It’s fun to make pancakes on a lazy Sunday, but when you are rushed during the week, these grain-free breakfast bars are perfect. They are great with eggs, or can stand alone, loaded with butter. You can make them ahead, wrap them in individual portions and refrigerate or freeze them. They are loaded with nutrition, simple and satisfying!

When you are gluten-free or grain-free it’s a challenge to find a healthy bread substitute that’s easy to make.There are lots of gluten-free breads on the market, but many are made with very starchy substitutes that have not been properly prepared. I do not like most gluten-free breads or baked goods for this reason.

Here is a simple and nutritious bread substitute that is made with whole ingredients that will add nutrition, not take it away. Slice the bar lengthwise and toast. Add lots of butter and eat with eggs or other protein for a satisfying meal!

Grain-Free Cinnamon Breakfast Bar

Ingredients

• 6 large eggs
• 1 large apple cored and peeled (or 4 Tbsp applesauce) use only organic apples
• 4 Tbsp ghee or butter (how to make ghee) (Where to buy ghee)
  
• 1 Tbsp honey (where to buy)
• 1/2 cup coconut flour (where to buy coconut flour)
• 1/2 tsp salt (where to buy salt)
• 1 tsp baking soda (Aluminum free baking soda)
• 1 heaping tsp cinnamon (where to buy spices)
• Coconut oil for greasing the pan (where to buy coconut oil)

Equipment

• Food processor (where to buy a food processor)
• 9 x 13 baking pan lined with parchment paper (where to buy) (where to buy parchment paper)
• Spatula
• Pizza wheel (where to buy a pizza wheel)

Instructions

1. In the food processor, add the apple and puree
2. Add the eggs, honey and ghee or butter and mix
3. Add the salt, baking soda, cinnamon and coconut flour and mix
4. The batter should be thick
5. Prepare the baking dish with the parchment paper and grease very generously with coconut oil (lots of it!)
6. Pour the batter into the pan and smooth as best you can
7. Sprinkle more cinnamon of top of the batter
8. Bake at 325 degrees F for approximately 22 – 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and it is browned on top (may take longer depending on the size of the apple you used)
9. Gently detach the bread from the pan with a spatula and let cool for a few minutes
10. With the pizza wheel, cut down the middle of the length and the down the middle of the width and then three section in each half
11. Remove with spatula and let cool on a rack

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Yield: 12 bars

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