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Strawberry Stuffed French Toast

Caramelized Stuffed French Toast With Macerated Strawberries

Posted by Dee
This decadent stuffed French toast with strawberries recipe is sure to start your day off right! The cream cheese filling is delicious and satisfying, while the macerated strawberries add a touch of sweetness to the crispy yet pillowy soft French toasted challah bread.
5 from 57 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine French
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium

Ingredients
  

Macerated Strawberries

  • 2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp salt

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

French Toast

  • 1 egg, whole
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar, dark or light
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • ½ tbls cinnamon
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 loaf of challah
  • butter, for pan frying French toast
  • avocado oil, for pan frying French toast

Instructions
 

Cream Cheese Filling

  • In a large bowl add softened cream cheese, sour cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice.
  • With a hand mixer, blend until smooth. The result is a rich and creamy filling that is perfect not just for this recipe but for a variety of desserts.

Macerated Strawberries

  • Wash, hull and slice the strawberries.
  • In a medium size bowl, add sliced strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and salt. Cover the bowl and let the strawberries chill in the fridge for at least an hour.

Stuffed French Toast

  • Cut the loaf of bread into thick 1.5 – 2 inch slices.
  • Then for each slice, you’ll cut a “pocket” into the center. Do this by creating a deep slit starting at the top of the slice of bread.
  • Fill each piece of bread with the cream cheese filling. Be sure not to overstuff. You should be able to close the top of the slice without too much of the filling seeping out.
  • Over medium-low heat, melt a tablespoon of butter in a large nonstick skillet with avocado oil.
  • In a shallow medium bowl or baking dish, whisk together 1 whole egg, 3 egg yolks, heavy cream, milk, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon and salt. Whisk well to combine.
  • Soak each piece of stuffed bread in the mixture for 10 – 30 seconds on each side.
  • Place stuffed bread slices into the heated skillet.
  • After 2-3 minutes of cooking the first side sprinkle a teaspoon of brown sugar over the top of the uncooked side of the bread.
  • Flip the bread so the sugar side is down and fry until golden brown. Next sprinkle another teaspoon of brown sugar on the half-cooked side and flip it over again so that both sides are caramelized.
  • Repeat until all of the toast is cooked. As you’re cooking, you can keep warm in the oven at the lowest setting. 
  • Serve French toast warm and top with macerated strawberries and optionally, powdered sugar.
Keyword stuffed french toast
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