This cherry almond breakfast bake is made with almond and buckwheat flours and stuffed with more cherries and almond butter.
I slept until 12pm yesterday. Minus the 25 minutes I was up at 1:30 in the morning to let Ginger out, that equates to just about 13 hours of sleep. That’s what happens when you get that same amount of sleep except over the past 3 days. It was glorious.
Despite it being lunchtime, I wandered downstairs, threw on a pot of coffee and decided on a breakfast bake. No matter what time it is, I’m not the kind of person who can skip straight to lunch foods. I need my glass of OJ and something resembling breakfast before being able to stomach veggies (unless in an omelet) and other non-breakfasty foods. You have no idea how much that whole cold pizza in the morning thing people rave about grosses me out. The thought of it literally makes me want to gag. Besides it not being an acceptable breakfast item, pizza should just never be cold.
I made a smoothie the other day using frozen cherries (that I had completely forgotten were hiding in the freezer) which inspired this mid-afternoon breakfast.
Cherries + almonds are one of my favorite combinations. So in addition to using almond flour and sticking some cherries on top, there’s a hidden surprise of chopped cherries and almond butter in the middle.
See that gooey, uncooked looking middle? It’s not uncooked, just a perfect spot of drippy almond butter.
Eat it at 7am or 1pm, delicious at any hour.
Cherry Almond Breakfast Bake
Ingredients
- 1/2 banana, mashed
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 5 tablespoons buckwheat flour, ground buckwheat groats
- 2 tablespoons almond flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup frozen cherries, chopped + 5 more
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a small ramekin or oven safe bowl.
- Combine wet ingredients (first 7) in a small bowl and whisk together.
- Add dry ingredients and combine until incorporated.
- In another small bowl combine chopped cherries and almond butter until somewhat mixed together (microwaving for 15-20 seconds will help combine if the almond butter isn't drippy enough), set aside.
- Pour half the batter into the greased ramekin. Next pour the cherries and almond butter combination on top of the batter. Pour remaining batter on top of that.
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until fully set.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
I love having something that reminds me of cake for breakfast. It feels like a treat! :)
I love the sound of this…beautiful photos!
I love breakfast bakes, and this one looks wonderful! I’ve been making the same 2 or 3 bakes over and over again, so it’s great to have a new recipe to try.
I totally agree. It doesn’t matter what time I get up. I have to have breakfast food!
I think the last time you made a breakfast bake I said this, but… I totally need to get back into breakfast bakes. Yummy!! Love the flavor combo of this one :D
If I haven’t just made carrot pancakes, I would be making this bake right now. The photo with the whole bake out of the pan and sitting on a plate is cute as a button. That and the rest of the pictures make me want to forget the pancakes and get the cherries out of the freezer right now.
I haven’t had cherries since summer time….this looks amazing! I’ll admit, I am a cold pizza person if I’m starving (depends what kind, though!) but never in the morning. Usually veggies for breakfast makes my stomach turn. I need fruit & a little bit of sugar in the AM!
I slept 13 hours the past 2 nights each! I couldn’t believe it but it felt SO good to not move my body for so long haha. I can personally do just about anything at breakfast, savory, veggies, meat… I’ve done tuna before too haha.
oh my gosh, I just gagged thinking about tuna for breakfast. haha!
Glad I am not the only one. I just had tuna avocado toast for breakfast on Friday. Doesn’t happen often, though. I needed to use over tuna and I had all other meals for planned through Sunday.
You need to offer a food photog course. I always love your photos. And thank you for the recipe. Pinned. ;)
Yay, you are home! My favorite meal is breakfast and on days when I find it so hard to get up, thinking of breakfast is the only thing that makes me start moving. Love all the ingredients in this bake!
Oh yum! I think I need to make a bfast bake this morning. I’m just catching up on a punch of your posts. Seriously drooling over here. :) Enjoy the rest of your weekend!