Stuffed French Toast With Strawberry Sauce

A wonderful breakfast/brunch recipe from the Mainstay Inn.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• French Toast

• 1  loaf  firm  white bread
• 10  eggs
• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 1 1⁄2 cups half-and-half or 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1⁄4 cup maple syrup
• 8  tablespoons butter, melted

• Strawberry Sauce

• 2  cups  sliced fresh strawberries
• 2  cups  strawberry preserves

Directions

1. Cube bread and layer half in a 12-x-8.5 inch pan. Cut cream cheese into small pieces and scatter across bread. Cover with remaining bread cubes.
2. Mix eggs, half-and-half, maple syrup, and melted butter together well. Pour evenly over bread cubes and press bread cubes down to soak up egg mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes. Serve with fresh strawberry sauce or maple syrup.
4. To make sauce, heat sliced strawberries and strawberry preserves together. Serve over french toast.