Strawberry-Filled French Toast with Caramel and Pecans
Strawberry-Filled French Toast with Caramel and Pecans might be just the morn meal you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 12g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 352 calories. This recipe serves 8. If you have ground cinnamon, water, evaporated milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.
Instructions
To prepare sauce, combine granulated sugar and water in a medium, heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat 3 minutes or until the sugar dissolves. Cover and cook over medium heat 1 minute. Uncover and cook 5 minutes or until light golden (do not stir).
Remove from heat, and let stand 1 minute.
Add butter; stir until melted.
Add evaporated milk; stir constantly.
Place pan over medium heat; cook 3 minutes or until caramel melts and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and salt.
To prepare French toast, pour sauce into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 8 bread slices in dish.
Spread preserves evenly over bread; top with remaining bread.
Combine fat-free milk and next 6 ingredients (through eggs).
Pour milk mixture over bread; sprinkle with pecans.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 35 minutes or until top is golden.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.