Apple and Sausage French Toast Cups

Apple and Sausage French Toast Cups

Crust:
 
6 slices of whole wheat bread
3 eggs
1 Tbs brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch nutmeg

Filling:

1 cup diced apples
1 cup (8 oz) breakfast sausage
1/2 cup butter
3 Tbs brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 F
 

• Take a muffin pan and butter it.

• Using a cookie cutter, cut circles out of bread slices about 3 inches wide. You can use a thin lipped cup if you don’t have a cookie cutter.

• Whisk eggs and spices together. 
• Dredge bread circles in egg mixture and remove any excess egg, just like making French toast.

• Press bread circles into the muffin pan, bake in the oven for 12 - 15 minutes, until brown.

• While bread is in cooking make the filling.

• In a small pan, brown sausage, drain and set aside.

• In the same pan melt butter, stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. 

• Add apples to brown sugar mixture and cook until apples begin to soften and sugar get "ooey gooey."

• Combine sausage with apples mixture and stir.

• When french toast cups are done, allow to cool for a few minutes, remove from pan using a knife to separate from the pan. 

• Fill french toast cups with apple and sausage mixture, drizzle with maple syrup and serve.

Enjoy...