Description
The BEST menu item for all your brunch needs: delicious moist French toast filled with a cream cheese filling and served with a homemade berry compote
Ingredients
Berry Compote
- 1 cup berries of choice (I mixed strawberries and raspberries)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp sugar
Cheesecake Filling:
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temp
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
French Toast:
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cups milk
- 1/4 cup sugar (add 1/2 cup if you don't want to serve with any syrup)
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 4 1" thick slices of brioche or challah bread
- 2 tbsp sugar to fry
- 2 tbsp butter to fry
- Maple syrup to serve
- Whipped cream to serve
Instructions
Berry Compote:
- Chop the berries into large chunks
- Mix everything together in a nonstick saucepan
- Cook and stir on low heat until a thick compote forms. Set aside
Cheesecake filling:
- Using a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese for 1 minute until it is creamy
- Scrape the edges of the bowl and add the powdered sugar and cream
- Whisk again until everything is combined and the mixture thickens up
- Transfer the batter to a piping bag
French toast
- Whisk the eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla in a bowl until the eggs are fully broken down
- Transfer to a deep large plate
- Use a knife to cut pockets into each bread slice such that there is a slit on one edge but it doesn't extend to any other edge
- Fill each bread slice generously with the cheesecake filling. Press the opening to seal it
- Carefully dip each slice into the batter, coating properly on both sides. You should use up the entire batter
- Heat 2 tbsp butter in a nonstick pan. On medium heat, fry the French toast until golden and crispy, about 3-4 min per side. Sprinkle the extra sugar on both sides as you are frying to make it caramelized
- Serve the French toast hot with maple syrup, the berry compote, and cold whipped cream
Notes
I recommend buying a loaf of brioche or challah bread and slicing it yourself for best results. If you don't have thick sliced bread or a loaf, sandwich 2 bread slices together with the cheesecake filling
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American