Crock Pot Egg Nog French Toast

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf day-old French bread (about 14-ounces), cut into cubes
  • 2 cups Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Egg Nog
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 TBSP brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 heaping tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 TBSP butter, cut into small cubes

Prep

  • Generously grease the slow cooker liner with butter or insert a crock pot liner.
  • Cut the loaf of French bread into cubes.

Directions

Enjoy a simple French toast recipe you can throw into your crock pot to make for easier busy mornings from Lamers Dairy.

  1. Place the cubed bread into the crock pot.
  2. Whisk together the egg nog, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  3. Pour the egg nog mixture evenly over the cubed bread.
  4. Press down gently so the cubed bread absorbs the liquid. You may mix gently and briefly to coat all the cubes, but do not mix and/or break up the bread cubes.
  5. Evenly distribute the butter pieces on top.
  6. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  7. Place the insert into the slow cooker (if removed) and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours.

Optional: Spread the cubes out onto a sheet pan and leave out for an hour or two to further dry out the cubes if desired or necessary. Place a paper towel under the slow cooker cover while cooking to absorb extra moisture. Prior to serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with Lamers Dairy Homemade Whipped Cream recipe.

Enjoy!

Make Ahead Easter Basket Pancakes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup boxed pancake mix
  • 2/3 cup Lamers Dairy milk of choice
  • 1 egg
  • 2 TBSP unsweetened applesauce or oil

Prep

  • Use a 12-cup muffin tin and grease the empty cups with butter or use muffin liners.
  • Pre-heat oven to 375-degrees.
  • Retrieve an ice cream scoop or something with a rounded end to make the “basket”.

Directions

Enjoy a simple Easter Basket Pancake brunch recipe that festive for the whole family from Lamers Dairy.

  1. Add all ingredients into a large bowl and stir until well combined.
  2. Divide the pancake mix between the 12 muffin cups (approximately 2-3 tablespoons per muffin cup).
  3. Bake at 375-degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
  4. After removing pancakes from the oven, use an ice cream scoop handle or other rounded object to push down the middle of the pancake to form the basket.
  5. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes in the muffin tin. Then, remove from tin to finish cooling.
  6. Pancake baskets can be prepared immediately or frozen for future use.
  7. To make the basket, prepare the Lamers Dairy Homemade Whipped Cream recipe.
  8. Fill the basket with 1-2 teaspoons of whipped cream. Sprinkle with green jimmy sprinkles and other toppings of your choice (ex: blueberries, sliced strawberries, chocolate chips, etc.).

Optional: Make a regular pancake and cut into strips to make basket handles. 

Enjoy!

Apple Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best whole milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup finely diced apples (about 1 medium)
  • ¾ cup raisins
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease or line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, brown sugar, Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Pour into a bowl with dry ingredients along with apples, raisins, and walnuts. Mix just until blended.
  4. For each cookie, spoon or scoop about two tablespoons of the mixture onto the cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes. (Makes about 24-30 cookies.)

Enjoy!

Chocolate Crepes with Raspberries & Whipped Cream

Ingredients

Chocolate Crepes Ingredients

  • 1 cup Lamers Dairy whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

Whipped Cream Ingredients

  • 1 cup Lamers Dairy heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Other Ingredients

  • Fresh Raspberries

Directions

  1. Put all the ingredients for the crepes in a blender in the order listed above. Blend just until incorporated. Ideally, let the batter rest in the refrigerator for an hour. If it seems thick when you take it out of the refrigerator, add a tablespoon of water.
  2. Heat a non-stick pan on medium-high heat. Brust lightly with butter. Add about ¼-1/3 cup of batter and tilt the pan quickly to evenly distribute the batter on the bottom of the pan. Cook for about 30 seconds or so until the bottom looks cooked. Flip and cook the other side for about 10 seconds. Cooking time will depend on the temperature of the pan. Remove and lay crepe out flat on a cutting board or lined cookie sheet. Repeat until the batter is gone. Crepes can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days or frozen for up to two months.
  3. Before serving, make sweetened whipped cream by whipping together a caron of Lamers Dairy heavy whipping cream, ¼ cup powdered sugar, and ½ teaspoon vanilla.
  4. To serve, spread crepe with some raspberry jam. Fold it in quarters, top with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.

Enjoy!

Bagel Brunch Casserole

Ingredients

  • 4-5 day-old bagels (cheddar herb works well)
  • 1 pound mild Italian sausage
  • 1/2 onion, cut in thin slices
  • 1 red pepper, cut in thin slices
  • 1 red pepper, cut in julienne
  • 2 cups Italian blend shredded cheese
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 9 eggs
  • 2-1/2 cups Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Whole Milk
  • Salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Cook sausage and drain. Remove from the pan.
  2. Sauté onion and peppers.
  3. While the vegetables are cooking, generously butter a 9×13 baking dish. Cut the bagels in half
    vertically. Turn each half-moon shaped bagel on its side and slice it into 6 thin slices. Arrange half
    of the bagel slices on the bottom of the dish. Butter one side of each of the remaining slices and
    set aside.
  4. Combine the sausage, onion and peppers. Add 1-3/4 cups of the cheese and sprinkle over the
    layer of bagel slices.
  5. Arrange the remaining bagel slices buttered side up over the meat, vegetable and cheese mixture.
  6. Whisk together eggs, Lamers Dairy Dairyland’s Best Whole Milk, salt and pepper. Pour evenly
    over the dish.
  7. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  8. Remove from refrigerator one hour before baking.
  9. Bake uncovered in 350-degree oven for 45 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cheese over the
    top and bake for an additional 5 minutes (or until a knife comes out clean). Serve hot.

NOTE: If you use a plain bagel, add Italian spices to the egg and milk mixture.

Enjoy!