This recipe for stuffed french toast is buttery brioche bread dipped in batter and cooked to a golden brown, then sandwiched with a delectable cream cheese, raspberry and almond filling. Finish this brunch delight with a drizzle of syrup for an unforgettable mid-day delight!
This is one of my favorite french toast dishes along with french toast casserole and pumpkin churro french toast sticks. It’s time to try a new kind of french toast!
What’s better than breakfast or lunch? Brunch of course! I love to host brunch because it’s a fun departure from the usual meals of the day. I often do a brunch for for special occasions like Mother’s Day, New Year’s Day or even festive Saturdays.
One of the great things about planning a brunch menu is that you can include both sweet and savory fare. This cream cheese stuffed french toast is most definitely on the sweet side and it is an easy, yet decadent addition to the meal. I like to pair this french toast with savory breakfast recipes like ham and egg cups, hash brown egg casserole and sausage casserole.
Table of Contents
- Stuffed French Toast Ingredients
- How Do You Make Stuffed French Toast?
- Tips For The Perfect Stuffed French Toast
- Quick Tip
- Recipe FAQs
- Flavor Variations
- More Breakfast Options
- Love This Recipe?
- Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast with Almonds Recipe
Stuffed French Toast Ingredients
To make this stuffed french toast recipe you will need large eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, brioche bread and butter. For the filling you will need cream cheese, powdered sugar, fresh raspberries and chopped almonds. You may want to garnish the french toast with more raspberries, chopped almonds, maple syrup and mint sprigs. See the recipe card below for amounts and details.
How Do You Make Stuffed French Toast?
To make this recipe, start with making french toast. In a large bowl whisk together eggs milk, sugar and vanilla extract. Heat your griddle or skillet and melt butter on the griddle. Dip your bread in the egg mixture and place it on the griddle. Cook it on both sides until done. As you cook the french toast, make the filling by placing softened cream cheese in a bowl and beating it until fluffy. Mix in powdered sugar and beat until combined. Assemble your stuffed french toast by laying a piece of toast on a plate and topping it with filling, raspberries and almonds. Next add another piece of toast on top of the filling. Garnish with maple syrup, more filling, almonds, raspberries and a mint sprig and enjoy!
Tips For The Perfect Stuffed French Toast
- I used brioche bread but challah or any other egg bread would also be great. You could also use a fluffy French bread or Texas toast.
- Feel free to purchase pre-chopped almonds or chop your own almonds.
- I cut slices of french toast diagonally across the middle because I think it makes for a much prettier presentation.
- You can either spread the sweet cream cheese filling between the slices of french toast with a knife or load the filling into a pastry bag to pipe it on. Either way will be equally delicious!
Quick Tip
You can use any chopped almonds; however, I often used honey roasted chopped almonds for a little extra flavor.
Recipe FAQs
What is the filling in stuffed french toast?
Typically stuffed french toast has a sweet cream cheese filling.
What bread do restaurants use for french toast?
Restaurants often use brioche bread for french toast. They may also use challah bread or Texas toast.
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Flavor Variations
While this stuffed french toast recipe is delicious, you can change the flavors to suit your taste.
- Chocolate: Feel free to add mini chocolate chips to the filling or you can drizzle a little chocolate syrup over the top.
- Nuts: You can make this dish without nuts or substitute chopped walnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts or your other favorite nuts.
- Peanut butter and jelly: Instead of a cream cheese filling you could top your french toast with a layer of peanut butter and jam.
- Nutella: You could add a later of Nutella to your french toast sandwich.
- Berries: Feel free to use your favorite fresh berries like blackberries, blueberries and sliced strawberries.
Cream cheese stuffed french toast is such a unique dish because it takes a familiar favorite and dresses it up in a way that’s impressive yet totally easy to make! Everyone will think you spent hours in the kitchen creating this dish when it really only takes about 30 minutes. You don’t even need to wait for a special occasion to make cream cheese stuffed french toast – sometimes I make it on a regular old Saturday for a special treat that my whole family loves.
