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Stuffed French Toast Breakfast
27 min total15 prep12 cook4 servings480 cal
VegetarianClassicContains glutenContains dairyContains egg
Thick slices of brioche filled with sweet vanilla cream cheese, dipped in cinnamon custard, and griddled until golden. A decadent brunch centerpiece that tastes like dessert for breakfast.
Ingredients
bakery
- 8 slicethick brioche slices
dairy
- 200 gcream cheese
- 3eggs
- 0.75 cupmilk
- 3 tbspunsalted butter
pantry
- 0.5 cuppowdered sugar
- 1 tspground cinnamon
- 2 tspvanilla extract
- 0.5 cupmaple syrup
produce
- 1 cupfresh strawberries
Steps
- Beat the cream cheese with the powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
- Spread the filling generously over four brioche slices and top with the remaining slices to form sandwiches.
- In a wide shallow dish, whisk the eggs, milk, cinnamon, and remaining vanilla into a custard.
- Dip each sandwich into the custard, letting it soak for a few seconds per side.
- Melt some butter in a skillet over medium heat until foaming.
- Cook the sandwiches 2–3 minutes per side until deeply golden and the custard is set.
- Add more butter as needed and cook the remaining sandwiches.
- Slice each stuffed toast in half on the diagonal.
- Slice the strawberries and scatter them over the top.
- Dust with powdered sugar, drizzle with maple syrup, and serve warm.
Tips
- Use thick-cut, slightly stale brioche so it soaks up the custard without falling apart.
- Beat the cream cheese filling until smooth and spreadable for a clean, even center.
- Cook on medium heat so the custard sets before the outside over-browns.
- Finish in a warm oven for a few minutes if using very thick slices.
