Stuffed French Toast (delightful bricks of challah, cream cheese, and fruit) is the perfect revamp of your every day breakfast or Sunday Brunch and kicked up a few notches.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast and Brunch
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6servings
Calories: 482kcal
Author: Kaitlin
Ingredients
8oz.cream cheese(225g)
1tablespoongranulated sugar
2ripe bananas
1/2teaspooncinnamon(divided)
2eggs
1/2cuphalf and half(120 ml)
1/2cupmilk(120 ml)
1loafchallah
2tablespoonsbutter
Maple syrup
Powdered sugar
Instructions
Start by making the filling. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, stir the cream cheese and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). When the cream cheese is nice and fluffy, slice one and a half of your bananas and mix into the cream cheese mixture. Reserve the last banana half for later. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
Next, prep the egg mixture. Beat together the eggs, half-and-half, milk, and another 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a shallow dish. Slice your challah from the center into four 1 1/2-inch thick slices. Save the ends for whatever your heart desires! (Or you can eat it by the fistful until it's gone as I usually do...)
Divide the cream cheese mixture in half and spread evenly on two slices of challah. Top with the remaining slices of challah so you have two challah cream cheese sandwiches. They will be big, and this is the point when dieters will make horrified faces and close this tab--but for the rest of you, carry on!
Quickly roll your first challah sandwich in the egg mixture, being sure to coat the entire thing evenly. Don't let it sit for too long though! We don't want the challah to be soaked through.
Heat a cast-iron or non-stick skillet over medium heat. Melt a tablespoon of your butter in the pan to coat, and carefully place the first sandwich in the pan. Brown the french toast on all sides (including the edges), making sure to keep the heat at medium or medium-high. You don't want it to cook too fast, as the challah needs to get warmed through. The whole process takes around 10 minutes. Repeat the process with the second sandwich.
Cut each stuffed french toast in half (the recipe serves four). Top with the reserved banana, sliced, along with maple syrup and a light dusting of powdered sugar.