Best Apple Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast Recipes

APPLE-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and corn syrup; cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; top with half of the pecans, a single layer of bread and remaining pecans. Arrange apples and remaining bread over the top. , In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and nutmeg. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned., In a small saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Serve with French toast.

APPLE CREAM CHEESE-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 t cinnamon and the ginger until combined well; set aside.
• In large bowl, toss together apples, granulated sugar and 1 t cinnamon.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt 4 T butter over high heat.
• Add apple mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until just softened, about 8 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• In a 13-by-9-inch shallow dish, whisk together milk, eggs, and remaining 1/2 t cinnamon; set aside.
• Spread a heaping 1/4 cup cream-cheese mixture onto each of 4 bread slices.
• Top each with 2 T nuts and 6-8 apple slices.
• Cover with remaining 4 bread slices to make sandwiches.
• Soak 2 sandwiches at a time in milk-egg mixture 5 minutes per side.
• Add maple syrup to remaining apples in skillet and stir to combine.
• Heat a griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add 1 T oil and 1 T butter to pan.
• Add 2 sandwiches and cook, turning once, until golden brown, 6-8 minutes.
• Repeat with remaining 1 T oil, 1 T butter and the sandwiches.
• Cut sandwiches in half and serve immediately topped with apples in syrup.
• Garnish with toasted nuts, if desired.

STUFFED FRENCH TOAST WITH APPLES

Steps:

• 1. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine apples, 4 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon Truvia® natural sweetener, and cinnamon. Cover and cook until apples are tender and juicy, about 6 minutes. Uncover, toss and set aside.
• 2. In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, walnuts, cherries, 1 teaspoon Truvia® natural sweetener, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Put 4 slices bread on a cutting board and evenly spread with cream cheese mixture, about 1/4 cup per slice. Firmly press a second piece on top of each to form a sandwich.
• 3. In a shallow bowl, whisk the milk, eggs, remaining 1 teaspoon Truvia® natural sweetener and vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat until a drop of water skitters around the pan. Soak each sandwich in the milk mixture for 1 minute, turning once and pressing edges of bread together. Allow excess to drip off and place sandwiches in the hot skillet. Cook, turning once until browned and crisp on both sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve the French toast with the apples on top.

BAKED APPLE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 7x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Beat eggs, half-and-half, milk, white sugar, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl; add bread cubes and stir to coat. Let soak until bread is moist, at least 10 minutes.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir apples and brown sugar into the melted butter to moisten the sugar completely; add cinnamon and cook, stirring regularly, until the apples are warmed yet still firm, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir apple mixture into the bread mixture; pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden on top and still somewhat soft in the center, 35 to 45 minutes.