Freezer French Toast
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 pound loaf French bread
- 3/4 cup orange marmalade
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups finely chopped almonds
- Maple syrup or jam of your choice
Freezer French Toast
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on January 19, 2011.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth; set aside.
- Trim off ends of bread, discard or save for another use.
- Cut loaf crosswise to make 20 slices of bread.
- Spread half of the slices with cheese mixture.
- Spread remaining slices on one side with marmalade.
- Sandwich cheese and marmalade sliced together; set aside.
- In a shallow dish, beat eggs, milk, and vanilla together.
- Place half the almonds in a shallow dish.
- Dip both sides of sandwiches in egg mixture, allowing excess to drip off.
- Coat both sides of sandwiches with almonds, adding more almonds to dish as needed.
- Place sandwiches on prepared baking sheet, cover and freeze for 3 hours or until firm.
- Transfer to freezer bags, seal, label and freeze up to one month.
- To serve, preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place frozen French toast on a large baking sheet.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden and heated through, turning, once.
- Serve with maple syrup or jam.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving :(based on 8 servings and not including butter and syrup):
600 calories, 33 g fat, 10 g saturated fat, 145 mg cholesterol, 500 mg sodium, 59 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 22 g sugar, 19 g protein
