Raspberry Cream Cheese French Toast
If raspberries are not available, you can substitute blueberries. Note: You must start this dish one day ahead.
- SERVINGServings
Ingredients
French Toast
- 12 slices bread, preferably raisin bread
- 4 oz. low-fat cream cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups low-fat milk
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 8 oz. raspberries
Raspberry Sauce
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tbs. cornstarch
- 8 oz. raspberries
Preparation
- To make French Toast: Grease 9x13-inch baking dish. Place 6 slices bread evenly on bottom of pan, and dot with half of cream cheese. Layer remaining 6 slices on top, and dot with remaining cream cheese.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, syrup and raspberries in mixing bowl. Pour egg mixture over bread. Cover baking dish with foil, and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Bake bread 1/2 hour covered; remove foil, and bake 30 minutes more, or until bread begins to puff up and brown.
- To make Raspberry Sauce: Combine sugar, cornstarch and 1 cup water in saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 3 minutes, or until thickened. Whisk in raspberries, and cook 3 minutes more, or until sauce has thickened again. Serve French Toast with Raspberry Sauce.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: Serves 6
- Calories: 460
- Carbohydrate Content: 87 g
- Cholesterol Content: 85 mg
- Fat Content: 9 g
- Fiber Content: 7 g
- Protein Content: 12 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 4 g
- Sodium Content: 330 mg
- Sugar Content: 51 g