Raspberry Cream Cheese French Toast
If raspberries are not available, you can substitute blueberries. Note: You must start this dish one day ahead.
Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth yoga, fitness, & nutrition courses, when you sign up for Outside+.
If raspberries are not available, you can substitute blueberries. Note: You must start this dish one day ahead.
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 9×13-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
- Trans Fat Content 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content 0 g