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Partridgeberry Cream Cheese Stuffed Belgian Toast
Partridgeberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast - for a luxurious, decadent weekend brunch, nothing beats cream cheese stuffed French toast.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 4 double-thick cut slices of Belgian Bread 9Or other crusty bread. Brioche or Challah work well too.)
- 4 heaping tablespoons of partridgeberry jam or any favourite jam
- 3 tbsp butter for frying
For the cream cheese filling
- 4 ounces cream cheese 1/2 cup
- 1/4 cup sifted icing sugar
- Pinch nutmeg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
For the Belgian Toast
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp heavy cream whipping cream
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
For the cream cheese filling
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Blend together the cream cheese, icing sugar, nutmeg and vanilla extract until smooth.
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Cut 4 slices of good crusty bread, (Belgian, French, Italian…) twice as thick as a regular slice. Cut a pocket into each slice on one side of the crust, leaving the other sides intact. Carefully spread ¼ of the cream cheese mixture into the pocket of each slice. On the other side of the pocket spread Partridgeberry jam or another favourite jam
For the Belgian Toast
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Beat together the eggs, cream, salt, cinnamon and vanilla.
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Dip bread in egg mixture and fry over medium heat in 3 tbsp butter until golden brown on both sides. Serve with powdered sugar, maple syrup or both!
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Substitute your favorite jam for the partridgeberry. Apricot preserves are one of my favourites and are delicious in this recipe.