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May 5, 2017Updated: November 21, 2019

Stuffed French Toast with Strawberries

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Stuffed French Toast | #ad #bonnemaman #sayitwithhomemade

Thank you to Bonne Maman for sponsoring this post and providing the inspiration for this stuffed french toast recipe made with wholesome strawberry preserves.

sliced stuffed french toast on a plate

A Mother’s Day Breakfast

When Bonne Maman, makers of fine preserves packaged with an iconic gingham lid, asked me to share a Mother’s Day recipe with you all I accepted because making a Mother’s Day meal for mom is a cause I can get behind. Maybe it’s because cooking is my love language, but I believe a thoughtful home-cooked meal, made with love and shared around a table, inspires connection and, on Mother’s Day, isn’t that what our moms really want?

close-up photo of a jar of Bonne Maman preserves

Except some of us don’t live near our moms making that whole “cook a meal and share it”concept a little difficult. So, we lean on a greeting card to make up for it. We’re the ones in the card aisle at the grocery store, scanning the display with a quiet intensity in search of the perfect card. One that encapsulates, in a pithy poem, everything we want our moms to know that we can’t quite articulate ourselves. One that makes up for the distance, but, in my experience, most of the options fall short so I leave with a good-enough card.

And the card I’ll send my mom this year will travel exactly 1,701 miles from my house to hers. It’s a distance that’s somehow felt bigger during this past year that’s been pockmarked with personal challenges. We make up for the miles between us with frequent phone calls, emails and text messages, but with Mother’s Day around the corner that separateness feels all the more real.

But, she’s making plans to visit next fall and when she does I’ll pull this stuffed French toast recipe out and make it for her. She’ll protest, worried that I’m going to too much trouble. I’ll assure her I’m not and we’ll sit at my little table with the red chairs, mugs of hot coffee in hand and plates of stuffed French toast dusted with powdered sugar and a drizzle of syrup. We’ll fill the kitchen with our mother-daughter chatter and, after we’ve scraped our plates, she’ll insist on loading the dishwasher and I’ll pour us another cup of coffee.

I’ll send a card next week, but this year we’ll celebrate Mother’s Day in September.

overhead photo of ingredients for stuffed french toast

Stuffed French Toast with Strawberries

This stuffed french toast made with soft slices of brioche, cream cheese, and strawberry preserves serves one and it’s the sort of thing that looks pretty on a tray along with a glass of fresh orange juice and a single flower in a vase. It conjures up the quintessential breakfast in bed image or what you might order at a countryside B&B. And while it might look high maintenance, it’s as easy as making a sandwich, a sweet sandwich that’s dredged it in a simple mixture of egg and milk before it’s lightly fried it in a pan coated with a thin layer of butter. Fresh strawberries, powdered sugar and syrup top it off.

overhead photo of stuffed french toast

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Stuffed French Toast with Strawberries

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Brioche bread stuffed with strawberries preserves is a delicious way to make French toast for special occasions.

  • Author: April @ Girl Gone Gourmet
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 1 serving 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Stove
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 2 slices brioche, lightly toasted (see note)
  • 2 tablespoons whipped cream cheese
  • 1 generous tablespoon strawberry preserves
  • 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2–3 fresh strawberries, diced
  • Powdered sugar and maple syrup for serving

Instructions

  1. Spread the cream cheese and preserves on one slice of bread. Top with the other slice.
  2. Melt the butter in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
  3. Whisk the egg, milk, nutmeg, and vanilla in a shallow bowl or baking dish. Place the brioche sandwich in the mixture, and soak each side for 1 minute or so. Let the excess drip off before transferring to the hot skillet. Cook the french toast until it’s golden brown on both sides.
  4. Slice the french toast, top with strawberries, a dusting of powdered sugar and maple syrup.

Notes

The best french toast is made with day old bread that has lost a bit of it’s moisture, but, if you’re like me, you may not plan to have day-old brioche on hand when you want to make french toast. If that’s the case, lightly toasting the bread before dredging it in the egg mixture gets you the same result. It’s a handy short-cut.

Nutrition estimates does not include powdered sugar or syrup.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: whole recipe
  • Calories: 596
  • Sugar: 18.1g
  • Sodium: 539.5mg
  • Fat: 27.5g
  • Saturated Fat: 11.3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 13.6g
  • Trans Fat: 0.2g
  • Carbohydrates: 62g
  • Fiber: 18.1g
  • Protein: 25g
  • Cholesterol: 620.6mg

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6 Comments

About April Anderson

I’m a passionate home cook, cookbook author, recipe developer, freelance writer, food photographer, and dog mom ❤ I garnish (almost) everything with parsley and believe you can make deliciously amazing dishes with everyday ingredients.

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Comments

  1. karla says

    January 4, 2019 at 12:47 pm

    not a big fan of sweets but love the idea.

    Reply
  2. Baker by Nature says

    May 12, 2017 at 9:26 pm

    I want this for breakfast!

    Reply
  3. Megan @ MegUnprocessed says

    May 12, 2017 at 2:51 pm

    That strawberry looks delicious – great pictures!

    Reply
  4. Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons says

    May 12, 2017 at 1:15 pm

    This looks like the best brunch ever!

    Reply
  5. Karly says

    May 8, 2017 at 1:25 pm

    I think every day would be a good day if I could start it off with this french toast. So pretty and sweet and perfect!

    Reply
    • April says

      May 9, 2017 at 8:58 am

      Thank you!

      Reply

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