Fondue for breakfast? You bet! This fondue recipe is delicious and quite healthy, thanks to this recipe from Mealtime.org (reprinted with permission).
Even better: This healthy fondue recipe is easy, too, because it uses ingredients you probably already have on hand in your pantry and refrigerator.
Use This Fondue Recipe to Tempt Kids to Eat Breakfast
This fondue is a great way to get breakfast-averse kids interested in eating the morning meal. After all, what could be more fun than fondue?
But don't introduce this fondue on a busy weekday when everybody's rushed. Fondue is best enjoyed on the weekends, when everyone has a little time to dip, talk and experiment. After this recipe becomes part of your regular cooking arsenal (and not such a novelty any more), then you can serve it on a weekday.
What to Serve with Breakfast Fondue
Serve this fondue with french toast sticks, fresh strawberries, mini waffles or whole grain mini pancakes for dipping.
The breakfast fondue makes a terrific, healthy snack, as well. Full of calcium, protein, potassium, folate and iron, this fondue recipe has everything you need to get a healthy start to the day.
Breakfast Fondue Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz. can sliced peaches in juice (not syrup), undrained
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp. whipped light cream cheese
- 1/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- pinch of cinnamon
Directions
- Combine the undrained peaches, maple syrup, whipped cream cheese, vanilla and cinnamon in a blender or food processor, fitted with a metal blade. Puree on high until smooth. It's okay if there are a few lumps of cream cheese still showing. They will disappear when you cook the peach mixture in the next step.
- Pour the mixture into a saucepan. Warm it over medium-high heat, stirring often, until the cream cheese fully melts, and the sauce starts to bubble around the edges.
- Serve the fondue in a big bowl surrounded by whole grain mini pancakes or waffles, French toast fingers or fresh fruit for dipping.
Makes 4, 1/2-cup servings.
Per serving (one-half cup of fondue): 77 calories, 1.25 g fat (0.75 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 27 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1.25 g protein, 142 IU vitamin A, 3 mg vitamin C, 5 mcg folate, 20 mg calcium, .25 mg iron, 157 mg potassium
For more delicious, creative and healthy recipes for breakfast, try Cheerios breakfast cookies, tropical cheesecake breakfast bars, mini vegetable frittatas, breakfast banana splits and chocolate banana french toast.
