Stuffed French Toast
If you've got stale brioche bread, cream cheese and heavy cream, you're most of the way to this vegetarian: about 60 minutes of cooking across 6 steps. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 6 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and blender. At medium difficulty across 6 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- In a bowl, beat the cream cheese with the powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla until smooth and spreadable.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture generously over 4 of the brioche slices, then top with the remaining slices to form 4 sandwiches.
- In a wide shallow dish, whisk together the eggs, heavy cream, milk, granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt, and the remaining 1 teaspoon of vanilla until fully blended.
- Soak each sandwich in the custard for about 20 to 30 seconds per side, letting the bread absorb the liquid without falling apart.
- Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, then cook the sandwiches for 3 to 4 minutes per side until deeply golden and the egg custard is set through.
- Transfer to plates, dust with extra powdered sugar, and serve warm with maple syrup or fresh berries.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Blender · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Heavy Cream
- evaporated milk · ½ cup milk + ¼ cup melted butter · full-fat coconut milk
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
Tips & common questions
How long does Stuffed French Toast take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 11 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Stuffed French Toast vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Stuffed French Toast is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Blue Star Diner Stuffed French Toast (25853380390).jpg by Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.