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| We ran out of the raspberry sauce, so I served the French toast with fresh berries. |
It seems a little bit fussy to make, but it's totally worth the effort! This style of French toast would be great to serve when you want something a little fancy for a special brunch.
My mother-in-law adapted the recipe which comes from a popular restaurant in Lake Worth, Florida called Benny's on the Beach. The restaurant version calls for the French toast to be dipped in granola, instead of sliced almonds. I love it with the sliced almonds!
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| Mmmm.... lovely toasted almonds! |
To start, you'll need....
2 slices thick bread
about 1/2 cup of sliced almonds
1 tbsp. butter
powdered sugar for sprinkling
Filling Ingredients...
1/3 cup sugar
3 oz plain cream cheese
2 cups fresh raspberries
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Mix together the filling ingredients in a food processor or a bowl until well combined.
Batter Ingredients...
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. honey
Mix together the batter ingredients with a whisk.
Raspberry Sauce...
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup raspberries
Cook the water and sugar in a pan over low heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Then add the raspberries and combine in a food processor.
* I've had this French toast both with and without the raspberry sauce and both ways are delicious, so I think you could skip the sauce if you wanted.
Directions...
Spread the filling between the slices of bread to make a sandwich and press the bread together.
Dip both sides of the sandwich in the egg batter.
Dip both sides of the sandwich into a shallow plate filled with the sliced almonds.
Heat a frying pan over medium heat and melt the butter.
Cook the French toast until brown and then flip over and cook the other side.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Drizzle on the raspberry sauce if you decided to make some.
Since everybody cooks a little differently, you may want to play around with the ingredient quantities until you get something you love.
I hope you like it! I ate the leftovers cold!!
