French Toast Stuffed with Cream Cheese & Strawberry Jam

Name: French Toast Stuffed with Cream Cheese & Strawberry Jam
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: Pure maple syrup, warmed, for serving; 5 large eggs; 1¼ cups (300 ml) whole milk; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 6 oz (180 g) cream cheese, at room temperature; ⅓ cup (105 g) strawberry jam; 1 loaf (1 lb/500 g) challah

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Breakfast Bible

By Kate McMillan

Published 2018

About

Vary this elegant take on French toast with any of your favorite filling ingredients. Try apricot preserves and mascarpone, peanut butter and raspberry jam, or Nutella. Challah is a good choice for this dish because pockets can be easily cut into thick slices; a solid brioche loaf or pain de mie would also work well.

Ingredients

6 oz (180 g) cream cheese, at room temperature
⅓ cup (105

Breakfast
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a small bowl, stir together the cream cheese and jam.

Cut the challah into 6 slices, each about 2½ inches (6 cm) thick. Using a small, sharp knife, cut through the crust on one side of each bread slice to make a pocket, leaving a 1-inch (2.5-cm) border uncut. Using a small spoon, stuff the pockets with the cream cheese mixture.

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk,