2 Recipes from the Best Place for Breakfast in Destin

It’s time for breakfast in Destin! Where are you eating? While Destin boasts an abundance of delicious breakfast places, here at Henderson Park Inn we’d like to think that our breakfast is the best.

For those of you that aren’t familiar with Henderson Park Inn, we’re all-inclusive, except for dinner, meaning your breakfast, along with much more, is included with your room. And while our breakfast is only open to those staying with us, we are continually told that we have the best breakfast in Destin.

While some hotels’ included breakfasts leave a lot to be desired, ours is much different. Our breakfast chefs take the time to carefully craft dishes sure to please each of our guests. These dishes are offered to guests through a buffet, but if you can find something to suit your taste buds, we have an action station where our chefs will cook you a custom, made-to-order omelet.

Just about every day, guests rave about our breakfast in Destin, and below you’ll find two recipes for our most popular dishes:

Grits & Grillades

Chef Greg developed this incredible dish that has turned into a long-standing favorite of our guests for breakfast in Destin. It takes about 10 minutes to prep and about 40 minutes to cook.

Grillades Ingredients:

½ Lb. Butter
1 Lb. Diced Pork
1 Yellow Onion, Diced
1 Green Pepper, Diced
2 tbsp minced garlic
12 oz. crushed tomatoes
1 cup flour
4 cups chicken stock
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Grits Ingredients:

1 ½ cups Water
3 tbsp Butter
1 cup of Grits
1 ½ cups half and half
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

Melt butter in a Dutch oven and add pork cooking on all sides until brown. Add onions, green peppers, and garlic. Cook over low heat until translucent. Add tomatoes and cook on medium heat for 8 minutes or until pork is tender. Blend in flour until smooth. Slowly add chicken stock and cook for 20 minutes on low heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve over prepared grits.

Homemade Granola

While you wouldn’t think that granola would be one of the most sought-after items for breakfast in Destin, ours is so good that people come back to stay with us just to get this granola. It takes about 30 minutes to prep and about 45 to cook.

Granola Ingredients:

1/2 C. Honey
3/4 C. Apple Juice
1 C. Chunky Peanut Butter
4 Vanilla Beans
1/4 Tsp. Ground Cinnamon
3 C. Rolled Oats
1/2 C. Toasted & Chopped Almonds
1 1/2 C. Candied Pecans
1/3 C. Walnuts
1/3 C. Unsalted Sunflower Seeds
2 C. Golden Raisins
1 1/2 C. Cranberries

Candied Pecans Ingredients:

3 Large Egg Whites
3/4 C. Sugar
1/2 Tsp. Salt
2 Tsp. Cinnamon
3 C. Pecan Pieces

Directions:

On medium heat, combine juice, peanut butter, vanilla beans, and cinnamon. In large bowl, mix all dry ingredients (except pecans) and add to heated ingredients. Mix well. Pour mixture onto a large cookie sheet and spread to uniform thickness. Bake for 20 mins at 300 degrees. Remove from oven and mix candied pecans. Allow for mixture to cool before storing in an airtight container.

For candied pecans: Whisk egg whites in a medium bowl until foamy. Whisk in sugar and salt until whites become milky. Add cinnamon to pecans, stir until fully coated. Pour pecan mixture on a parchment paper covered sheet. Bake for 25 mins or until coating is crispy. Let cool and break apart before adding to granola.

If you’d rather try these items before attempting to make them, we’d love to have you join us for a stay. Head to our Rooms & Rates page to book your room today!