Creamy French Toast With Fresh Fruit Syrup

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Creamy French Toast with Fresh Fruit Syrup

Delicious fruity homemade syrup poured over a hot stack of French toast. It’s as easy as it is delicious! A sweet breakfast option the whole family will be excited to see in the morning!

Ingredients

Fruit Syrup

• ½ cup red apple, diced
• 1 medium orange, juiced (about ¼ - ⅓ cup juice)
• 1 ¼ cups fresh blueberries and/or diced peaches or combination of both
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch (if necessary for thickening.

French Toast

• 8 slices whole wheat or french bread
• ½ -1 cup softened cream cheese
• ¼ cup blueberries and/or diced peaches
• 4 - 6 eggs
• ⅓ - ½ cup milk (any type)
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg or cinnamon
• ¼ - ⅓ cup oil or butter

Instructions

Fruit Syrup

1. Dice the apples and peaches (if using).
2. Juice the orange.
3. Bring the apples and orange juice to a boil in a small saucepan.
4. Add 1 1/4 cup berries and/or diced peaches; reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Continue cooking to reduce to the desired syrup consistency. Syrup may look watery but will thicken as it cools. Add the cornstarch if the mixture is too thin. Keep warm.

French Toast

1. Spread one side of each slice of bread with about ½ - 1 Tablespoon of the softened cream cheese.
2. Press a few blueberries or pieces of radd each into the cream cheese and then sandwich the two pieces of bread together so the cream cheese is in between (like a sandwich)
3. Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl; whisk in milk and spices, whisking until smooth.
4. Melt a portion of the oil/butter in a large skillet over medium.
5. Dip the sandwiches into the egg mixture, allow it to soak into the bread; then allow excess egg to drip off.
6. Cook the sandwiches in the hot oil/butter until golden brown on both sides and the bread is no longer soggy, about 5 minutes per side.
7. Serve with the warm fruit syrup on top.

Notes

Variations to Try

• Try different fruits that you have on hand.  
• Experiment with different types of bread.  What do you notice?
• Experiment with different spices. 
• Equal subscription to cornstarch is arrowroot, a healthier version.

Something to Chew On

• What is fruit compote?
• How does fruit thicken?
• What is healthy about fruits?

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