Apple Stuffed French Toast Recipes

APPLE-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Set a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place apples in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; allow to cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain apples and toss with white sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
• Melt butter with brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of water in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add walnuts and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour into the prepared baking pan and let cool, about 10 minutes.
• Cover butter mixture with a layer of bread. Spread apple mixture evenly on top.
• Beat eggs, milk, and vanilla extract together in a large mixing bowl. Dip remaining bread slices in egg mixture, then place in a layer over the apple mixture. Pour remaining egg mixture over bread, filling the pan nearly to the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and puffed and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cookie sheet. Slice and serve.

APPLE-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and corn syrup; cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; top with half of the pecans, a single layer of bread and remaining pecans. Arrange apples and remaining bread over the top. , In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and nutmeg. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned., In a small saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Serve with French toast.

STUFFED FRENCH TOAST WITH APPLES

Steps:

• 1. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine apples, 4 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon Truvia® natural sweetener, and cinnamon. Cover and cook until apples are tender and juicy, about 6 minutes. Uncover, toss and set aside.
• 2. In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, walnuts, cherries, 1 teaspoon Truvia® natural sweetener, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Put 4 slices bread on a cutting board and evenly spread with cream cheese mixture, about 1/4 cup per slice. Firmly press a second piece on top of each to form a sandwich.
• 3. In a shallow bowl, whisk the milk, eggs, remaining 1 teaspoon Truvia® natural sweetener and vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat until a drop of water skitters around the pan. Soak each sandwich in the milk mixture for 1 minute, turning once and pressing edges of bread together. Allow excess to drip off and place sandwiches in the hot skillet. Cook, turning once until browned and crisp on both sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve the French toast with the apples on top.

APPLE STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Peel, core, and slice apple.
• Cook apple slices in 1 teaspoon melted butter in a sauce pan over medium heat until soft.
• Drain apples and toss in 1/2 teaspoon sugar and a dash of cinnamon.
• Whisk together half-and-half, egg, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and set aside.
• Cut a pocket into the very thick bread slices almost all the way through.
• Stuff each bread slice with the apple mixture slices (depending how big your bread slice is you may not use all of the apple).
• Put apple stuffed bread into a baking dish.
• Pour liquid mixture over the bread and let stand for about 15 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet on low heat and melt butter.
• Add bread and cook for about 5 minutes on each side.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar if you please and enjoy.

APPLE CREAM CHEESE-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 t cinnamon and the ginger until combined well; set aside.
• In large bowl, toss together apples, granulated sugar and 1 t cinnamon.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt 4 T butter over high heat.
• Add apple mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until just softened, about 8 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• In a 13-by-9-inch shallow dish, whisk together milk, eggs, and remaining 1/2 t cinnamon; set aside.
• Spread a heaping 1/4 cup cream-cheese mixture onto each of 4 bread slices.
• Top each with 2 T nuts and 6-8 apple slices.
• Cover with remaining 4 bread slices to make sandwiches.
• Soak 2 sandwiches at a time in milk-egg mixture 5 minutes per side.
• Add maple syrup to remaining apples in skillet and stir to combine.
• Heat a griddle or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add 1 T oil and 1 T butter to pan.
• Add 2 sandwiches and cook, turning once, until golden brown, 6-8 minutes.
• Repeat with remaining 1 T oil, 1 T butter and the sandwiches.
• Cut sandwiches in half and serve immediately topped with apples in syrup.
• Garnish with toasted nuts, if desired.

STUFFED APPLE FRENCH TOAST WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Butter an 11x18-inch casserole dish and layer with 1/2 of the bread slices, covering the bottom completely.
• Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt and stir to combine. Add apple slices and cook until crisp-tender, soft but still maintaining their shape, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Spread cooled apple mixture over bread layer in the pan. Top apple mixture with remaining bread slices, overlapping if necessary for good coverage.
• Whisk eggs, half-and-half, heavy cream, vanilla extract, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Pour over casserole, making sure to cover the bread evenly with the egg mixture. Cover with foil and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine melted butter, brown sugar, pecans, corn syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Spread topping evenly over the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and lightly golden, 40 to 45 minutes. Check halfway through cooking time and cover with foil if the bread is browning too quickly. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.