Raspberry Creme Brulee French Toast

Raspberries have to be one of my favorite

fruits.  They are not only delicious, but they

are so beautiful.

If you are looking for something wonderful 

to make for Valentine's Day breakfast, this

overnight French toast might just be the thing.

I was looking for a breakfast item that would feed a 

crowd easily for a Sunday morning meeting my

husband was having, and I had pinned this from

Chef in Training some time ago.  

It sounded wonderful with the crunchy top and 

the lovely raspberries.  The funniest thing, as I

looked at the recipe, I realized it was just like my

Raspberry Bread Pudding.

Well, not exactly the same, but very similar!  I

had to laugh and tell hubby that all I had to

do to have dessert for breakfast was to call

it French Toast!

Let me say the creme brulee touch takes it to

a whole new level and all 18 people who had it

were swooning over it.

Raspberry Creme Brulee French Toast

2 loaves French bread, cut 1 inch thick on a diagonal

1/2 C. melted butter

1 C. brown sugar, packed

2 T. light corn syrup

5 eggs

1 1/2 C. half and half

1/3 C. brown sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp. vanilla

1 C. frozen raspberries, broken into pieces

Pint of fresh raspberries for a garnish

Buttermilk Syrup

Spray a large bun pan with oil.  I used a 13x18 inch

pan, but you could use two 9x13 pans.  

Mix the melted butter, brown sugar and corn syrup

and spread on the bottom of pan or pans.

Lay the bread on top.

In a medium sized bowl whisk the eggs lightly,

then whisk in the half and half, brown sugar, salt, 

and vanilla.  Gently stir in the broken raspberries.

Spoon the raspberry mixture over each slice of

bread.  Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Remove covering.  Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, 

uncovered.  Because I was cooking for a crowd,

I made 1 1/2 recipes.  I found that 25 minutes was

great for a dark surface pan, but for a shiny pan, 

I needed 30 minutes.

Serve immediately, as the creme brulee

will harden quickly.  Turn over to expose

the crunchy crust and top with fresh raspberries. 

We served it with Buttermilk Syrup and whipped cream.

Wow, dessert for breakfast is amazing!

Thanks for coming to visit!

Wicked Chocolate and Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

Thick slices of French bread, stuffed with cream cheese 

and chocolate, and finished off with a sugar crust, then

garnished with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and

fresh fruit - oh wow, this is the way to start the day!

Beaulah thinks this is a pretty wicked way to start the day.

I need my breakfast more around brunch time, so I

would rather serve this for brunch, maybe even dinner.

I love breakfast foods at dinner!

Making stuffed French toast is as easy as making a sandwich.

 We had this fabulous Chocolate

and Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast in Cabo at

Solomon's Landing.  Of course we had to come home and

create it ourselves.

You can stuff your French toast with anything.  This is one of

our family favorites - vanilla buttercream sprinkled with 

cinnamon sugar, a sort of Snickerdoodle Stuffed French Toast.

My husband was the one who came up with making

stuffed French toast when the kids were little.  We often

would put out all kinds of ingredients and let them

choose what to fill theirs with.

Chocolate and Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

8 thick slices French bread

Tub of whipped cream cheese

Semi-sweet chocolate chips

3 eggs

1/2 C. milk

2 T. sugar

1/4 tsp. vanilla

Dash of cinnamon

Brown sugar or Cinnamon sugar

Chocolate sauce

Whipped cream

Strawberries

Start with two pieces of French bread.  Spread one side with

whipped cream cheese.  Top with a generous amount of chocolate

chips.  Place the other piece of bread on top to make a sandwich.

In a shallow dish like a pie plate, whisk the eggs, then add the milk,

sugar, vanilla and a sprinkle of cinnamon.  Dip all sides of the

bread in the egg mix.  

Heat a large frying pan or griddle and butter the pan.  Fry both sides

of the French toast until golden brown.  On one side press brown sugar

or cinnamon sugar into the bread and place back in pan or on 

griddle to melt the sugar.

Remove from heat, cut in half and garnish with chocolate

sauce, whipped cream and berries.

Snickerdoodle Stuffed French Toast

Repeat above only using vanilla buttercream for the filling

and sprinkling cinnamon sugar on top of the buttercream

before making the sandwich.

This is so delicious, you don't even need syrup, but you

can always serve that on the side.

Even if you don't consider yourself a cook, you can impress

everyone with stuffed French toast.

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