Name: Elegant Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast with Fresh Strawberries and Whipped Cream
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pepperidge farm cinnamon swirl bread, sliced (14 slices); 3 eggs; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; Powdered sugar (a little for dusting top of fried sandwiches); 1 frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed (16 ounce); 1 frozen Cool Whip, thawed (8 ounce); 4 ounces softened cream cheese; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 0.75 cup powdered sugar (or more); 0.5 teaspoon vanilla

Ready in: 35 mins

Serves: 7 servings

Ingredients: 11

Cinnamon swirl bread does double duty here — it's both the structure and the spice, sandwiching a sweetened cream cheese filling before the whole thing is dipped in vanilla-scented egg and griddled in butter. Fresh strawberries, whipped topping and a dusting of powdered sugar finish it. Thirty-five minutes for seven servings of breakfast behaving like dessert.

Ingredients

Ingredients for Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
1	pepperidge farm cinnamon-swirl bread, sliced (14 slices)
3	eggs
1	tablespoon sugar
1	teaspoon vanilla
•	powdered sugar (a little for dusting top of fried sandwiches)
Additional Toppings
1	frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed (16 ounce)
1	frozen Cool Whip, thawed (8 ounce)
Cream Cheese Filling
4	ounces softened cream cheese
3	tablespoons butter, softened
³⁄₄	cup powdered sugar (or more)
¹⁄₂	teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preparation of cream cheese filling and assembling the french toast
1.	Prepare the cream cheese filling by mixing softened cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
2.	Spread the slices of cinnamon-swirl bread and generously apply the cream cheese filling on each slice. Create sandwiches by placing two slices together.
Cooking the French Toast and Serving
1.	In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, and vanilla until well combined. Dip the assembled sandwiches in the egg mixture.
2.	Fry the dipped sandwiches in a skillet with melted butter until golden brown on each side, using an electric griddle if available.
3.	Sprinkle a dusting of powdered sugar over the fried sandwiches, then top with thawed sliced strawberries in syrup and a dollop of whipped cream before serving.