Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Fruit and Cheese-stuffed French Toast

This breakfast/dinner serves 2. I have made this numerous times and my family LOVES it. We actually eat it more for dinner than for breakfast. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp light cream cheese (Neufachatel) softened (off brand works fine)
4 slices whole-wheat bread
2 Tbsp strawberry jam
1 large egg
2 large egg whites
3 Tbsp fat-free milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup sliced strawberries (optional)

Directions:
-Spread the cream cheese evenly on 2 slices of bread leaving a 1/8 inch border. Spread the strawberry jam on the remaining slices of bread also leaving a border. Put the slices of bread together to make 2 cream cheese-fruit sandwiches. Set aside.
-Beat the egg and egg whites in a large shallow bowl or pie plate; whisk in the milk, vanilla, and cinnamon. Add a sandwich to the mixture and allow to soak for a few seconds. Flip and coat other side.
-Spray a large non-stick skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add the sandwiches and cook until browned. Serve with a little syrup and fresh berries if you have them.

Notes: One sandwich is not enough for Matt, so I actually make three sandwiches with the same recipe. For us, there is enough egg mixture to generously coat three sandwiches. I just do 1 Tbsp cream cheese and 1 Tbsp jam for each sandwich.

Bonus! If you are on Weight Watchers and eat one sandwich with no syrup this is a 5 point recipe.

1 comment:

  1. Made this for dinner tonight at the last minute. So, needless to say I didn't soften my cream cheese-- definitely needs to be soft. :)

    Great easy recipe! I very much enjoyed it! Mark wondered if you could do peanut butter instead of cream cheese?!

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