Strawberries & Cream Stuffed French Toast

Name: Strawberries & Cream Stuffed French Toast
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 cup whole milk; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon salt; 8 slices brioche bread; 4 tablespoons butter; 2 packages cream cheese, softened; ¼ cup strawberry puree (about 5 strawberries); 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup diced strawberries; powdered sugar; fresh sliced strawberries

Prep Time15 min

Serves4

Strawberries add a bright pop of color and flavor to this Strawberries & Cream Stuffed French Toast. Layers of the fluffy strawberry whipped cream are packed within each bite of french toast.

INGREDIENTS

For the French Toast:

3 eggs
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
8 slices brioche bread
4 tablespoons butter

For the Cream Cheese Filling:

2 packages cream cheese, softened
¼ cup strawberry puree (about 5 strawberries)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup diced strawberries

For the Topping:

powdered sugar
fresh sliced strawberries

DIRECTIONS

- - Whisk together all ingredients for dip mixture.
- - Beat together all ingredients for cream cheese filling till smooth, except for diced strawberries. Fold in the diced strawberries and then put into a piping bag or large plastic zipper lock bag with a corner cut off.
- - Heat a sauté pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and allow to melt.
- - Quickly dip 2 pieces of bread into the dip mixture and allow excess to drain off.
- - Immediately place them into the hot pan and allow to sear on both sides until golden brown. Make sure the heat isn’t too high or the middle of the bread won’t be set yet.
- - Repeat with all bread, keeping the batches in a warm oven.
- - Once all cooked, lay out 4 of the French toast slices on plates. Pipe the cream cheese mixture to cover the bread and then top with the other slice of French toast.
- - Dust powdered sugar on top and then arrange fresh strawberries on top as a garnish. Drizzle with maple syrup and serve!