Sweet Cherry French Toast Recipes

BAKED CHERRY CHEESECAKE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Spray an 8-inch or 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place half of the bread on the bottom of the dish.
• Place the cream cheese cubes on top of the bread.
• Spoon half of the cherry pie filling on top of the cream cheese.
• Top with the remaining half of the bread cubes.
• Whisk together remaining ingredients (eggs, milk, half and half, syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla).
• Pour over the top of the bread layer.
• Spoon the remaining pie filling over the top and cover with foil.
• Preheat oven to 350F. Let french toast sit while the oven is preheating, allowing the bread to absorb some of the egg mixture.
• Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes covered. Remove foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
• Let cool slightly before serving with additional maple syrup if desired.

CHERRY FRENCH TOAST BREAKFAST BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Whisk eggs in a bowl until smooth.
• Line the bottom of the prepared dish with half of the bread. Bread can be sliced or torn to cover the bottom of the dish flat. Pour half of the eggs over and spread to the edges to saturate bread. Spread half of the pie filling over.
• Line the dish with remaining bread and pour remaining eggs over to saturate; some may leak through below and that is okay. Cover with yogurt and spread evenly to seal the top. Pour remaining pie filling over and spread evenly.
• Place butter, sugar, flour, almonds, and cinnamon into a bowl. Work the dry ingredients into the butter with a fork to create crumbs, adding more flour and sugar if needed to get the right consistency. Sprinkle crumb over the top of the cherry filling. Place the baking dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the center topping is bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting with a spatula to serve.

SPECIAL STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• For cherry sauce, combine 1 cup sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Stir in the water until smooth. Add cherries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat and set aside. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over six slices of bread; top with remaining bread. In a shallow bowl, whisk the egg, milk and remaining sugar. Dip both sides of bread into egg mixture. , In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, toast bread on both sides until golden brown. Serve with cherry sauce.

SWEET CHERRY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Place the bread in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
• In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, syrup, sugar, orange peel and salt. Pour over bread; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• In a bowl, combine the cherries, orange juice and sugar. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Transfer bread slices to another greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Discard any remaining egg mixture.
• Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown, turning once.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir in the reserved cherry mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Serve over French toast; drizzle with yogurt.