It’s spring! And spring means (among other things) that strawberries are back in season. So what better way to use them than for a delicious weekend brunch? This stuffed French toast uses strawberries three ways: fresh, in a strawberry sauce, and for an extra touch of strawberry goodness, in a strawberry jam. And because I love bananas, I threw in a couple slices of that as well. I found the strawberry sauce recipe here and my French toast recipe is based off of this post.
Ingredients:
4 challah rolls
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup vanilla almond milk (unsweeted)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 cup sliced strawberries, divided
3 tablespoons honey
the juice and zest of one lemon
4 ounces low fat cream cheese
1 tablespoon strawberry jam
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 banana, sliced
1 tablespoon butter
Begin by slicing the challah rolls in half. In a large bowl, add the eggs, almond milk and 2 tablespoons sugar.
Add the roll halves and mix to coat.
Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
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Add 1 cup sliced strawberries, 3 tablespoons honey, and the lemon juice and zest to a bowl and mix to combine.
Allow to stand for 1 hour. (I actually ended up leaving both for over an hour. Whoops.)
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Combine the cream cheese, vanilla extract and strawberry jam.
Slice the rest of your strawberries and your banana.
Heat a saute pan over medium high heat and add 1 teaspoon butter. Add 1 set of challah rolls to the saute pan and cook for three minutes.
Flip and cook for three more minutes.
While waiting for the side to cook, add 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture to one piece of roll.
Add slices of strawberry and banana.
When the bread is done cooking, assemble the pieces of bread. Add one to two tablespoons of the strawberry sauce and a few more slices of banana.
Repeat with remaining rolls. How good does that look?
The challah rolls were crispy while the cream cheese mixture was nice and creamy.
The strawberry sauce was tangy, just enough to complement the sweetness of the rest of the French toast.
And as usual, I am a big fan of the already portioned serving. It gives me a better chance of not being a piggy. 🙂
I loved this! I wish I could eat this every spring day. Except I think people would begin to judge me…
I’ve never made French toast with Challah before – I’ve always used brioche. I bet it would be really good though and a little less sweet!
Looks yummy! I am craving for that now…:)
I’ve never made stuffed french toast, but by the looks of this I really need to.
Oh heavens, will you look at that. I adore strawberries and was just told that the field I buy from has finally opened for business. I can’t wait to get some and make jam. And now Strawberry-Banana Stuffed French Toast. It looks amazing!
This looks so good. I adore french toast.
Oh wow! I’ve never had French toast with fruit, but this sounds utterly amazing 🙂
I have to remember this recipe. I’ve always wanted to try challah bread for French toast but I just haven’t done it.
Omg, so last week, I did a strawberry stuffed french toast with cream cheese and it was the best thing ever. I’m never making plain french toast again!
Delicious as always! I’m SO glad it’s strawberry season here!
Strawberries 3 ways? Impressive! Looks great 🙂
This is a double fruity extravaganze for breakfast – enjoyed it a lot 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
french toast made with challah bread is the best!
This could definitely become my new favorite strawberry recipe! Perfect spring breakfast 🙂
Yum!! I even just bought 2 containers of strawberries yesterday. Perfect weekend breakfast!
I love that you added banana and strawberry. It gives you the vitamins and minerals in your diet with your favorite french toast!
This looks insanely delicious! I’m testing out a new “Strawberry & Cream Cheese Filled French Toast” recipe tomorrow morning and I’ve been looking at other inspirations. I love the sauce you’ve made… We’ll see what I can do!
I love that you used rolls, I always have lots leftover! This looks like a perfect weekend breakfast!