EASTER BRUNCH MENU
Everything can be made ahead and gently reheated for a quick meal on a busy morning.
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Vegetable cooking spray
1/2 pound fresh asparagus, tough ends trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
5 slices turkey bacon , cooked and crumbled (OR veggie version: 5 Morningstar Breakfast strips)
1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9 inch pie plate with vegetable cooking spray. In a saucepan, place asparagus into boiling water and cook for 4-6 minutes, or until tender but still firm. Drain well. Sprinkle crumbled bacon and asparagus into pie plate. Top with cheese.
In a bowl beat together, eggs, milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and onion powder. Pour egg mixture on top of cheese. Bake, uncovered for 25 minutes or until golden and just set in the center. Makes 8 servings.
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Per Serving: 151 Cal; 11 g Protein; 10 g Tot Fat; 3 g Carb; 0 g Fiber; 3 g Sugar; 165 mg Sodium
LEMON GLAZED OATMEAL-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Vegetable cooking spray
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup Whey Low Granular OR Splenda Granular in a pinch
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup quick oats
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a regular or mini muffin pan with vegetable cooking spray. In a small bowl beat, with electric mixer, the butter and Whey Low Granular. Beat in, until combined, the egg, vanilla, lemon zest, and buttermilk. Stir in, just until moistened, the oatmeal, almond flour, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin tins 3/4 full and bake for 12-15 minutes or until tester comes out with moist crumbs. Drizzle with lemon glaze while still warm. Makes 12 regular or 20 mini muffins.
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Per mini muffin: 59 Cal; 2 g Protein; 3 g Tot Fat; 6 g Carb; 1 g Fiber; 2 g Sugar; 41 mg Sodium
Lemon Glaze
1/2 cup Whey Low powdered OR Splenda Granular
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 drops vanilla extract
In a small bowl, whisk together the Whey Low powdered, lemon juice and vanilla. Drizzle over warm muffins.
1 tub Orange Sunrise crystal light powder (the tub that makes 2 quarts)
4 cups water (not the full 8 cups that’s called for on the drink mix container)
1 cup milk
1/2 cup fat-free or regular half & half
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon orange zest
One 4-serving size instant sf vanilla pudding powder
To a blender container add drink powder, water, milk, half & half, vanilla, orange zest, and pudding powder. Process until smooth and frothy.
Pour over crushed ice if desired. (This mixture will seperate when allowed to sit in the fridge for a couple hours. Just give a quick whisking or blend again and it will be perfect!) Makes 10 servings 2/3 cup each.
PerServing: 30 Cal; 1 g Protein; 1 g Tot Fat; 3 g Carb; 0 g Fiber; 1 g Sugar; 150 mg Sodium
Girl, you are speaking my language with this meal. THANK YOU! Hope the wedding went well. Missed you!
Gee, your menu makes me wish I were making brunch instead of the same old boring old Easter Dinner..
For the muffins, you put 1/2 C Whey Granular or Splenda in a pinch
what does the splenda in a pinch mean? Less than 1/2 C?
This looks so good and will hopefully get to make it for the family this weekend!
I meant that you could use Splenda IF you have to…if you don’t have the Whey Low.
They will work best with the Whey Low, though!
Okay I have to finally go out of my box and find some whey low – got to find the best of the best! lol
Wow! That looks better than some menus at fancy restaurants!! You are just so talented…
I thought your Blueberry Ricotta Muffins were wonderful, but these muffins are awesome. The lemon just takes them over the top.
I wanted you to know Linda that i love all your recipes. I’m 5 months out from RNY and your yummy food has saved me! I tried the quiche last night and it is delicious, can’t wait to make it again! Thank you for all you do to make your recipes amazing!!
Linda – made these for Easter weekend, and my family went nuts. My Mom suggested that I try them with strawberries, so I made some yesterday. Even more yummy! I didn’t drain my frozen strawberries as well as I should, so the batter was thinner and needed more baking time, but still great. Fresh strawberries would be better. I am also going to use apples and peaches, as the “crisp-like” texture of these adds itself to so many other fruits. This one goes in my permanent file! Thank you!
I made the muffins too — YUM! I didn’t have a fresh lemon, but I did have an orange so I used the zest and juice from that. It was different, but still delicious!
Linda –
I made the quiche for Easter brunch and it was very watery, but tasty! What can I do to keep it from getting so watery after cooking?
Yvette
Sometimes if it’s just even slightly baked too long the eggs will separate. I try to cook them JUST until set in the middle and it will continue cooking as it cools. It’s hard to tell, at times!
That might help some, doll.
All of this sounds glorious!! Even just to make for an everyday springtime meal. Yum!
I forgot all about that Nog.. Its really, REALLY good.
I made the Easter quiche, blueberry muffins, and the orange sunrise nog today for Mothers Day. All 3 recipes are so awesome just like all of Linda’s recipe. Thanks again Linda for the wonderful and very tasty recipes. 😉