Basil Pesto

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Adapted from Allrecipes

Servings

16

Total Time to Make

15 Minutes

This Maple Blueberry French Toast Bake is a crowd-pleasing variation of French Toast from our cookbook, What’s for Lunch?. Instead of dipping individual slices of bread into an egg mixture and frying them, we bake up a pan full of bread cubes with a delicious maple custard mixture and blueberries. If you don’t have blueberries, substitute cranberries or diced apples, or whisk 1 cup mashed squash or pumpkin in with the egg mixture!

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups (750 mL) Basil leaves, packed fresh
  • 4 Garlic cloves, peeled
  • ¾ Cup (180 mL) Parmesan cheese, grated
  • ½ Cup (125 mL) Olive oil
  • ¼ Cup (60 mL) Pine nuts other nuts or seeds of your choice (such as sunflower seeds or walnuts)

Directions

  1. Combine basil, garlic, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and nuts in the bowl of a food processor or blender.
  2. Blend to a smooth paste.