Give four-time marathoner JP Desjardins a few ho-hum ingredients, and he’s likely to transform them into a tasty, elegant dish—much like what he did after a road race in New York City.

Rather than immediately chowing down on the free bagel and apple he received after crossing the finish line, he took the postrace goods home for breakfast.

But he didn’t just toast the bagel and spread it with butter and jam or slice the apple and eat it raw. Desjardins made a simple batter using eggs, vanilla, milk, cinnamon, and a touch of honey and soaked the bagel. He diced the apple and sautéed it in butter, honey, and a splash of bourbon—his secret ingredient—for a complementary topping. In a matter of 15 minutes, the bagel and apple were transformed into a flavorful meal.

“I always think about what I should eat after a race,” says Desjardins, who is an executive chef at Albert Bistro in Montréal. “Whatever I feel like eating, I concentrate on listening to my body to know what it needs.”

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Ingredients
2 bagels
2 eggs
⅔ cup milk
1 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup or sugar)
1 teaspoon butter
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon butter
1 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup or sugar)
1 For the caramelized apples
ounce of good bourbon

Instructions
1. In a small bowl, whisk milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Cut bagel in half and soak for a few minutes until softened.
2. In a small pan, sauté apple with 1 teaspoon butter and 1 tablespoon honey. When apples are golden brown, add bourbon and stir, scraping the bottom of the pan.
3. Pan-sear the soaked bagel with 1 teaspoon butter and cook on medium heat until one side is golden brown. Flip bagel, and cook until second side is golden brown.
4. teaspoon ground cinnamon.

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