Stuffed French Toast Recipe

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Have an indulgent weekend breakfast with stuffed French toast. Thick slices of buttery bread are filled with fresh strawberries, smooth mascarpone and cream cheese, then toasted and baked until perfectly puffed up and golden brown.
Utensils Breakfast
Globe French
15
ingredients
11
steps
65
minutes
Giselle is a recipe developer and content creator that loves all things sweet and savory. She runs her own food blog, The Busy Spatula, and her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Marvel Studios and the Kitchn.

Ingredients

Servings:
4
1
unsliced loaf of challah or brioche bread
6 oz
mascarpone cheese
6 oz
cream cheese, softened
2 tblsp
confectioners’ sugar, plus more for dusting
3/4 cup(s)
strawberries, finely chopped
1 1/2 cup(s)
whole milk
2
eggs
2 tsp
vanilla extract
1 tsp
ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp
ground nutmeg
4 tblsp
butter, divided
2-4 tblsp
turbinado sugar
fresh berries, to serve
fresh mint, for garnish
pure maple syrup, to serve

Directions 11 steps | 65 Minutes

Step 1

Slice the loaf of bread into 3-4 inch thick slices. Lay the slices out on a wire rack and let dry out overnight. (See notes 1.)

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Step 2

In a bowl with an electric mixer or a whisk, add the mascarpone, cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar. Mix until smooth.

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Step 3

Add the chopped strawberries and mix until evenly distributed. Transfer the strawberry mixture to a piping bag fitted with a large star piping tip. Place in the freezer while you prepare the French toast custard. (See notes 2.)

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Step 4

Make the French toast custard. In a large bowl, whisk together the whole milk, eggs, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg. Set aside.

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Step 5

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. Place the stale bread slices on one sheet pan. Using a sharp paring or boning knife, create a small pocket in the side of the stale slice of bread, making sure not to cut through the entire slice. Repeat with the remaining slices.

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Step 6

Remove the cream cheese mixture from the freezer and fill the pocket with the cream cheese mixture. Repeat with the remaining slices. There will be leftover strawberry filling. Reserve for later use.

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Step 7

Soak each slice in the custard for about 30 seconds on each side. Place the soaked slices back on the sheet pan.

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Step 8

In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, melt two tablespoons of butter. Once the butter melts, reduce the heat to low. Add one or two slices of the French toast into the skillet and fry on each side about 3-5 minutes until slightly puffed and golden brown. Place on the second sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Melt the remaining two tablespoons of butter and repeat with the remaining slices of French toast.

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Step 9

Bake the pan-fried French toast in the preheated oven for about 5-7 minutes for the custard to set. Remove the French toast from the oven and sprinkle the turbinado sugar on top of each French toast.

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Step 10

Use a culinary torch to brûlée the tops of each toast. Let the sugar crust set for 1 minute before slicing.

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Step 11

Slice the stuffed French toast diagonally or leave whole, if desired. Transfer the stuffed French toast to the serving plate. Squeeze a couple of dollops of the reserved strawberry filling and some fresh berries. Dust with confectioner’s sugar. Garnish with fresh mint and serve with maple syrup. Enjoy!

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Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
895
FAT
53.1 g
PROTEIN
22.4 g
CARBS
81.9 g

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Jolee S.

Jolee

22 Jul 2022

Wow this was incredible!! Dessert for breakfast :)

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