Bacon Egg N Cheese Pop Ups

Making breakfast now that school is back in session can be a stressful thing. You want the kids to get a healthy start to their day with some protein not just sugar from cereal.  

These Bacon, Egg & Cheese Pop Ups are easy can be made ahead and warmed up in a snap.

You will need:

 A muffin tin

Sliced bread

2 eggs per person

1/4 cup half & half per person 

One tablespoon bacon bits per person

Cheddar cheese shredded

Chopped chives or scallions 

Salt/pepper

Butter

Heat oven to 375.

Combined eggs and half and half in a bowl whisk, season with salt and pepper.

Spray muffin tin with non stick spray. 

Butter one side of the sliced bread. Place in muffin tin buttered side down like you would a cupcake liner.

Sprinkle in your bacon bits, onion and cheddar cheese.

Fill cups with egg mixture. The bread will absorb some of the liquid. 

Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes until eggs are puffed up and done. 

To remove take a butter knife and run around sides to loosen from pan. 

These can be made ahead, place in container cover and refrigerate. Pop in microwave to

warm.

You can also substitute half and half with whole milk. I used whole wheat bread in the photo.

Enjoy!

Perfect Every Time Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

My Son Jack helped me bake these very simple and easy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins. They are so good! They were gone by dinner time.

Ingredients:

• 3 Large Ripe Bananas
• 3/4 Cup Sugar and some extra set aside
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup or one stick butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375

Line your 12 count muffin tin with liners and then spray them with non stick cooking spray, yes inside the papers.

Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.

Combine the bananas and sugar in a separate mixing bowl and mash with a potato masher until mashed and mixed well.

Beat the one egg with a fork with one teaspoon pure vanilla, then add to the banana, sugar mixture.

Add the flour to the banana mixture a little at a time just mix until blended (do not over mix). Add the chocolate chips mix in.

Using a ice cream scoop, scoop batter into the muffin tins.

Sprinkle the sugar you have set aside all over the top of the muffins.

Bake 20 minutes, remove and let cool on a baking rack.

Makes 12 yummy muffins ;)

Happy Cooking!