Stuffed French Toast

Who doesn’t love French Toast, cream cheese, and a delicious compote filling? This Stuffed French Toast recipe is versatile and you can easily customize it to your liking.

My Inspiration for this Recipe

On the weekends, my friends and I like to get breakfast at Keke’s Breakfast Cafe. They serve a heavenly Stuffed French Toast with cream cheese and a variety of compotes to choose from. I personally love their blueberry and apple compotes. In my recipe below you can find both options. The blueberry compote is great for the summer season and apple for the fall.

Customizing Your Stuffed French Toast

An easy way to customize this recipe is to stuff the French toast with the cream cheese filling and add toppings.

Topping Options:

• candied nuts
• fresh fruit: blueberries, bananas, strawberries, raspberries, etc.
• nutella spread
• chocolate chips
• drizzle flavored syrups on top: maple, blueberry, strawberry

If you are not a fan of apple or blueberry compote for your filling: try a strawberry, mixed berry, or peach compote. All of these flavors would go well with this Stuffed French Toast recipe!

What type of Bread to use for Stuffed French Toast

For this recipe, I used Brioche. Brioche is a light and fluffy French bread that melts in your mouth when you take a bite. I think of it as a “fancier” bread and I wanted to use something special for his breakfast dish. No offense to all the other breads! When choosing bread for this recipe make sure it is one that will not fall apart when dipped into the batter. Challah is similar to Brioche and is another good option. It is buttery and keeps it shape. You can find this bread in beautiful braided designs that will add elegance to your dish. You could also use a wheat bread for a slightly healthier alternative.

How to Make Stuffed French Toast

*Choose which compote you’d like to make. Both have similar instructions.

Blueberry Compote

1. Wash your blueberries. Once dry, add the berries, vanilla, sugar, and lemon juice to a pot over medium heat. Stir until the berries have broken down and softened.
2. Add the cornstarch and water mixture to the pot and boil till the compote thickens.
3. Once thickened take off heat and set aside while you prepare the cream cheese filling and French toast.

Apple Compote

1. Wash and chop your apples. Add them along with vanilla, lemon juice, brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon to a pot over medium heat.
2. Simmer for about seven minutes to soften the apple pieces.
3. Add the cornstarch and water mixture to the pot and boil till the compote thickens.
4. Once thickened take off heat and set aside while you prepare the cream cheese filling and French toast.

Stuffed French Toast

1. Whisk together batter ingredients in a shallow dish, a cake pan works well.
2. Turn griddle on to 250-300 degrees. Spray lightly with cooking oil so that the French toast doesn’t stick to the griddle.
3. As the griddle heats up, dip both sides of the brioche into the batter mixture.
4. Place bread on the griddle and cook for three minutes on each side, or until it is golden brown.
5. Make the cream cheese spread by stirring together the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar.
6. Assembling the Stuffed French Toast: spread a thick layer of the cream cheese spread on one side of the bread, place a few tablespoons of the compote on top of the cream cheese layer, finally place another piece of brioche on top like a sandwich.
7. To serve, cut the toast diagonally or vertically, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and drizzle with maple syrup.

Spotify Playlist

This playlist contains French jazz classics such as April in Paris, Non je ne regrette rien, and more. I also included some pieces by contemporary artists and by classical French composers. Enjoy!