compact it.
Bake the French toast cups for 25 to 30 minutes until they’re slightly crisped on top and cooked throughout. Allow the cups to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin tin then scoop each one out and serve topped with maple syrup or vanilla glaze.

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