Breakfast for 6

Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

Name: Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: butter (optional); 250 g / 8oz cream cheese; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 egg; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 4 eggs; 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp milk; 3 tbsp sugar; 1 pinch salt; 12 slices fresh sandwich bread; 2 tbsp butter (optional); 2 tbsp brown sugar (optional); 1 punnet strawberries; 1 tbsp sugar

$4.55for 455 minServes 6

Cream cheese filled bread soaks in sweet egg custard, bakes until firm, and pairs with sugared strawberries.

Photo: recipetineats.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cream cheese, 8.75 oz$0.30/oz typical	8.75 oz	$2.65Typical price
	Eggs, 5$0.30 each typical	5	$1.50Typical price
	Juice, 1 oz$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
	Sandwich bread, 0.75$2.49 each typical	0.75	$1.79Typical price
	Butter, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
	Berries, 0.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.14Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.82

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

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55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.14 per serving$4.55 for 4

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Ingredients

butter (optional)
250 g / 8oz cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
2 tbsp lemon juice
4 eggs
3/4 cup + 2 tbsp milk
3 tbsp sugar
1 pinch salt
12 slices fresh sandwich bread
2 tbsp butter (optional)
2 tbsp brown sugar (optional)
1 punnet strawberries
1 tbsp sugar

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with butter or cooking oil.
Beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice until smooth.
Spread the filling over 6 bread slices, top with the remaining slices, and place the sandwiches in the pan.
Whisk 4 eggs, milk, 3 tablespoons sugar, and salt, then pour the custard over the sandwiches.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the custard is set and the eggs are firm.
Slice the strawberries, toss them with 1 tablespoon sugar, and spoon them over the baked French toast.

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