Lunch: Baked Cinnamon French Toast

Recipe courtesy of Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Baked Cinnamon French Toast

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

3 eggs (slightly beaten)
.67 c. fat-free milk or evaporated fat-free milk
2 tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
8 slice French or Italian bread (about 3 to 4 inches in diameter)
1 c. Ready-To-Eat Cereal Kellogg's® Rice Krispies®
2 medium bananas, sliced, or 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1/2 c. maple syrup

Instructions

In shallow dish stir together eggs, milk, 1 tablespoon of the sugar, vanilla, and 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon. Dip bread slices into egg mixture, turning to generously coat both sides. Place on 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 450 degrees about 11 minutes or until light brown.
Meanwhile, in small bowl stir together remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
Turn bread slices. Sprinkle with Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal. Lightly press cereal into bread. Sprinkle sugar-cinnamon mixture over cereal. Bake at 450 degrees about 5 minutes more or until light brown.
Top each slice with some banana slices. Serve with syrup.

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