Need a health recipe make over forBLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST
fireballaaa
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Any help would be greatful
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i want to create a
healthier and more creative version of the dish
Please provide the recipe and
nutritional information thanks for your help0 -
What is unhealthy about your current recipe?0
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Hmmmm
bread, milk, eggs, blueberries, sugar, maybe a sprinkle of cinnamon....
What specifically are you adding to yours that makes them *un*healthy???0 -
old recipe is -
12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1
inch cubes
1 cup fresh blueberries
12 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/3 cup maple syrup
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 cup fresh blueberries
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Servings Per Recipe: 10
Amount Per Serving Nutrition
Calories 485
Carbohydrates 51.9 g
Cholesterol 310 mg
Fat 24.8 g
Fiber .4 g
Protein 15.1 g
Sodium 451
1 tablespoon butter0 -
Bread, egg wash, cinnamon, a pinch of sugar, fresh berries, pure maple syrup.
There's nothing bad happening there unless you are eating half the loaf yourself
The only room for improvement would be the type of bread you chose I guess? I love fresh bakery wheat bread because I'm a snob0 -
Holy *kitten* whats all the cream cheese for?
You can omit the butter too and use coconut oil or walnut oil to grease the cooking surface.0 -
old recipe is -
12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1
inch cubes
1 cup fresh blueberries
12 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/3 cup maple syrup
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 cup fresh blueberries
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Servings Per Recipe: 10
Amount Per Serving Nutrition
Calories 485
Carbohydrates 51.9 g
Cholesterol 310 mg
Fat 24.8 g
Fiber .4 g
Protein 15.1 g
Sodium 451
1 tablespoon butter
You could cut back on the sugar. And yeah, what the poster above said...cream cheese?
This is really close to how I make French Toast:
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/french_toast/
Four Servings
INGREDIENTS
4 eggs
2/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
8 thick slices of 2-day-old bread, better if slightly stale
Butter
Maple syrup
Optional:
2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
1/4 cup Triple Sec
Fresh berries
METHOD
1 Beat eggs, milk, and cinnamon together. If using, add orange zest and/or Triple Sec. Whisk until well blended. Pour into a shallow bowl.
2 Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture, allowing bread to soak up some of the mixture. Melt some butter (or use vegetable oil) over a large skillet on medium high heat. Add as many slices of bread onto the skillet as will fit at a time. Fry until brown on both sides, flipping the bread when necessary.
3 Serve hot with butter, maple syrup, and if available, fresh berries.0 -
try pumpkin whey protein waffles; slightly different then your recipe...I mean just a little0
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bread, beaten egg, vanilla, dash of sugar, dash of cinnamon, splash of milk..... top with butter, maple syrup and blueberries.0
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or make waffles, add blueberries, cinnamon and nutmeg. French toast blueberry waffles!0
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1 Scoop Vanilla Protien Powder
2 Large Eggs
1 Tbsp Water
Pumpkin Pie Seasoning
Mix together, I like to use the turbo speed on my hand mixer because they end up a little thicker. Otherwise they are thin and crep like. I top with Walden Farms Calorie Free Pancake Syrup.
try this...enjoy, best of luck...think of Charlie Brown, the cartoon, not the dude who was just arrested.0 -
1) Use a whole grain bread
2) Look for a lower fat cream cheese.
3) Use six eggs and 10 egg whites (or the appropriate amount of a substitute, like egg beaters),
4) Use a 1/2 cup of the maple syrup and no white sugar.0 -
old recipe is -
12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1
inch cubes
1 cup fresh blueberries
12 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/3 cup maple syrup
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 cup fresh blueberries
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Servings Per Recipe: 10
Amount Per Serving Nutrition
Calories 485
Carbohydrates 51.9 g
Cholesterol 310 mg
Fat 24.8 g
Fiber .4 g
Protein 15.1 g
Sodium 451
1 tablespoon butter
LMAO 10 servings but 12 slices? Wth.
