I love when birthdays fall on the weekends. That means that a fun breakfast can be included into the festivities! My husband celebrated his birthday on the 14th, and that meant a special breakfast for him to wake up to. I love to add new twists on the traditional breakfast foods. For Bill's birthday, I decided to add a smooth cream cheese and sweet strawberry 'stuffing' to french toast.
The stuffed french toast was assembled like a sandwich, spreading cream cheese on both sides of the bread to hold everything together. If you don't have strawberries on hand any other fruit would work well; blueberries, raspberries, banana, apple, pears, etc.
Strawberry & Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast Recipe
Serves 2
3 eggs
1 teaspoon of milk
2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoon vanilla
4 slices of bread
4 ounces of cream cheese
5 large strawberries, sliced
1 teaspoon powdered sugar, plus extra for dusting
Grease and heat a griddle pan.
In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, 1 tsp. cinnamon and 1 tsp. vanilla. Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine with a fork the cream cheese, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 tsp. powdered sugar. Spread mixture onto all 4 slices of bread. On two slices, place the strawberries in a single layer on top of the cream cheese mixture. Place the extra slice of bread, cream cheese side down, on top of the strawberries and gently push them together.
Dip the stuffed bread into the egg mixture, coating both sides, and place on the hot griddle. Cook each side until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side.
Serve immediately sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Tips:
1) Feel free to double this recipe if you want to make it for more people. The measurements are flexible and you can make it to your taste.
2) We used whole wheat bread, but this would be just as good with white, brioche, challah, or your favorite type of bread
3) As mentioned above, feel free to mix and match any of your favorite fruits to this recipe.
looks soooo good. i might make that today!
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