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Easter Brunch Recipe: Stuffed French Toast

Posted by Caryn Bailey 15 Comments

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With Easter approximately one week away, we’re starting to think about how we’ll celebrate the holiday.  Traditionally, we’ve attended church and then enjoyed brunch out as a family.  Dining at any restaurant on Easter Sunday can be quite expensive (and a little hectic with two small children), if you can manage to get a reservation.  To save money and our sanity, we’ve decided that we’ll simply enjoy a gourmet brunch at home.  My husband and I are already dreaming up the menu…He wants bacon…I want a Veggie Quiche or a Frittata. He wants orange juice…I want fruit smoothies.  At least we both agreed that french toast has to be on the menu!

Stuffed French Toast

I absolutely love the Pain Perdu dish at Mimi’s Cafe, so the hubby and I decided to recreate it this morning…to practice for the upcoming holiday (of course).  I gave him the recipe, he executed it!  After all, this mama deserves a little weekend break, right?

Initially, I wanted to use Brioche because it’s a bread that’s made with eggs and butter and has a rich, full flavor.  But for some reason everyone here in the county had the same idea, so I opted for a sweet Hawaiian bread.

Stuffed French Toast

Stuffed French Toast

8 slices Brioche, Challah, or your favorite sweet bread
3 Eggs
3/4 cup half and half
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Dash of cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt
Fresh Strawberries, sliced
Mascarpone Cream Cheese
Powdered Sugar

  1. Whisk together eggs, half and half, vanilla, and spices until combined. Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture and coat each side thoroughly.
  2. Cook over medium heat on an oiled skillet until lightly browned.
  3. Spread a layer of Mascarpone on the inside of two cooked slices of bread and add fresh strawberry slices to make a “sandwich.”
  4. Cut in triangles, garnish with fresh sliced strawberries and powdered sugar.

This recipe is incredibly easy and doesn’t take a lot of time.  After my husband and I inhaled them, we talked about how perhaps it might even be that much better if the Marscapone was just a bit sweet. So…you could add a bit of sugar to the Marscapone before spreading it on the bread.  Either way, the finished creation was incredible…it literally melted in our mouths.

What are your favorite Easter recipes?  I’d love to hear your fresh ideas!

 Disclosure: I participate in the Walmart Moms program and am compensated for my time and honest opinions.

Recipe, images Rockin’ Mama.

Ingredients can be found in the grocery section of  your local Walmart.

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Caryn Bailey
Caryn is a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night and mom 24/7. She savors the warm Southern California sun and loves to travel, shopping, baking, reading and frequenting her local tea room. Caryn created the column Lavishly Green for Peekaboo Picks Magazine to share her best tips for going green in style, she is the Former editor for Family Review Network, former OC Family Magazine online contributor, former Orange County Moms Blog contributor, former Evenflo Savvy Parent contributor, former member of the Totsy Advisory Board and former freelance writer for CBS Los Angeles.
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15 Responses to Easter Brunch Recipe: Stuffed French Toast

  1. Jennifer says

    April 2, 2012 at 8:25 am

    This is totally not fair, I just ate breakfast and now I’m drooling over your photos and the idea of Hawaiian sweet bread French toast! I make French toast with challah but Hawaiian sweet bread is an even better idea for the sweetness overload. 🙂

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    • caryn says

      April 2, 2012 at 11:09 pm

      LOL Jennifer…I balanced the sweetness by not adding sugar to the cream cheese : )

  2. Julie (Ginger) says

    April 2, 2012 at 9:01 am

    OMG. That looks AMAZING!!! And I haven’t had breakfast yet so my stomach is grumbling now!!

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  3. Christina Simon says

    April 2, 2012 at 10:27 am

    This looks so good. My son loves French Toast! I’m not sure yet what’s on our Easter menu, but this could be it!

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  4. Shelby Barone says

    April 2, 2012 at 10:29 am

    This looks really yummy!!

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    • caryn says

      April 2, 2012 at 11:10 pm

      Thanks Shelby!

  5. Adrienne says

    April 2, 2012 at 11:49 am

    I think a Grand twin just licked the screen

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    • caryn says

      April 2, 2012 at 11:10 pm

      LOL Adrienne! You are so funny!

  6. Stacey Donaldson says

    April 2, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    This looks divine! I am going to try this at home on Brioche (which happens to be one of my very favorite breads!)

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  7. Jeannine says

    April 2, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    looks sinful and soooo good!

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  8. Wendy says

    April 2, 2012 at 9:59 pm

    That does not suck, at all. This weekend’s breakfast menu is planning itself! Pinning too! YUM!

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  9. Sharlene says

    April 3, 2012 at 10:48 am

    Pinned for when I finish my diet. You know, I need build those calories back up again. 🙂

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  10. natalie says

    April 3, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    LOOKS AMAZINGLY DELISH!!!

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  11. maria says

    June 2, 2012 at 10:29 am

    can I ask what type of Hawaiian bread? wish I could find some here. it looks identical to the Mimi’s bread! yum

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    • caryn says

      June 3, 2012 at 6:36 am

      Hi Maria!

      Thanks for your question…when I get home this afternoon, I’ll let you know as I can’t remember off the top of my head. I know King’s sells a Hawaiian bread but I’m not sure that is it…..

      I’ll email you : )

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