McCormick® Stuffed French Toast

31 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 40 min

“French toast stuffed with sweet cinnamon-spiced cream cheese and apricot preserves is the perfect brunch dish to greet your family on a weekend morning.” - by McCormick® Holiday

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) tub whipped cream cheese
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 teaspoons McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract, divided
16 (1/2 inch thick) slices Italian bread
1/2 cup apricot preserves or jam
5 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter, divided

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

Mix cream cheese, brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla in small bowl until well blended. Spread 2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture on each of 8 slices of bread. Spread 1 tablespoon of preserves on each of the remaining 8 slices of bread. Press one each of the bread slices together to form 8 sandwiches.
Beat eggs with wire whisk in 13x9-inch baking dish. Stir in milk, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until well blended. Dip sandwiches in egg mixture, soaking for 2 minutes on each side.
Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in large nonstick skillet or griddle on medium-low heat. Place 4 of the sandwiches in skillet. Cook 4 to 5 minutes per side or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining sandwiches, melting remaining tablespoon butter in skillet. Serve French toast with maple syrup, if desired.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
341 cal
17%

Fat
16.8 g
26%

Carbs
38.8 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (31)

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Longj582

Apr. 1, 2010

"I made this for some out of town guests last Saturday and it was fantastic! Everyone loved it and I will definitely be saving this to my Recipe box!..." See more"

FlamingFoodie

Apr. 5, 2010

"This was excellent! I did make some modifications. Our family prefers strawberry, I used Smuckers Strawberry Simply Fruit. I used regular cream cheese and let it soften at room temp, then used mixe..." See morer to whip it. Also, the night before, I sliced up a 16 oz container of strawberries and added a tablespoon of sugar. This morning, they were soft with a nice juice to top the french toast. My family and my guests LOVED it! I will definitely do this again."