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Strawberry-Topped French Toast Bake

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 9 hr 0 min
  • Servings 6
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Enjoy this delicious French toast bake topped with strawberries.
Updated Jun 29, 2011
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Ingredients

French Toast Bake

  • 1 loaf (16 oz) French bread (about 18 inches long), cut into 24 (3/4-inch-thick) slices
  • 1 container (8 oz) pineapple cream cheese spread
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Topping

  • 1 quart (4 cups) fresh strawberries
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons amaretto, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread about 1 tablespoon cream cheese on 12 bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices to form 12 sandwiches. Place sandwiches in baking dish to cover bottom of dish.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, beat eggs. Beat in milk, 1/4 cup sugar, the salt and cinnamon until well blended. Pour over bread in baking dish. Let stand at room temperature 5 minutes. Turn bread slices over. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
  • 3
    Chop 1 cup of the strawberries. (Refrigerate remaining berries.) In nonmetal bowl, gently stir chopped strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar and the amaretto until mixed. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
  • 4
    When ready to bake, heat oven to 400°F. Uncover baking dish; drizzle bread slices with melted butter. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
  • 5
    Meanwhile, slice remaining strawberries and add to chilled strawberry mixture; mix lightly. Serve French toast with strawberry topping.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    The French serve French toast more for dessert, than breakfast using French bread as well as day-old brioche and croissants for the bread. This variation is prepared with French bread that soaks overnight and is then baked rather than fried.
  • tip 2
    If you are serving this French toast to strawberry lovers, prepare it with strawberry cream cheese instead of the pineapple cream cheese.
  • tip 3
    Use a serrated bread knife to easily cut through the bread slices. Slice off and discard the loaf ends so each slice will readily soak up the egg mixture.
  • tip 4
    Enjoy this recipe with crisp bacon strips and freshly squeezed orange juice.

Nutrition

600 Calories, 24g Total Fat, 16g Protein, 77g Total Carbohydrate, 38g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
600
Calories from Fat
220
Total Fat
24g
37%
Saturated Fat
13g
65%
Cholesterol
195mg
65%
Sodium
760mg
32%
Total Carbohydrate
77g
26%
Dietary Fiber
5g
20%
Sugars
38g
Protein
16g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
70%
70%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 2 Fruit; 5 Other Carbohydrate; 3 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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