Author: Jennifer Jackson

Ozzy Osbourne took his final bow onstage at Black Sabbath’s “Back to the Beginning” show in England. It reunited all four original members – guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and Ozzy Osbourne – for the first time in 20 years. The all-day event went down in their hometown, Birmingham, England, and raised almost $200 million for charity.

Over 5 million of us metalheads around the world tuned into the livestream so we didn’t have to miss out. But it started at 10:00 a.m. ET… or 7:00 a.m. for people on the West Coast, like me. (7:00 a.m. on a SATURDAY?!)

Since I had to be up so early, I decided to make it fun – and delicious – with a few breakfast dish ideas to celebrate.

If you missed your chance to make them for Ozzy, they’ll also work well for a little-known holiday in October called Halloween – or if dark and spooky is your M.O., anytime!

Bat-Shaped Egg Bites

Ingredients:

• 8 slices bacon (about 8 ounces), cut into 1/2″ pieces
• 1 tablespoon avocado oil
• 18 large eggs
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar
• 2 teaspoons of Kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
• 18″ x 13″ sheet pan
• Bat-shaped cookie cutter

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. After cutting the bacon, spread it onto the sheet in a single layer. Drizzle with oil. Bake about 15 minutes until it is crisp and lightly browned. Remove from oven, but do not drain fat. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
• Whisk the eggs, half-and-half, salt, pepper, and scallions. Pour mixture over the bacon, and top with tomatoes and cheese. Carefully return the pan into the oven, and bake until the eggs are set (about 25 minutes.)
• Let the eggs cool for about 5 minutes. Using the cookie cutter, stamp out your bats. Enjoy!

Note: In the TikTok video, I cut the recipe in half.

Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake

Ingredients:

• 2 Pink Lady apples (Ozzy’s fav!) – Peeled, cored, and diced
• 1 tablespoon of light brown sugar + 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1 can of Pillsbury Grands cinnamon rolls
• 5 tablespoons of unsalted butter – melted
• 1/3 cup of packed light brown sugar
• 9″ baking pan

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. (I used avocado oil.)
• Cut each cinnamon roll into 6 pieces. Sprinkle the pieces evenly in your greased baking pan.
• Sauté apples in a skillet, and add the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture. Add water as necessary. Once the apples are done, drain if necessary, then add them to your baking pan.
• In a microwave safe bowl, melt butter. Mix in the 1/3 cup of brown sugar. Pour over the cinnamon roll pieces and apples.
• Bake for 28 – 33 minutes, or until the center is cooked through. Once it’s done, let cool for 10 minutes.
• Before serving, don’t forget to pour the icing! If you prefer a thinner glaze, you can mix a tablespoon of milk or heavy whipping cream. Voila!