Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

So, I woke up yesterday, knowing that there was nothing in the house for breakfast (well there was pancakes, but I'm talking about GOOD breakfast!) and really wanting some stuffed french toast! So where do I convince Jimmy it's life or death if we don't go to...BOB EVANS! But...i was oh so surprised to see that they no longer make it! (what's up with all the healthy food the replaced it with?!?!) So instead, I had eggs and sausage links :-(

Instead of chancing someone not making the recipe two days in a row, I decided to make some myself. Jimmy was super excited because he is definitely a giant sweet tooth! So, he dragged me out of bed this morning (daylight savings time is evil!) and helped me make breakfast! Let me tell you, it is delicious! I got two thumbs up from my dearest Jimmy (I think he only married me because I make him sweet treats!). So here goes the recipe:

What you will need:
8oz            Cream Cheese
1/3 c          Granulated Sugar
1/4 tsp       Vanilla Extract

1-1 1/2c     Strawberries
1/3c           Granulated Sugar

1pkg         Pillsbury French Loaf Bread
2               Eggs

Powdered Sugar
Cinnamon Sugar

Whipped Topping

What to do:
1.    Bake the French Loaf bread and allow it to cool
2.    Blend together the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of sugar, and vanilla sugar together using a mixer.

3.  Clean and cut up strawberries.

4.  Add sugar to the strawberries, making sure to coat them evenly.

5.  Cut your cooled bread loaf into 1 1/2 to 2 inch sections.

6.  Cut a slit into each slice of the bread. The slit is what you will be stuffing :-) so make sure it is a decent size.

7.   As per Jimmy's brilliant suggestion (don't tell him I said that! He'll get a big head), take your thumb and gently compact the side walls of the bread to maximize the space for your filling.

8. Add a few strawberry slices to the inside of your bread.

9.  Add your cream cheese filling (I used about 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of filling in each slice, but it will depend on the size of your bread load and how much you want).

10.  Put a few more strawberries on top.

11.  Seal the opening of your bread so that it does not leak out when you start cooking them.

12. Beat together your eggs in a bowl. Then carefully dip your bread into the egg to create a nice coating around the bread. Make sure you only coat the number of pieces you are ready to cook.

13.  Heat up your frying pan, add a little butter/cooking spray to the pan. Cook those little suckers until nice and golden brown.

14.  Once they are all cooked, add some powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, and whipped cream on top as desired. We added some extra strawberries on top as well.

And voila! You are done!

Jimmy thought that he would eat at least 4 slices of the french toast! However, they are sweet and very filling. Jimmy ended up eating 3 slices and I made it to 2 and 1/2. They were very tasty, a little messy, but just what the doctor ordered!

I love cooking with Jimmy (as long as he remembers who's kitchen he is in)! It's like playing on a playground, building and crafting things, always coming up with new, sometimes better, sometimes worse ways of doing things. Although we can get under each other's toes, argue about the right way to do things, and make a giant mess, it is such a rewarding thing for us to sit down to a meal that we both love and enjoy!

I hope this recipe helps make your weekend morning as delightful as it made ours!