Description
Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast with Blackberry Compote luxuriously creamy, delightfully crisp, and bursting with berry sweetness.
Ingredients
4 thick slices brioche or challah
4 oz cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla extract
Zest of ½ lemon
2 large eggs
½ cup milk
1 tbsp maple syrup or honey
Butter for cooking
1 cup blackberries
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
1. Whip cream cheese with vanilla and lemon zest.
2. Slice bread and assemble stuffed sandwiches.
3. Mix eggs, milk, and syrup for custard.
4. Dip each sandwich briefly and cook in butter until golden.
5. Simmer blackberries with syrup and lemon until sauce thickens.
6. Serve hot toast topped with warm compote.
Notes
Use day‑old bread for perfect custard absorption.
Compote keeps up to 5 days refrigerated.
Reheat toast in oven to restore crispness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Pan‑frying
- Cuisine: Brunch
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast, blackberry compote, indulgent brunch