Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Blueberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast


I always thought stuffed french toast would be hard to make so I never really attempted it. Well, the other morning, I thought I'd give it a go. Normally the toast comes from a thick slice of bread with a slit cut through the middle. I didn't have thick bread but I've never actually had stuffed french toast and I since had my heart set on it so I just knew I had to improvise.

We almost always have regular wheat bread on hand so I figured I'd 'create' the thickness by using two pieces of that as a replacement for the one thick piece. And you know what? Two slices of regular bread was the perfect size. I put them together to see if I could get the same result and I did!

I spread one slice with a little cream cheese and sprinkled some blueberries on top. I then put the other piece on top and smooshed them together a little to make sure they didn't fall apart during the cooking process. After a dip it in an egg and milk mixture I cooked it up like regular french toast and I had a perfectly gooey, perfectly tasty piece of stuffed toast. It was really easy to make, too, so I think I might try some variations of this concept by using different ingredients.

Peanut butter and jelly stuffed french toast, anyone?

Blueberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

4 eggs 
1/8 tsp almond extract
1/2 c milk
pinch salt


4 oz cream cheese, softened
2 TB sugar
1/2 c blueberries


8 slices bread


1. Whisk first four ingredients together in a short, wide bowl.
2. Mix cream cheese and sugar together and spread on 4 slices of bread.
3. Top the cream cheese with blueberries. 
4. Place a slice of bread on top of each piece and press the two pieces of bread together slightly.
5. Melt a little butter in a large skillet or lightly spray a griddle with non-stick cooking spray.
6. Dip each bread combo into the egg mixture and make sure it's coated well.
7. Cook them for about 5 minutes each side, over medium heat, until browned.

2 comments:

  1. Basic staple of my childhood was a fried peanut butter and jelly sammy. My dad would make it just like a grilled cheese, just pb&j instead of cheese. This sounds like an interesting way to try it next time I make it for mine.

    Ever try making a monte cristo the way they did at Bennigans? It was some kind of triple layer sammy dipped in a like...a pastry ish flaky batter I guess? Served with raspberry preserves. Benn years, only had it once, but it was AWESOME.

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    1. Grilled peanut butter and jelly sounds pretty good. My son and husband would probably love it!

      And I do remember that monte cristo. I never had it myself but a few others did when I was them and they loved it. I believe they deep fried it. Maybe I'll do a grilled cheese version of the monte cristo to put my own spin on it! Thanks for the great ideas! :)

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