what's for breakfast this morning {pear berry crisp}.

i love breakfast.  it's what gets me out of bed in the morning... and i especially love it on the weekends.  and snow days.

don't get me wrong; i love eggs and bacon.  but being on day 23 of the whole thirty i have been a little tired of eggs for breakfast every.single.day.

scrambled eggs.  fried eggs.  hard boiled eggs.  egg muffins.  eggs.  eggs.  eggggggssss.

i used to love making cinnamon rolls and muffins and yummy treats for breakfasts every once and a while and i'm not going to lie: i've missed all of those things.  so, when a snow day seemed to be in the forecast yesterday, i went to the store the night before and whipped up this delicious fruit crisp from the "against all grain" cookbook.

oh my deliciousness.

(if you don't have this cookbook and you eat paleo, gluten free or grain free, you need it.)

this fruit crisp is SO good and doesn't have any sugar other than the fruit and dates.  it tastes so much like a traditional fruit crisp it feels like you're cheating.  but you're not.  it would be good for dessert or breakfast... or a snack... or any time of the day.

pear berry crisp

* 3 lbs. red pears, peeled and sliced
* 2 c. blueberries
* 1 c. blackberries (the original recipe calls for 2 c. blackberries and 1 c. blueberries, but i liked this combo better for us)
* 1 T. lemon juice
* 2 t. coconut flour
* 1/4 t. sea salt
* 1/4 t. cinnamon
* 1/4 t. all spice

topping:

* 2 T. coconut oil in solid form
* 2/3 c. raw almonds
* 2/3 c. raw pecans
* 4 dates, pitted (I used the medjool kind)
* 2 T. shredded, unsweetened coconut
* 1 1/2 t. cinnamon
* 1/4 t. sea salt

- preheat oven to 375.
- place pears and berries in bowl and add the rest of the filling ingredients.  mix together and place in a 1 quart baking dish greased with coconut oil.
- put the topping ingredients in a food processor and pulse until nuts are chopped and it resembles a course oat mixture.  sprinkle topping evenly over fruit.
- bake for 35 minutes, or until juices are bubbling and crisp is golden brown.

YUM!  this has lasted us for a few days, too, so it's something great to have on hand for ready to go breakfasts (or as i said, snacks, dessert, etc).

these are the kinds of things that get me excited about eating healthy :)  enjoy!