Lemon Cream Stuffed French Toast

 

In the past month, I have gone back to four different recipes on Pinterest to find the link was no longer working. It is so frustrating when I want to blog a recipe and I can't. When I made this french toast and realized it was going to need some tweaking, I did not want to wait until I was able to make it again and tweak it before blogging it. It usually takes me awhile before I remake a recipe and I did not want to risk it disappearing since it is so very yummy.

When I was making it and went to pour in the lemon juice I questioned the amount of juice it called for, it seemed too much for the amount of cheese. Mistakenly, I followed the recipe instead of my instincts and added it all causing the filling to be too runny. Next time, I will add just enough juice to give it lemon flavor, but not become runny.

Lemon Cream Stuffed French Toast

Ingredients:

Lemon Cream Filling

• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced

French Toast

• 8 slices brioche bread
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar together. Beat in the lemon zest and a just enough lemon juice, to give the mixture lemon flavor, but keeping the mixture spreadable and not runny.
2. In a shallow dish, whisk together the milk, vanilla, cinnamon and eggs. Whisk until well blended.
3. Spread the lemon filling onto 4 slices of bread and place the remaining slices of bread on top.
4. In a large skillet, over medium-low heat, heat a bit of oil and melt a small pat of butter. Swirl the skillet to combine them.
5. Dip each bread sandwich into the milk mixture and let it soak for a minute. Flip over and allow the other side to soak for a minute. Place the bread sandwiches into the skillet and cook until golden brown on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Flip the sandwich over and cook on the other side until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Enjoy!!!

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 315
Total Fat		10.5g
Saturated Fat		4.3g
Trans Fat		0g
Polyunsaturated Fat		0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat		1g
Cholesterol		118.3mg
Sodium		285.7mg
Total Carbohydrates		43.8g
Dietary Fiber		1.2g
Sugars		15.2g
Protein		11.6g
Calcium		6.8%
Iron		5.1%
Potassium		43.3mg
Vitamin A		3.8%
Vitamin C		3.4%
*Nutritional information will vary depending on the brands you use.

*Adapted from Broke and Cooking.