
Ingredients
- 6 Granny Smith apples
- water
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 15 slices French bread, (my pieces are about 6 inches)
- 3 cups whole milk
- 6 eggs
- 2 tbsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
Directions
Apples
- 1.Prepare apples ahead of time. Peel and dice Granny Smith apples and soak in water and lemon juice for 4-5 minutes.
- 2.Drain and place in a Glad® Big Bowl covered in ClingWrap until ready to use.
- 3.In a large pot, add butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Stir over medium heat until butter is melted.
- 4.Add apples to pot and stir. Cover; bring to simmer for 3-5 minutes. Remove lid and let simmer for another 5 minutes or until apples are soft. With slotted spoon, remove apples from pot.
- 5.Add ½ cup maple syrup to the pan and simmer for 4-6 minutes until cinnamon apple syrup has reduced slightly and thickened.
French Toast
- 1.Add milk, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla into blender. Blend on low for 30 seconds and pour mixture into glass pie pan
- 2.Preheat a griddle pan on medium low; slice French bread into one inch slices.
- 3.Lightly butter pan. Dip each piece into milk and egg mixture and place on griddle. Cook 1-2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Remove from pan and repeat until all pieces are cooked.