Apple Cream Cheese-Stuffed French Toast

Lainey6605's Note:

This could be breakfast or dessert! From Ladies Home Journal.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese , softened
• 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 5 baking apples , about 2 1/4 pounds (peeled, cored and cut into 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick slices)
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup whole milk
• 4 large eggs
• 1 loaf brioche bread or 1 loaf soft French bread , cut into eight 3/4-inch thick slices
• ½ cup chopped toasted pecans , plus more for garnish
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions:

1. In medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 t cinnamon and the ginger until combined well; set aside.
2. In large bowl, toss together apples, granulated sugar and 1 t cinnamon.
3. In a large nonstick skillet, melt 4 T butter over high heat.
4. Add apple mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until just softened, about 8 minutes.
5. Remove from heat.
6. In a 13-by-9-inch shallow dish, whisk together milk, eggs, and remaining 1/2 t cinnamon; set aside.
7. Spread a heaping 1/4 cup cream-cheese mixture onto each of 4 bread slices.
8. Top each with 2 T nuts and 6-8 apple slices.
9. Cover with remaining 4 bread slices to make sandwiches.
10. Soak 2 sandwiches at a time in milk-egg mixture 5 minutes per side.
11. Add maple syrup to remaining apples in skillet and stir to combine.
12. Heat a griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
13. Add 1 T oil and 1 T butter to pan.
14. Add 2 sandwiches and cook, turning once, until golden brown, 6-8 minutes.
15. Repeat with remaining 1 T oil, 1 T butter and the sandwiches.
16. Cut sandwiches in half and serve immediately topped with apples in syrup.
17. Garnish with toasted nuts, if desired.

Reviews

[Andorbal]

I agree with another commenter: I was scared this recipe was going to be too sweet, but it actually wasn't that sweet at all. The cream cheese filling was sooo good!

[curryfan36]

excellent!! i cut it down to 2 servings and it worked fine. this is one of my new favorites!

[Chef #1243640]

Just wonderful. I cut the recipe in half for just two of us but other than that didn't change a thing. I thought it might be to sweet but it wasn't. Will be making this again.