Yield: 6

Strawberry Stuffed French Toast

Strawberry stuffed French toast sliced in half and stacked on top of each other topped with powdered sugar and fresh strawberries on a white plate

Thick slices of soft bread are layered with a delicious strawberry cream cheese filling, dipped in a rich custard, and fried in butter.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling:

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 cup diced strawberries, plus more for serving

Custard Mixture

  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Bread:

  • 12 slices sourdough brioche, sourdough challah or sourdough French bread
  • 3 tablespoons butter for cooking

Toppings: Optional:

  • Powdered sugar, butter, whipped cream, sliced strawberries, maple syrup, chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. An hour or so before starting the recipe. Take out the cream cheese and allow it to sit at room temperature to soften.
  2. Add the softened cream cheese and honey to a medium bowl, and stir until combined. 
  3. Fold in chopped sweet strawberries into the sweetened cream cheese.
  4. Divide and spread the strawberry cream cheese filling onto 6 slices of bread. Add the remaining 6 slices of bread to make 6 sandwiches. Another option is to create a pocket in thick sliced pieces of bread and stuffing the creamy strawberry filling into the pocket.
  5. For the egg mixture, combine the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl and whisk well to combine.
  6. Heat the butter over medium heat on a skillet or griddle.
  7. Dip the cream cheese sandwiches into the egg mixture, and allow to sit for 5 seconds on each side to absorb. If the slices of bread are left too long, it can make the french toast soggy.
  8. Place the cream cheese stuffed French toast on the hot skillet.
  9. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, until golden brown and cooked through
  10. Serve warm. Our favorite toppings are whipped cream, strawberries and maple syrup!

Notes

  • To add a little lemon twist to this recipe, add some lemon zest and a little lemon juice to the cream cheese mixture.
  • To avoid soggy french toast make sure to follow the recipe. Adding too much milk to the egg and milk mixture will leave you with soggy bread.
  • This doesn't have to be done with just strawberries, swap them out for fresh raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 936Total Fat: 35gSaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 210mgSodium: 1367mgCarbohydrates: 131gFiber: 5gSugar: 45gProtein: 27g