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Remember that frittata recipe I never made? It had NuttZo, cinnamon, and a ripe banana combined with eggs to make a sweet and satisfyingly healthy frittata.

Well, I made it, and it was just as delicious as I imagined. If not better! As usual, my recipe tester approved!

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I tried giving her a bottle of milk to wash it down, but she quickly handed it right back and demanded more NuttZo banana frittata.

Since Avery is my boss, I obliged. Extra NuttZo on top just for ~~brownie~~ Daddy points.

And then it disappeared into a happy (and healthy) belly.

Want a happy and healthy belly full of this NuttZo Cinnamon Banana Frittata for yourself? Here’s what you do….

Whisk 2 eggs, 1-2 tablespoons NuttZo of choice, lots and lots of cinnamon, and 3 tablespoons unsweetened vanilla almond milk or milk of choice. If you want extra sweetness, add a few drops of vanilla or regular liquid stevia, a packet of stevia, or a tablespoon of honey.

Slice a ripe medium-sized banana into 1/4 inch circles.

Saute banana slices in grass-fed butter or coconut oil on a skillet over med-high heat until they caramelize on both sides.

If you’ve never tried sauteed banana, you must steal a bite! After stealing a bite, pour egg mixture evenly over the banana slices.

Allow to set a couple minutes. Lift the sides with a spatula to let the middle drain under and cook.

After 4 or 5 minutes of this, finish your delicious dish off in a preheated 425°F oven for another 2 – 3 minutes or until you see the middle is cooked.

Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes before attempting to remove from skillet. I know, it’s hard. Have a scoop of NuttZo while you wait.

Once cooled, place frittata on a cutting board and cut into triangles just like a dessert pizza. Serve with more NuttZo as icing on the top and keep the resulting grin on your face all day!

The cool thing about any frittata is that they are good hot or cold, so it’s perfect to grab and go if you need. I recommend making time to sit and savor this one at home if you can though!

Healthy NuttZo Cinnamon Banana Frittata

by RC Liley

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Keywords: saute breakfast dessert snack nuttzo

Ingredients (Serves 2)

2 Whole Eggs
3 T Unsweetened Almond (or other) Milk
1 – 2 T NuttZo
Lots of cinnamon
Optional: packet of stevia or tablespoon of honey for extra sweetness
Dash of sea salt
1 ripe medium banana
2 tsp grass-fed butter or organic coconut oil

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 425 F

Whisk eggs, NuttZo, cinnamon, milk, sea salt, and optional sweetener until well combined.

Slice banana into 1/4 inch circles

Add butter or oil to small oven-proof skillet on med-high heat and swirl to coat

Saute banana slices until caramelized on both sides; about 3 minutes

Pour egg mixture evenly over banana circles and let set 2 – 3 minutes

Lift edges on side and tilt skillet to allow liquid in the middle to drain underneath and cook

After 2 more minutes, finish off by putting on the middle rack of your pre-heated oven for about 3 minutes or until eggs are set in the middle

Remove and let cool for 10 minutes before cutting into wedges and having a delicious treat the whole family will love

Have a great weekend and MAKE. THIS. NOW!

Have you ever had a McGriddle breakfast sandwich from McDonald’s? The soft maple-flavored pancake “buns” sandwiching crispy bacon or sausage, egg and cheese creates a sweet and savory fast food breakfast.

Mmm, I really enjoyed these sandwiches back in my “ignorant to how food is made” days. Now…not so much.

Glad I’m free from food ignorance now, and can see right through the “M” branded griddle cakes stuffed with fluffy egg and crispy bacon. I only see low-quality, non-nutritional ingredients like enriched flour, chemicals created in a lab to obtain that certain “flavors”, and cheese that is anything but.

Starting from the top, lets break down the ingredients in one of these sandwiches from McD’s. This info comes right from their site here.

Who brands their buns anyway?

One Bacon, Egg, and Cheese McGriddle (source) packs a whopping 420 calorie handheld heart attack served neatly in colored paper wrap. You get a substantial (not in a good way) 18g of fat, 240mg of cholesterol, 1110mg of sodium, 2g fiber, and 15g of sugar.

Still sound good? Lets keep going….

The top-level ingredients for a Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles® are:

Griddle Cakes, Folded Egg, Pasteurized Process American Cheese, Bacon, Liquid Margarine
Seems somewhat safe, but dig deeper and we find the Griddle Cakes have a little more than you or I would use to make pancakes:

Water, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, dextrose, palm oil, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), brown sugar, salt, soybean oil, rice flour, whey powder, modified tapioca starch, buttermilk powder, caramel color, natural (dairy and botanical source) and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, corn oil (processing aid).
Surely there’s nothing in the Folded Egg besides “egg”….right?….wrong:

Pasteurized whole eggs, food starch-modified, soybean oil, natural flavors (botanical source), sodium acid pyrophosphate, carrageenan, flavor enhancer [salt, maltodextrin, natural flavor (plant source), spices, herb, turmeric (color)], monosodium phosphate, citric acid, soy lecithin (release agent).

And the topping on (and in) the “cake” is Liquid Margarine:

Liquid soybean oil and hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin, mono-and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene (color).

This, among numerous other reasons, is why I happily prepare my own food at home!

My version is actually what you would expect an egg sandwich with pancake buns to be; two pancakes with a cooked egg in the middle. Wow, shocker!! I made a batch of coconut flour protein pancakes from ProteinPOW.com for the “buns”, but you can use your favorite pancake recipe if you choose.

The fluffy white one was obviously my egg-cellent first choice.

For the egg, I had this bright idea to microwave it in a small, circular glass dish to make the perfect round egg patty.

As you can see, I did this 4 times, and the egg just expanded and wrinkled into a brain-like resemblance. #FoodieFail.

I made do with the best rounded one of the bunch and just saved the other eggs to put on salad. Since my pancakes were too big, I trimmed around them a little; not necessary, but I wanted to make it look good!

Topped with a drizzle of raw, local honey, sprinkle of cayenne, and dash of pepper, this was a delectably sweet and spicy sandwich I devoured immediately after the last picture; pancake trimmings included.

I was pumped when the idea to make this sandwich came to mind, and I’m glad I did. These non-McGriddles are a delightful (and healthy) way to start or end the day. Not to mention they can be fun to make with kids!

I think it’s smiling at me…

My favorite breakfast on the weekends would be a scrambled egg sandwich with ketchup that my mom would make, and I could eat several! Did I mention I was a heavy boy? I don’t have ketchup anymore, but salsa suits me just fine and I don’t feel like I’ve given up anything!

Have you ever made your own fast food version into something healthier?

Do you like egg sandwiches with ketchup?