CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST BAKE WITH STRAWBERRY TOPPING

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You'll flip for this luscious French toast recipe, but your bread won't: slices bake together in one time-saving batch.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 9h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 container (8 oz) pineapple cream cheese spread
1 loaf (1 lb) French bread (about 18 inches long), cut into 24 (3/4-inch-thick) slices
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
3 cups fresh strawberries
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons amaretto, if desired
1 cup fresh blueberries

Steps:

  • Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread about 1 tablespoon cream cheese on each of 12 bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices to make 12 sandwiches. Place sandwiches in baking dish to cover bottom of pan.
  • In medium bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, 1/4 cup sugar, the salt and cinnamon; beat well. Pour over sandwiches in baking dish. Let stand at room temperature 5 minutes. Turn sandwiches over. Cover; refrigerate about 8 hours or overnight.
  • Chop 1 cup of the strawberries. (Refrigerate remaining berries.) In nonmetal bowl, gently stir together chopped strawberries, 1/4 cup sugar and the amaretto. Cover; refrigerate about 8 hours or overnight.
  • Heat oven to 400°F. Uncover baking dish; drizzle sandwiches with melted butter. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Meanwhile, slice remaining strawberries and add with blueberries to chilled strawberry mixture; mix lightly. Serve French toast with berry topping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 530, Carbohydrate 68 g, Cholesterol 190 mg, Fat 3, Fiber 4 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 880 mg, Sugar 27 g, TransFat 1 g

Awulae Annor Adjaye
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This was a great recipe. I made it for my family and they loved it. The only thing I would change is to use more strawberries in the topping.


Lojin haytham
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I love this recipe! The french toast is so fluffy and the strawberry topping is the perfect addition.


Kris Cate
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This was a delicious and easy recipe to make. I used frozen strawberries for the topping and it was still very good.


Yevgeniy Alekseyev
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I made this recipe for a brunch party and it was a hit! Everyone loved the french toast and the strawberry topping. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.


Sammy Davids
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This was a great recipe! I made it for my family and they loved it. The french toast was fluffy and the strawberry topping was delicious. I will definitely be making this again.