Stuffed French Toast Recipe

A stuffed French toast recipe made with slices of Texas toast, stuffed with apricot preserves, cream cheese, and finely crushed pecans that is dipped in an egg batter and fried in a skillet.

Serve this French toast for breakfast or brunch with butter and real maple syrup, blueberry syrup or apple cinnamon syrup.

This French toast recipe will become a favorite to serve for a special brunch menu like a Christmas brunch or a Mother's Day Brunch, or just when you are having a good group of friends over for a late breakfast.

Stuffed French Toast Recipe

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredient List:

Filling

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup apricot preserves or strawberry jam
1/4 cup finely ground pecans

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1 loaf Texas toast, French bread, or Italian bread

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Batter

4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla

Kitchen Equipment Needed

Small Mixing Bowl
Large Mixing Bowl
Electric Skillet or Frying Pan

Instructions:

Step 1: In a small mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, jam, and finely ground pecans.

Step 2: Cut the bread into diagonal pieces about 1' thick.

Step 3: Cut a pocket in each slice. Stuff with the cream cheese mixture.

Step 4: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and vanilla.

Step 5: Heat a frying pan or skillet to medium heat. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in the pan.

Step 6: Dip each piece of toast into the egg batter and place immediately into the pan.

Step 7: Brown on both sides until lightly golden brown.

This stuffed French toast recipe yields 8 servings.

To make Strawberry Stuffed French Toast, substitute the apricot preserves with the same amount of strawberry preserves. You may also use any other flavor fruit jam or preserves in this recipe. Jams, preserves, blueberry and apple cinnamon syrup are available at my online store, The Topping Shoppe.

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