Chocolate and Strawberry Stuffed French Toast

Healthier_Me

I'm watching Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger on the food network and it looks YUUUUUUUMY!

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

3 eggs
1 1/4 cups nonfat milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
8 slices of whole-wheat sandwich bread, crusts removed
1 (8-ounce) container strawberries, hulled and sliced
4 teaspoons bittersweet chocolate chips
Cooking spray
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla. Set aside.
Place 1 tablespoon of ricotta in the center of 4 of the pieces of bread and spread around slightly. Top with about 6 slices of strawberries and a teaspoon of chocolate chips. Cover each with another piece of bread to make a "sandwich".

Spray a large nonstick skillet or griddle with cooking spray and preheat. Carefully dip each of the "sandwiches" into the egg mixture until completely moistened. Then place on the skillet and cook over a medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until the outside is golden brown and the center is warm and chocolate is melted.

Transfer to serving places. Top with remaining strawberries and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.


Per Serving:

Calories 270; Total Fat 8 g; (Sat Fat 3 g, Mono Fat 2 g, Poly Fat 0 g) ; Protein 15 g; Carb 38 g; Fiber 5 g; Cholesterol 170 mg; Sodium 390 mg
Note: *7 slices of whole wheat bread analyzed here since crust was removed*

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_120465,00.html

Healthier_Me

I'm watching Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger on the food network and it looks YUUUUUUUMY!

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

3 eggs
1 1/4 cups nonfat milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
8 slices of whole-wheat sandwich bread, crusts removed
1 (8-ounce) container strawberries, hulled and sliced
4 teaspoons bittersweet chocolate chips
Cooking spray
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla. Set aside.
Place 1 tablespoon of ricotta in the center of 4 of the pieces of bread and spread around slightly. Top with about 6 slices of strawberries and a teaspoon of chocolate chips. Cover each with another piece of bread to make a "sandwich".

Spray a large nonstick skillet or griddle with cooking spray and preheat. Carefully dip each of the "sandwiches" into the egg mixture until completely moistened. Then place on the skillet and cook over a medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until the outside is golden brown and the center is warm and chocolate is melted.

Transfer to serving places. Top with remaining strawberries and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.


Per Serving:

Calories 270; Total Fat 8 g; (Sat Fat 3 g, Mono Fat 2 g, Poly Fat 0 g) ; Protein 15 g; Carb 38 g; Fiber 5 g; Cholesterol 170 mg; Sodium 390 mg
Note: *7 slices of whole wheat bread analyzed here since crust was removed*

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_120465,00.html

ali106

YUM! I am so saving this recipe....this reminds me of brunch! I love brunch! lol....I'm gonna try it maybe tomorrow thanks!

I wonder if you could use egg whites or beaters? but omg this really sounds good and easy! (but I'l pretend it was soooo hard to do when I give it to hubby LOL)
hugs!
Ali

Healthier_Me

I'll be using egg beaters.
It's only to soak the bread in.
I was drooling as I was watching Ellie make this on her show today.
It looked soooo good.
I'd have to wait until this week to make this b/c I'm all out of strawberries.
Enjoy Ali!

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

Erica92627

my husband is so going to love me if I make this. He gets this or something similar at IHOP. I bet I hop is greater in calories though.

SoupNazi

Oh my gosh! Thanks for posting this Joanna. It sounds awesome!

josamky

This sounds good and all, but the ricotta cheese I'm not sure of. Let me know if anyone taste it. I want to make it Sunday. I'm not going to if it doesn't taste good.

Funkystarr

Yummy! That sounds so good! This will have to be my Sunday morning breakfast for me and the hubby Thanks!

adelespears

I've tried them SO SO SO good. THey're kind of messy to make, make sure you really pinch the bread together or some of the choco chips might fall out in the egg bath. Also, you might get away better using eggbeaters, as we followed the directions and they tasted a bit "eggy" ... I'd say 2 eggs in stead of 3. all in all, though, they tasted really really good.

Healthier_Me

I'm so glad someone liked this recipe.
I'm not a fan of ricotta cheese so I left that out... so I basically had french toast w/ strawberries & chocolate:laugh: but oh so yummy!
I used egg beaters and the bread sucked up a whole lot of it so becareful as to how long you dip the bread in the egg.

~Joanna:flowerforyou:

Funkystarr

made this this morning :happy: very yummy!!

adelespears

You can;t even really taste the ricotta cheese... it just makes things all smooth and creamy. It's really nice.

abbylove08

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amycakes812

Wow this sounds good! It would make a great Valentine's Day breakfast/ brunch.

hopetobeinshape

I second this Valentine's day idea!

keiko

I agreee this is definately for Valentines breakfast in bed for that special someone! DH for me!
I might try mascarpone cheese instead of ricotta. For sweet things I like that better.

LosingIt4good

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tdenotter

Sounds Wonderful! :flowerforyou:

vonzo

That sounds yummy!!!! Sadly both hubby and I are working over 12 hours on V day but I'll give it a bash on Wednesday, Granny is looking after the kids for us muahahaha :bigsmile:

chrissyh

:flowerforyou:

LosingIt4good

I made this last night for dinner and everyone loved it.
I wasnt too fond of the ricotta myself, so I'll probably use fat free cream cheese next time. I also used eggbeaters instead this time... YUM!!

My youngest daughter said this would be good with bananas and nuttella spread instead of the strawberries and chocolate, altho I dunno how that would change the cal content.

Would make a good sweetheart breakfast for valentines day