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I wish I could tell you some fancy story about how this recipe came about, but I just don’t have one. I REALLY wanted to make french toast yesterday for breakfast, but I was feeling lazy. Standing there watching and flipping, just was not how I wanted to spend my morning. So I took all of my ingredients that I normally would use for French Toast and decided to pop it in the oven. It turned out AWESOME, so I felt compelled to share. CHEWS love…sharing is caring!

I used a non stick brownie tin to make the square servings. The cool thing is, I can freeze them in a ziploc bag, pop a few out and nuke them for a quick breakfast during the week! They also would make a nicer, more “guest friendly” presentation (than a full pan people have to scoop out of) if you are hosting a special brunch or breakfast.

Breakfast Bread Pudding Squares
(Makes 12 Squares)
3 Eggs
1/2 c. Brown Sugar
2 c. Heavy Cream
1 Tbsp. Vanilla
1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
8 slices of Honey Wheat Bread, cubed

Preheat the oven to 350. Whisk eggs and brown sugar together in a clean bowl. You should see air bubbles from the whisk. This is going to make your pudding so light and fluffy!

Then add in heavy cream, vanilla, and cinnamon. Whisk well.

Add your bread to the cream mixture and toss the bread in the custard with your hands. Make sure all of the bread is covered in the mixture. The bread will get soggy and start to fall apart. That’s cool. You want that.

Scoop the bread mixture out evenly into each square.

**ATTENTION** This is a crucial step. Don’t miss it. Place your brownie/muffin pan on a flat sheet pan and put in the middle rack of the oven. Don’t close the oven. Get a cup of water and pour ONTO THE SHEET PAN until the bottom of the squares are covered. Do NOT pour the water IN your pudding. You want the water to come up just before the rim of the sheet pan. This is called a water bath.

Look at you CHEWSing to learn a lil’ something today!

Let it bake for 25-30 minutes. Insert a toothpick to see if it’s done. If it comes out clean you are ready to go! Take out one pan at a time. Let cool for 10 minutes. Pop those suckers out, drizzle a little maple syrup on them (although they are SUPER tasty without it) and get ready to be blown away!

By now you know how we roll at Chewsy Lovers, simple and delicious! M.W.A.H.! (Making Whet Appetites Happen)! Follow us on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, all !

M.W.A.H.,

The Lady

What’s your favorite dessert for breakfast? A slice of pie with coffee?

This Thanksgiving I was blessed to not have to cook a full spread of “delectables”. We usually do not celebrate Thanksgiving in the potluck manner, but we decided to do it a little different this year and it worked out perfectly! It took alot of pressure off my aunt (the hostess) and us also. Buckaroo was tasked with preparing a {{Roast Beast}}.<----We love The Grinch, I couldn't help myself.

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I was tasked to make Sweet Potato Pie. Now under natural,normal circumstances I would have been bogged down in spirit by this daunting task. It’s not that I don’t know how to make them, but when I think about boiling potatoes, peeling them, being up to my elbows in flour, and obsessing about rolling out and crimping the most perfect buttery, flaky pie dough…I get overwhelmed!! “Ain’t nobody got time for that”!!!!

So after analyzing my recipe, I decided I could take a few shortcuts. This recipe had been passed down through my family from my grandmother, from her grandmother. My mom, aunts, grandmother, and cousins all make it in our various parts of the country every year because it’s tried and true. There are slight variations, for example some of them use vanilla, I don’t. Some of them only use two eggs, I use three. Some of them peel potatoes, but I already told you what I ain’t got time for ——> THAT. So this is my version.

Now ^^^^ so you don’t forget, and so your friends can find this easy deliciousness…unless you’re a hater and want it all for yourself. Whichever you CHEWS, we’re cool with.

Granny’s Sweet Potato Pie…kind of
(Makes two 8-inch pies)

Ingredients:
1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
2 cups of Granulated Sugar
1 40oz can Sweet Potatoes, drained (or 4 large Sweet potatoes, boiled, cooled,and peeled if you must)
3 eggs
1 12oz can of Evaporated Milk
1 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
2 Ready Made 8in Pie Shells (frozen section)

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Position oven rack to the middle for even cooking.

2.In a clean bowl, cream butter and sugar together with a mixer until smooth. Add potatoes and mix until smooth.

3. Slowly add one egg at a time, combining well after each one. Add milk and spices and mix until combined.

4.Pour into both unbaked pie shells, distributing evenly. Place pies on the middle rack and bake for one hour.

It will be a lovely dark orange and the crust golden brown!! You can insert and clean knife or toothpick in the center to see if its done. Ovens’ true temperatures vary, but it shouldn’t need more than 60 minutes.

All I have to say about this pie is, I made two to take to dinner. I saw the family eat one, and by the time we were cleaning everything up, the other pie had miraculously DISAPPEARED…THE…WHOLE…PIE…I have a family member somewhere right now, who is reading this, and laughing probably partaking in this delicious pie with a cup of joe. Shame on you!

CHEWS to keep it simple and delicious this holiday! You have enough going on through the hustle and bustle of it all. This Sweet Potato Pie is dedicated to those who want homemade taste without breaking a sweat! Your secret is safe with us. We won’t tell granny if you won’t. Give us a TWEET @ if you’re going to try it for your family.

M.W.A.H.,

The Lady

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