Strawberry Cointreau Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

Name: Strawberry Cointreau Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
Cuisine: European, French, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 ounces cream cheese; 2 tbsp honey; 3 tbsp Cointreau, or other orange liqueur; 3/4 cup chopped strawberries; 4 slices of good crusty bread, (Belgian, French, Italian...) twice as thick as a regular slice.; 2 eggs; 2 tbsp heavy cream; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp cinnamon; ½ tsp vanilla extract

4 steps

Orange liqueur infused cream cheese and fresh strawberries stuffed inside thick cut slices of french Toast. An indulgently delicious brunch idea.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:05:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories1312.8 kcal (66%)

Total Fat64.9 g (93%)

Carbs134.5 g (52%)

Sugars69.7 g (77%)

Protein34.8 g (70%)

Sodium1736.2 mg (87%)

Fiber8.4 g (30%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

4 ouncescream cheese

2 Tbsphoney

3 TbspCointreau

or other orange liqueur

¾ cupstrawberries

chopped

4 slicescrusty bread

good, Belgian, French, Italian..., twice as thick as a regular slice

2eggs

2 Tbspheavy cream

¼ tspsalt

¼ tspcinnamon

½ tspvanilla extract

Instructions

Step 1

Blend together the cream cheese honey and Cointreau until smooth. Fold in the strawberries.

Step 2

Cut a pocket into each slice on one side of the crust, leaving the other sides intact. Carefully spread ¼ of the cream cheese mixture into the pocket of each slice.

Step 3

Whisk together the eggs, cream, salt, cinnamon and vanilla.

Step 4

Dip the stuffed bread in egg mixture and fry over medium heat in 3 tbsp butter until golden brown on both sides. Serve with powdered sugar, maple syrup or both!