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SCD Single-Serve French Toast Bake

SCD single-serve French toast bake

Weekend breakfast, for one. Waking up on a Saturday morning and taking an extra half hour to make a mini SCD/Paleo French toast bake from scratch is the ultimate form of self-care after a long week!

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My favorite part about single-serve recipes like this one is that it’s almost impossible to have leftovers. If you’re anything like me when it comes to hating leftovers (with a capital H), this is my favorite way to limit food waste! Especially since I live by myself most of the year right now, I swear that there are some weeks that I live solely off of my favorite single-serve recipes. This healthy, paleo French toast skillet will DEFINITELY be on my rotation!

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Since I was diagnosed with IBD last year, I’ve loved the challenge of re-creating all of my old favorite recipes to follow the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). Unfortunately, traditional flour, cream, and sugar don’t make the list when it comes to eating on the SCD.

So I broke out the almond flour, honey, and eggs and went to town!

French toast was always one of my favorite breakfasts growing up, so I was determined to make a version that I could eat without an IBD flare. Even if it meant making the “bread” from scratch, it was going to happen. If there’s a will, there’s a way.

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Leave it to my inner college girl to tap into the magic of the microwave…

I know it gets a bad rap, but I’m all for an easy & fast microwave recipe. Hear me out: SCD-legal, Paleo “bread” ready in a minute?! Yes please!

Microwave Almond Flour Bread!

How to Make a Mini French Toast Bake:

Step 1: Make an almond flour “sandwich roll” (same recipe as this one, but use almond flour instead of walnut flour!).

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Step 2: Combine the egg with the egg white, coconut milk, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Whisk well and set aside. Also combine all of the crumb topping ingredients in a separate small bowl and set aside.

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Step 3: Cut the almond flour bread into cubes and toss lightly in the egg mixture.

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Step 4: Pour the bread/egg mixture into a mini 3.5″ cast iron skillet or other oven-safe ramekin greased with coconut oil. Sprinkle the almond butter crumb topping evenly over the skillet.

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Step 5: Bake and enjoy! P.S. I also like drizzling melted coconut butter over the top… it takes it to the next level!

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SCD Single-Serve French Toast Bake

  • Author: Hannah Carney
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 1 French toast bake 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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Description

A SCD-friendly mini French toast bake for one. With no sugar and 16 grams of protein this healthy weekend breakfast is the best combo of sweet and salty to satisfy all my cravings!

Ingredients

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  • 1 Almond flour “sandwich bun”: recipe is here (but sub the walnut flour with almond flour)
  • 1 egg + 1 egg white
  • 2 tbsp. coconut milk
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp. sea salt

Crumb topping: 

  • 2 tbsp. almond flour
  • 1 tsp. creamy almond butter
  • 1 tsp. coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Evenly coat a mini 3.5″ cast iron skillet (or 2 oven-safe ramekins) with coconut oil.
  2. Cut the almond flour “sandwich bun” into 1/2″ cubes. Set aside.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk the egg with the egg white, coconut milk, cinnamon, vanilla, and sea salt. Set aside.
  4. Combine all of the crumb topping ingredients together in a separate small bowl. Stir well until a crumbly mixture forms. Set aside.
  5. Briefly toss the bread cubes in the egg mixture (avoid soaking the bread to prevent it from getting soggy in the bowl). Pour the bread and egg mixture into the mini cast iron skillet.
  6. Evenly sprinkle the crumb topping over the skillet. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the egg mixture appears to be “set”. Enjoy warm!

Notes

I like to drizzle coconut butter or honey over the skillet to garnish and add another layer of flavor!

  • Category: breakfast, single-serve
  • Method: bake

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 French toast bake
  • Calories: 400
  • Sugar: 0
  • Fat: 26
  • Carbohydrates: 6
  • Fiber: 2
  • Protein: 16

Keywords: specific carbohydrate diet, gut health, scd, healthy breakfast, single-serve recipe, paleo recipe, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free recipe, high protein baking