The Best Stuffed French Toast Recipe
This stuffed French toast recipe is amazing. It’s sweet, creamy, cinnamony, and fruity. A perfect way to start your breakfast. This strawberry stuffed French toast recipe is sure to be a family hit!
Strawberry Stuffed French Toast Recipe
If you’re a fan of IHOP’s stuffed French toast, then you’ll LOVE this easy and delicious homemade stuffed French toast recipe, made from stuff you already have!
There’s no better way to start the day than with the combination of crisp, golden toasted French toast, stuffed with a creamy, berry cheesecake-like filling, drowned in syrup!
My daughter loves to help make this recipe! Kids like to help with the filling (and then lick the spoon). Stuffed French meal is always a hit with the family!
What Is Stuffed French Toast?
Ummm a gift from Heaven! Stuffed French toast is sort of like a combination between French toast and grilled cheese!
You assemble the “stuffed” section of it similarly to grilled cheese, and then soak it in an egg wash, and fry it to make it like French toast!
Stuffed French Toast Ingredients
Most of these ingredients are pantry staples, and you can also substitute some of these ingredients to make use of things you already have (like swapping the strawberry jam for another flavor, or even replacing it with Nutella, YUM!).
Here is your shopping list:
Stuffed French Toast Filling:
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup seedless strawberry jam
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup strawberries, chopped finely
Egg Mixture:
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup milk or half-and-half
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bread:
- 8-10 slices thick bread, like Texas toast
Toppings:
- Strawberry Sauce – 1 cup chopped strawberries, ¼ cup granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Heat all ingredients in a small saucepan and cook until desired consistency.
- Fresh strawberries
- Syrup
- Powdered sugar
How To Make Stuffed French Toast At Home
STEP 1
If using strawberry sauce, prepare first.
STEP 2
In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy.
STEP 3
Add jam and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
STEP 4
Fold in strawberries.
STEP 5
In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients for egg mixture.
STEP 6
Spread cream cheese mixture onto 2 slices of bread and make a sandwich with them.
STEP 7
Heat griddle to 350 degrees F and spray with cooking spray.
STEP 8
Dip bread into egg mixture, coating both sides.
STEP 9
Add to griddle and cook until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
STEP 10
Flip and continue cooking until golden brown.
STEP 11
Serve immediately with fresh strawberries, syrup, or powdered sugar.
Gluten Free Stuffed French Toast Recipe
It is super easy to make gluten free stuffed French toast! Just swap the regular bread out for gluten free bread.
If you want to use thicker bread, you might be better off making your own loaf of gluten free bread, and then you can slice it as thick as you prefer!
Check the ingredient labels on all of the packaged ingredients to make sure they are also gluten free, too.
Vegan French Toast
In order to make vegan stuffed French toast, you will need to use vegan bread (or make your own).
You will also need to buy vegan cream cheese, and a plant-based milk of your choice.
You will also have to omit eggs from the egg soak, and use a “milk soak”, consisting of your vegan milk of choice, and the seasonings listed above in the recipe, instead.
Stuffed French Toast
Craving ihop, but don't want to leave the house? Make your own stuffed french toast at home!
Ingredients
- Filling:
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
- ⅓ cup seedless strawberry jam
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup strawberries, chopped finely
- Egg Mixture:
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup milk or half-and-half
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Bread:
- 8-10 slices thick bread, like Texas toast
- Toppings:
- Strawberry Sauce - 1 cup chopped strawberries, ¼ cup granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Heat all ingredients in a small saucepan and cook until desired consistency.
- Fresh strawberries
- Syrup
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- If using strawberry sauce, prepare first.
- In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy.
- Add jam and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
- Fold in strawberries.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients for egg mixture.
- Spread cream cheese mixture onto 2 slices of bread and make a sandwich with them.
- Heat griddle to 350 degrees F and spray with cooking spray.
- Dip bread into egg mixture, coating both sides.
- Add to griddle and cook until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
- Flip and continue cooking until golden brown.
- Serve immediately with fresh strawberries, syrup or powdered sugar.
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Which is your favorite–stuffed French toast, or regular French toast?
