Stuffed Churro French Toast
Ingredients
GLAZE
- 3 oz from 8-oz package cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons milk
- About 1 cup powdered sugar
TOPPING
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
FRENCH TOAST
- 5 oz from 8-oz package cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 16 slices white sandwich bread
- ½ cup milk
- 3 eggs
Instructions
- In small bowl, mix 3 oz cream cheese, 3 tablespoons milk and enough powdered sugar until mixture is thin enough to drizzle.
- Cover; set aside.
- In shallow bowl or pie plate, stir together ½ cup granulated sugar and the cinnamon; set aside.
- In medium bowl, mix 5 oz cream cheese, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and the vanilla until smooth.
- With rolling pin, gently flatten each slice of bread to ¼ inch thick.
- Spread 1 heaping tablespoon cream cheese mixture onto 8 slices of the bread; top with remaining 8 slices bread.
- Spray griddle or 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat to medium heat (350°F).
- In medium bowl, beat ½ cup milk and the eggs with whisk until well blended.
- Dip bread into egg mixture.
- Cook on hot griddle 3 to 4 minutes, turning once, until golden brown.
- Place French toast, one slice at a time, in bowl of cinnamon-sugar; coat both sides and shake off excess.
- Cut diagonally in half; drizzle with glaze.