What better way to wake up your guess on a Saturday morning than with the aroma of blueberry almond French toast. It’s a synch to make and it’s good for you too. The thing I love about this French toast is that it’s so special in every way, so it doesn’t take any special effort. And I'm starting here with a whole grain beget and I love to use whole grain it really adds up the nutrition right away from the classic French toast which almost always uses white bread. But in the whole grain works perfectly and the baguette is fantastic because you get that nice crusty texture and you get your antioxidants on fiber. Just going to put it into this baking dish which I've sprayed with some cooking spray and a single layer that looks like it about does it, now for the eggy mixture that I'm going to pour on top of it.

And this is really different from your average French toast because I'm using eight whole eggs and eight egg white. It’s a wonderful trick for really aping up the health of any kind of recipe where you need eggs. And I use to split the difference technique because all of the fat and cholesterol in an egg is in the yoke. But all lot of nutrients are in there too and that wonderful sunny color and all the texture. You get all the nutritional benefits without over doing fat and cholesterol. I'm going to add to that two cups of low fat milk, 1%, I like to use for this because it has a nice body to it but it doesn’t over do the fat.

I'm going to put in one teaspoon on vanilla; I just love the homey flavors and cinnamon. One third of a cup of maple syrup, real maple syrup and I love to use unrefined sweeteners whenever possible. And I used Grade B, which actually has more flavor, and it’s cheaper so it’s a win-win. So that’s all whisked together I'm just going to pour this over the bread. And then I'm going to put this in the refrigerator overnight and this is great because you make it the night before, so you don’t have to worry about a thing in the morning. And that’s the other really big difference from classic French toast; typically, you'll be frying in a pan each individual piece, which is time consuming, and high in calories.

For added nutrition, two cups of blueberries really live up to there super fruits status with lots of antioxidants and fiber. You can use fresh or frozen there, a third of a cup of sliced almonds, one of the best sources of Vitamin E and the last but not the least the crowning glory of some dark brown sugar for lots of flavor and a little bit goes along way here. It just needs to be covered put in the fridge overnight to soak and in the morning just pop it in the oven at 350 baked it for 40 minutes and it so glorious just look at it and it smells so wonderful. This is a treat in every way, a treat for your taste buds and a treat for your body.