Strawberry Stuffed French Toast
By junerodgers
The crispy edges of the bread mixed with the creamy strawberry filling left such a pleasing taste on my palate. And, don’t leave out the powdered sugar sprinkled on top. It creates the perfect additional sweetener!
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Ingredients
- Strawberry Stuffed French Toast
- Printable Recipe
- 1 package (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons strawberry puree
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 8 slices very thick sliced bread, such as Italian bread, Challah, Texas Toast, etc
- Butter
- Sliced fresh strawberries
- Powdered sugar (optional)
- maple syrup or strawberry syrup
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 300˚F
In a small bowl, stir together the cream cheese, strawberry puree and orange zest until smooth. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, beat the eggs then stir in the whipping cream. Pour into a shallow dish. Set aside.
Using a paring knife, slice a pocket into the side of each slice of bread, without cutting through the bread). Fill the pockets with a heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture.
Melt a tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Dip the filled bread slices into the egg mixture, then brown in the skillet for 1-2 minutes on each side until golden and crispy. Keep warm on a baking sheet in the preheated oven until ready to serve. Serve hot with maple syrup, powdered sugar and sliced strawberries.