Just use half the cream cheese, make it a low fat one, and use less sugar and less maple syrup. And yeah, whole grain bread, and substitute some of the eggs for some egg whites.0 -
old recipe is -
12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1
inch cubes
1 cup fresh blueberries
12 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/3 cup maple syrup
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 cup fresh blueberries
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Servings Per Recipe: 10
Amount Per Serving Nutrition
Calories 485
Carbohydrates 51.9 g
Cholesterol 310 mg
Fat 24.8 g
Fiber .4 g
Protein 15.1 g
Sodium 451
1 tablespoon butter
Wait...why are you cutting the bread up into cubes? :huh:0 -
Holy *kitten* whats all the cream cheese for?
You can omit the butter too and use coconut oil or walnut oil to grease the cooking surface.
Also asking this. I think dropping the cream cheese would be an easy way to save calories, particularly when... wtf, cream cheese in French toast? Also, cutting it into cubes?
I think you're looking for a bread pudding makeover.0 -
Bread, egg wash, cinnamon, a pinch of sugar, fresh berries, pure maple syrup.
There's nothing bad happening there unless you are eating half the loaf yourself
The only room for improvement would be the type of bread you chose I guess? I love fresh bakery wheat bread because I'm a snob
I would do that one and if you are really trying to cut back use a WW bread or low calorie thin slice multi-grain - just use egg whites for the wash and instead of a pinch of sugar a tsp of vanilla extract - but really the key is portion control so I would use a white bread maybe a slice of french or sour dough but that's me.
Sorry to find nutritional information it would have to be entered and I haven't made french toast since I started MFP so whatever you decide to use enter it in your recipe section and save it (nutritional values will depend on how many servings what bread you use, etc)0 -
1 Scoop Vanilla Protien Powder
2 Large Eggs
1 Tbsp Water
Pumpkin Pie Seasoning
Mix together, I like to use the turbo speed on my hand mixer because they end up a little thicker. Otherwise they are thin and crep like. I top with Walden Farms Calorie Free Pancake Syrup.
try this...enjoy, best of luck...think of Charlie Brown, the cartoon, not the dude who was just arrested.
That is:
1. Pancakes not french toast
2.pumpkin not blueberry
3. Not sure its really pancakes either
4. Walden free stuff is sadness in a bottle0 -
I think the OP is actually asking for a revision of a STUFFED blueberry french toast casserole (this one in particular--which I've actually made):
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/overnight-blueberry-french-toast/
Hence, the cream cheese and cubed bread.0 -
I think the OP is actually asking for a revision of a STUFFED blueberry french toast casserole (this one in particular--which I've actually made):
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/overnight-blueberry-french-toast/
Hence, the cream cheese and cubed bread.
It does sound delicious and hey why not just make it for sunday brunch? have a side of bacon or sausage and that's one big meal for the price of two
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What is unhealthy about your current recipe?
This is what I was thinking.
Nevermind... I read the recipe... Holy Schnikeies!!
Yep that needs a makeover!0 -
For those of you saying "wtf" about the cream cheese.....OMG try it. A friend of mine used to make a "French toast casserole" that had these blobs of melted soft cream cheese and it was heaven!
Having said that...yeah, it really adds a lot of calories.0 -
For those of you saying "wtf" about the cream cheese.....OMG try it. A friend of mine used to make a "French toast casserole" that had these blobs of melted soft cream cheese and it was heaven!
Having said that...yeah, it really adds a lot of calories.
Well, there is a difference between French Toast and a French Toast Casserole. The wtf was based on the OP asking about French Toast, not the casserole version.0 -
I think the OP is actually asking for a revision of a STUFFED blueberry french toast casserole (this one in particular--which I've actually made):
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/overnight-blueberry-french-toast/
Hence, the cream cheese and cubed bread.
Okay, that's different then; traditional French toast is very simple, hence the "??"
Op, none of the ingredients are unhealthy. Are you looking for a recipe with lower calories? The easiest solution would be to eat a smaller portion, or perhaps use less ingredients. Neufchatel cheese tends to be lower in fat/calories, and imo, works best in recipes anyway. I mean, maybe use eggbeaters and yogurt, but that would probably change the quality a bit too much.
As for "more creative," this recipe looks like a shot of Grand Marnier would do it wonders.0 -
Lol who cares? French toast + cream cheese = delicious whether it's in casserole form or not.For those of you saying "wtf" about the cream cheese.....OMG try it. A friend of mine used to make a "French toast casserole" that had these blobs of melted soft cream cheese and it was heaven!
