Upside Down Breakfast Stacks

• nonstick cooking spray
• large eggs↗3

  lightly beaten

• salt↗1⁄8 teaspoon
• black pepper↗

  a few grinds

• shredded sharp cheddar cheese or cheese, of your choice↗
• fully cooked sausage patties or 6 fully cooked vegetable sausage patties↗6
• buttermilk pancake mix3⁄4 cup
• water↗1⁄2 cup
• syrup or jam, of your choice

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   PREHEAT oven to 375°F If using glass custard cups, reduce heat to 350°F.

2. 2

   Coat 6 muffin cups, or glass custard cups generously with non-stick cooking spray.

3. 3

   Combine eggs, salt and pepper, and optional cheese of your choice!

4. 4

   Divide evenly between prepared muffin cups.

5. 5

   Top with sausage patty.

6. 6

   Whisk pancake mix and water together in medium bowl until smooth. Pour evenly over sausage.

7. 7

   Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (If you add a bit of minced onion, green peppers, or chives to the egg mixture, add one minute to the bake time.).

8. 8

   Cool 2 minutes. Invert onto baking sheet.

9. 9

   Sprinkle immediately with cheese, if desired (if you didn't add them to the eggs!).

10. 10

    Serve warm with syrup, or jam of your choice, if desired.

11. 11

    NOTE: Make this more savory by adding a bit of minced onion, minced green pepper, or chives to the eggs, before adding to the muffin cups! Add a salad and make it lunch or dinner!