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French Toast: Superb Stuffed French Toast

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

2 c. sliced fresh or frozen strawberries
2 tbsp. sugar*
3 oz. low-fat cream cheese
½ c. low-fat strawberry yogurt
1 ½ tsp. vanilla, divided
8 slices whole wheat bread
4 eggs
¼ c. skim milk


Recipe

In medium bowl, stir together strawberries and sugar. Set aside. In food processor, blend cream cheese, strawberry yogurt, and ½ tsp. vanilla, until smooth. Spread 2 tbsp of cream cheese mixtures between 2 slices of bread. Repeat for remaining bread. Beat together eggs, milk and remaining vanilla until well blended. Coat filled bread slices in egg mixture.

Warm skillet over medium heat or griddle (350 degrees F for electric griddle). Place bread in pan and cook on each side until lightly browned. Top each bread slice with 1 tbsp. of remaining cream cheese mixture and ¼ c. of reserved strawberries.

* sugar may be omitted if using frozen strawberries in syrup