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Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee

Show: Semi-Homemade Cooking

Episode: Breakfast Breaks

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Total:: 11 min
Prep:: 5 min
Cook:: 6 min

Yield:: 4 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

Filling:

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons strawberry preserves
1 tablespoon orange zest

French Toast:

4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
8 slices Texas Toast style bread, challah, or other thick-sliced bread
Butter
1 recipe Strawberry Cream Cheese Sauce, recipe follows

Strawberry Cream Cheese Sauce:

1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed
1 pint sour cream
2 tablespoons orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

Directions

French Toast:

In a small mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, strawberry preserves, and orange zest until smooth. Set aside.

In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and orange liqueur. Pour into a shallow bowl, such as a pie plate. Set aside.

With a pairing knife, slice a pocket into the side of the bread. Do not cut all of the way through the bread. Fill bread slices with a heaping spoonful of cream cheese mixture.

In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Dip the filled bread in the egg mixture and place in the skillet to brown on both sides, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining slices.

Serve hot with additional Strawberry Cream Cheese on the side.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Sauce:

Add all ingredients to a blender and pulse to combine.

My Private Notes

Name: French Toast filled with Strawberry Cream Cheese
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H6M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H11M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons strawberry preserves; 1 tablespoon orange zest; 4 eggs; 1/2 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier); 8 slices Texas Toast style bread, challah, or other thick-sliced bread; Butter; 1 recipe Strawberry Cream Cheese Sauce, recipe follows; 1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed; 1 pint sour cream; 2 tablespoons orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier); 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon honey; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice