Nutrition Stop - Recipes - Flaxseed Apple Butter French Toast

Flaxseed Apple Butter French Toast
with Fruit Compote

Compote

1/4 c. orange juice
1/4 c. pineapple juice
1/4 c. diced fresh pineapple
1/4 c. peeled and diced apple
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1 tsp. chopped fresh mint leaves

French Toast

1 Tbsp. ground flaxseed
3 Tbsp. apple butter
3/4 c. soymilk
pinch of ground or grated nutmeg
pinch of ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 tsp. canola oil
4 large slices multigrain bread

In a medium saucepan, bring juices to a boil. Add pineapple, apple, and orange peel and cook until fruit is soft. Add mint and set aside. Combine ground flaxseed, apple butter, soymilk, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in a blender and mix until smooth.

Transfer soymilk mixture to a shallow pan. Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add canola oil. Dip both sides of bread into the soymilk mixture and transfer to a hot pan. Repeat for the remaining slices. Cook until golden brown on both sides. Reheat fruit compote and serve 1/4 cup with slice of French toast.