Strawberry-Topped French Toast Bake

Strawberry-Topped French Toast Bake
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Strawberry-Topped French Toast Bake a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 508 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have sugar, bread, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 9 hours.

Instructions

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Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
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Spread about 1 tablespoon cream cheese on 12 bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices to form 12 sandwiches.
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Place sandwiches in baking dish to cover bottom of dish.
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In medium bowl, beat eggs. Beat in milk, 1/4 cup sugar, the salt and cinnamon until well blended.
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Pour over bread in baking dish.
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Let stand at room temperature 5 minutes. Turn bread slices over. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
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Chop 1 cup of the strawberries. (Refrigerate remaining berries.) In nonmetal bowl, gently stir chopped strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar and the amaretto until mixed. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
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When ready to bake, heat oven to 400°F. Uncover baking dish; drizzle bread slices with melted butter.
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Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
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Meanwhile, slice remaining strawberries and add to chilled strawberry mixture; mix lightly.
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Serve French toast with strawberry topping.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In9 hrs
Servings6
Health Score9
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