As has been mentioned before, I eat salad for breakfast. While I willingly proselytize on behalf of that meal, my efforts are largely fruitless. Most people want something sweet, something yeasty, a bit of bread and jam, a danish, some cereal.

Well put your pants on kids, cuz I’m coming to the normal-people-breakfast-party. Rudi’s Bread sponsored this new episode and they wanted a few back-to-school recipes. I knew immediately that (the best way to light your sandwich on fire) but puzzled over the second recipe in the episode. I thought about making other sandwich spreads, but lord knows I hate to be repetitive. Which is when I turned my efforts to breakfast. I swore by a meal of three eggs, over-easy with some toast when I was in high school, but again, my audience is, for the most part, not six-and-a-half foot tall men. Which brings me back to the normal-people-breakfast-party. Breakfast is duh/essential for anyone in school and I want to give you a little sweet spread that will keep you full of good stuff, not just sugar and chocolate (nothing wrong with sugar and chocolate, but not the best for test-takers).

I thought of making a peanut-based spread, something with protein and morning-time appropriate, which made me think of other nut butters. Cashews have the distinct honor of blending up creamily with a rather unpronounced flavor, a perfect base for my experiments. I soaked a cup for about 30 minutes to make sure they would be extra smooth in the blender and then added one cup of coconut cream, a few tablespoons of honey and a touch of cinnamon. The result was stupendous.

This spread delivers protein from the nuts and some hefty vitamins and minerals from the coconut cream, a potent combination for early mornings. And now that I’ve had a few pints of it slathered on toast I can say with conviction that I understand how the other half lives. I may still eat salad for breakfast but I’ll keep this on hand for emergency cravings. As for beyond breakfast, this spread will make a most charming cake filling when I next make something with layers. Who has a birthday coming up?