Strawberry and Banana Stuffed French Toast with Grand Marnier Syrup

Name: Strawberry and Banana Stuffed French Toast with Grand Marnier Syrup
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 servings Toasted sliced almonds, for serving; 237 milliliters sliced fresh bananas; 12 slices brioche bread; 227 grams whipped cream cheese; 3 eggs; 237 milliliters Grand Marnier; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 177 milliliters half-and-half; 1 Grated zest and juice of lemon; 2 Grated zest and juice of oranges; 3 to 4 grates fresh nutmeg; 237 milliliters hulled and sliced fresh strawberries; 710 milliliters hulled and quartered strawberries; 59 milliliters strawberry jam; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 6 servings Fresh whipped cream, for serving

The recipe Strawberry and Banana Stuffed French Toast with Grand Marnier Syrup is ready in about 1 hour and 25 minutes and is definitely an amazing vegetarian option for lovers of American food. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This morn meal has 982 calories, 20g of protein, and 41g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day. If you have granulated sugar, eggs, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

For the macerated strawberries: In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and 1/4 cup water and stir. Bring to a simmer, and then lower the heat and swirl. Cook until the strawberries are soft (but not falling apart) and the liquid is syrupy, 7 to 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.

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Strawberries

Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Combine the Grand Marnier, sugar, orange zest, orange juice and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes until slightly thickened. Set aside to cool.

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Grand Marnier

Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

For the strawberry and banana stuffed French toast: In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, granulated sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

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Granulated Sugar

Strawberries

Cinnamon

Banana

Nutmeg

Toast

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Stir the cream cheese to soften, and then spread on 6 of the bread slices. Top each slice with a layer of the strawberries.

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Cream Cheese

Strawberries

Spread

Bread

Spread a thin layer of strawberry jam on the other 6 pieces of bread, and top each slice with a layer of the bananas.

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Strawberry Jam

Banana

Spread

Bread

Place each bread slice with strawberries together with a bread slice with bananas to form 6 sandwiches. Press around the edges to seal.

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Strawberries

Banana

Bread

Melt the butter in a nonstick saute pan (or flat griddle top) over medium-low heat. Dip the sandwiches in the egg mixture for a few seconds on each side, allowing any excess to drain off, and then place in the pan. Cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Slice in half on the diagonal and serve topped with the macerated strawberries, whipped cream, toasted almond slivers and a good dusting of confectioners' sugar.

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Powdered Sugar