Description
Make indulgent Stuffed French Toast with Berries. This recipe is easy to follow and tastes like you spent all day preparing it. It brings comfort and joy to your breakfast table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 slices thick bread (like brioche or challah)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mixed fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter (for frying)
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. This is your filling.
- Carefully slice a pocket into the side of each bread slice, being careful not to cut all the way through.
- Gently spoon the cream cheese mixture into the pocket of each bread slice.
- Gently press a few mixed berries into the cream cheese filling in each slice.
- In a shallow dish, whisk together the eggs, milk, and cinnamon until well combined.
- Dip each stuffed bread slice into the egg mixture, coating both sides briefly. Do not let it soak too long.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Cook the French toast for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden brown and the filling is warm.
- Serve immediately with extra fresh berries on top.
Notes
- Use thick bread; thin bread will tear easily when stuffed.
- If you do not have cream cheese, ricotta cheese mixed with a little honey works as a filling substitute.
- For extra flavor, add a pinch of nutmeg to the egg wash.
- Wipe the skillet clean between batches if the butter browns too much.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Pan Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 slices
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 120mg