Yah it’s Friday!! I am so happy for the weekend to be here. No immediate plans, just happy I can sleep in a bit! For your weekend breakfast I have a wonderful stuffed strawberry french toast recipe just for you!
I got this idea from Food Networks Dinners, Drive In’s and Dives a few months ago and it was sitting in the back of my mind forever! I am glad I finally made it!! This was quick, simple and the flavors are amazing! I love the combination of cream cheese and strawberries together. Mmmmm, creamy, cheesy, sweet, yum, yums!
They key to keeping the calorie count low on french toast is the bread. I used Alvarado Street Bakery Bread that I picked up from Trader Joe’s. It’s wheat bread with flax seed and only comes in at 50 calories a slice. So if you use a different bread just be sure to knock off a 100 calories of my bread and add yours in. I really like the bread because it’s soft in the middle and the crust is kind of crunchy.
I figured having french toast would be a different change-up from my usual pancakes. I’m so glad I made it! You could also use other fruit you like such as thin sliced apples and pears or other berries. Me, I have a love for strawberries. Like a mentioned last week, you’re going to see a lot of strawberry type recipes. Why I haven’t gotten sick of strawberries, I’ll never know?
- 2 sliced wheat bread
- 5 strawberries, sliced
- ½ oz cream cheese, fat free
- 1 egg white
- 1 tbs. milk
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- In a shallow bowl, add egg white, milk and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Set a side.
- On one slice of bread add your cream cheese and top with strawberries. Add other slice of bread to the top.
- Carefully dip your sandwich into the egg white mixture, than carefully turn the sandwich over to cover the other side with the egg white mixture.
- Place sandwich in a skillet and cook until bottom is lightly brown, than carefully flip the sandwich and cook until bottom is lightly brown.
- Cut in a diagonal, top with powdered sugar and maple syrup. Eat and Enjoy!
Well my friends, it’s my Thursday night and I have to pack up and ship out my packages for the Salad Spinners, so I am taking off. I hope you have a super fab weekend filled with lots of good eats and drinks! After all treat yourself, it’s Cinco de Mayo! I need an excuse to have a margarita! 🙂
See you tomorrow and I’ll be back with a completely new to me recipe, that I made just for the Holiday Recipe Club!
Toodles!
Jen
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
Stuffed french toast trumps pancakes any day:-) The cream cheese and strawberry sounds great!!!
Jen @ Juanita's Cocina says
This look absolutely SINFUL. Since it’s healthy, I can eat a bit more, right?
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Of course you can! 🙂
Sarah B says
Oh my gosh, this looks absolutely amazing!
Kammie @ Sensual Appeal says
Well, what can I say besides “this looks delicious” ahhh
Erin says
Yum, I would’ve loved to have these this morning.
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Happy Birthday my friend!!!
[email protected] says
My kid would love this. With cream cheese and strawberries in it. Awesome! =)
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
This is definitely kid friendly! The kid in me loved it!!
Anna @ hiddenponies says
Oh wow, this looks absolutely amazing! I am definitely trying this next time I have a leisurely morning. Your pictures are making my mouth water!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Ahhh, thanks Anna! Have a wonderful weekend!
Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says
Mmmm, I love stuffed French toast. Such a treat!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
I was surprised how easy and tasty it is!! This is topping one of my favorite breakfasts!!
Baking Serendipity says
This inspires me to switch up my pancake routine for french toast too! Perfect.weekend.breakfast. Love 🙂
Baker Street says
Wow! This would make for such a scrumptious weekend breakfast. 🙂
krystal@coffeecardiogoddess says
So this is bookmarked and will definately be made in the near future!
Lisa @ Snappy Gourmet says
Looks like a great recipe for Mother’s Day next weekend! Just need my husband to learn to cook in the next week, haha!
Jolene @ Yummy Inspirations says
This would be an indulgent breakfast! I’d love you to link up this post at Breakfast Ideas Mondays – http://www.yummyinspirations.net/2012/05/breakfast-ideas-mondays-3.html
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Thanks for the invite! I linked up! I just love breakfast and i love that you have Breakfast Mondays!
Danielle says
These look delicious! Great photos!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Thanks Danielle! Have a great night!
Lisa says
I love french toast and this looks divine! Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday 🙂
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Thanks for having me!!
Veronica Gantley says
French Toast makes me happy. This would be so good for desert. I bookmarked it for later. Thanks for sharing with us.
Cassandra Bishop says
This is delicious! I just made it for breakfast and it was such a great meal! I also feel soooo much better than if I went to IHOP and got their stuffed french toast. I added some cinnamon to the egg mixture and it was great!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
I’m so glad you like it!! I feel so much better have these kind of goodies at home. I don’t know what restaurants put in there cooking to make things so unhealthy!!
skinnysimplerecipes says
Love french toast on sunday morning. Looks delicious with the cream cheese.Thanks.
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Anytime! 🙂
Martina Ventura says
It looks amazing. I wrote the recipe down and i’ll try it!
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Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for letting me know. 🙂