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Coconut-crusted French toast and tropical ambrosia
City of Miami Fire Rescue Team

INGREDIENTS

Coconut-crusted French toast

Challah bread (12 slices)
1 dozen large eggs
1 bag of coconut flakes (shredded coconut)
1 bag of confectioner's sugar
Powdered cinnamon
Pam cooking spray
4 ripe bananas
1 box of blueberries
1 bottle of maple syrup
1 bottle of Grand Marnier
Fresh mint
12 inch nonstick skillet
Plastic spatula

Tropical fruit ambrosia

2 ripe large mangos
1 ripe and fresh pineapple
6 kiwi
3 packages of strawberries
4 ripe bananas
3 packages of raspberries
3 packages of blackberries
3 limes
1 bag of sugar
1 jar of pure honey
1 small jar of pure vanilla extract
Plain yogurt (Fage Greek Yogurt)
Fresh mint
1 box of granola
8 ounces of heavy cream
4 milkshake glasses

DIRECTIONS

Coconut-crusted French toast
1. Take eggs and scramble in a bowl.

2. Add in cinnamon powder, sprinkle in some sugar and 1 capful of vanilla extract, coconut flakes and whisk all together.

3. Take the bread and soak each side; make sure you drain excess.

4. Grease a skillet. Heat to a medium heat.

5. Place toast in skillet and cook until brown. Add coconut flakes on top

6. In the same skillet, add bananas, blueberries, granola and maple syrup in a pan and heat the pan.

7. Put the fruit and granola on top of toast with some maple syrup drizzled on top.

Tropical ambrosia
1. Take all of the fruit (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, mango, banana, kiwi)and put in a mixing bowl.

2. Take 3 tablespoons of Grand Marnier and 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 lime and mix all together with the fruit

3. Prep the yogurt by adding 1 container of yogurt (about 5 cups) and zest some lime, add 2 capfuls of vanilla extract and sugar (2-3 tablespoons). Whisk.

4. Start with a layer of fruit on the bottom, add a layer of yogurt on top, and then 1 layer of granola and repeat in a tall glass!

5. Garnish with honey and mint.

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