Having said that...yeah, it really adds a lot of calories.
Well, there is a difference between French Toast and a French Toast Casserole. The wtf was based on the OP asking about French Toast, not the casserole version.0 -
Lol who cares? French toast + cream cheese = delicious whether it's in casserole form or not.For those of you saying "wtf" about the cream cheese.....OMG try it. A friend of mine used to make a "French toast casserole" that had these blobs of melted soft cream cheese and it was heaven!
Having said that...yeah, it really adds a lot of calories.
Well, there is a difference between French Toast and a French Toast Casserole. The wtf was based on the OP asking about French Toast, not the casserole version.
I wrote what I wrote because you said your friend used to make french toast casserole with blobs of soft cream cheese, inferring that you were speaking about cream cheese being used in the french toast casserole. If you were just saying cream cheese on french toast was good, then going with the 2nd thing you wrote would have made more sense.0 -
Semantics.
Lol who cares? French toast + cream cheese = delicious whether it's in casserole form or not.For those of you saying "wtf" about the cream cheese.....OMG try it. A friend of mine used to make a "French toast casserole" that had these blobs of melted soft cream cheese and it was heaven!
Having said that...yeah, it really adds a lot of calories.
Well, there is a difference between French Toast and a French Toast Casserole. The wtf was based on the OP asking about French Toast, not the casserole version.
I wrote what I wrote because you said your friend used to make french toast casserole with blobs of soft cream cheese, inferring that you were speaking about cream cheese being used in the french toast casserole. If you were just saying cream cheese on french toast was good, then going with the 2nd thing you wrote would have made more sense.0 -
Semantics.
Lol who cares? French toast + cream cheese = delicious whether it's in casserole form or not.For those of you saying "wtf" about the cream cheese.....OMG try it. A friend of mine used to make a "French toast casserole" that had these blobs of melted soft cream cheese and it was heaven!
Having said that...yeah, it really adds a lot of calories.
Well, there is a difference between French Toast and a French Toast Casserole. The wtf was based on the OP asking about French Toast, not the casserole version.
I wrote what I wrote because you said your friend used to make french toast casserole with blobs of soft cream cheese, inferring that you were speaking about cream cheese being used in the french toast casserole. If you were just saying cream cheese on french toast was good, then going with the 2nd thing you wrote would have made more sense.
My bad for reading what is actually written. I'll try harder to work on my psychic mind reading skills. :flowerforyou:0 -
Well then let me help simplify what I actually wrote:
Semantics.
Lol who cares? French toast + cream cheese = delicious whether it's in casserole form or not.For those of you saying "wtf" about the cream cheese.....OMG try it. A friend of mine used to make a "French toast casserole" that had these blobs of melted soft cream cheese and it was heaven!
Having said that...yeah, it really adds a lot of calories.
Well, there is a difference between French Toast and a French Toast Casserole. The wtf was based on the OP asking about French Toast, not the casserole version.
I wrote what I wrote because you said your friend used to make french toast casserole with blobs of soft cream cheese, inferring that you were speaking about cream cheese being used in the french toast casserole. If you were just saying cream cheese on french toast was good, then going with the 2nd thing you wrote would have made more sense.
My bad for reading what is actually written. I'll try harder to work on my psychic mind reading skills. :flowerforyou:
1) someone says "wtf cream cheese with French toast?"
2) I reply with a comment about how I've had a dish that combines cream cheese with French toast, thereby explaining that French toast and cream cheese are in fact delicious together (regardless if they are in a casserole or not.)
I hope that helped clarify.:flowerforyou:0 -
Now I want french toast. With or without cream cheese.0
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old recipe is -
12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1
inch cubes
1 cup fresh blueberries
12 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/3 cup maple syrup
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 cup fresh blueberries
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Servings Per Recipe: 10
Amount Per Serving Nutrition
Calories 485
Carbohydrates 51.9 g
Cholesterol 310 mg
Fat 24.8 g
Fiber .4 g
Protein 15.1 g
Sodium 451
1 tablespoon butter
I think you are thinking of bread pudding, not French Toast.0
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