Ham & Cream Cheese Stuffed Raisin Bread French Toast with Pineapple Sauce

By ldelmas

Ingredients

• Pineapple Sauce:
• 16 slices of your favorite raisin bread
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese
• 1-1/2 lbs. sliced ham (recommended: Smithfield Honey Glazed Spiral Ham)
• 3 cups crushed cereal (like Corn Flakes)
• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 1/4 of a pineapple, peeled and diced
• 1-1/2 cups pineapple juice
• 2 Tbsp. honey
• 1 Tbsp. light brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 2-1/2 Tbsp. cold water

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

To prepare the French toast, place the cereal crumbs in a bowl and set aside.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, milk, and vanilla. Set aside.

Spread 1 Tbsp. of cream cheese on each slice of bread then make sandwiches with 3 oz. of sliced ham.

Dip and fully coat each sandwich in the egg mixture. Then, dip and fully coat each sandwich in the cereal crumbs.

Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Cook the sandwiches, in batches, for 2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.

Arrange the sandwiches in the Temp-tations dish (or another 2.5-qt. baking dish) so that the edges slightly overlap. Bake for 10 minutes.

To prepare the pineapple sauce, place the pineapple, pineapple juice, honey, and brown sugar in a medium sauté pan and bring to a boil.

Dilute the cornstarch with the water then add it to the sauce. Cook, stirring constantly, until it boils and thickens, approximately 2 minutes.

Drizzle the pineapple sauce over the French toast and serve warm