Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast

French toast topped with glazed strawberries and stuffed with cheesecake. Soooo good and original. Perfect to impress at a brunch. Serve with mimosas for a fancier brunch-type setting, or just make it for a special Saturday morning breakfast for your family like I do. =)

Step: 1

Preheat an oven to 100 degrees F ( 40 degrees C).

Step: 2

Heat mashed strawberries and 1/2 cup white sugar in a saucepan over medium heat.

Step: 3

Mix cornstarch and water together in a bowl, then stir into the strawberries.

Step: 4

Cook and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer while preparing remaining ingredients, stirring occasionally.

Step: 5

Whisk together the milk and eggs in a bowl; set aside.

Step: 6

Mash cream cheese, vanilla extract, and 3/4 cup white sugar in a bowl until smooth.

Step: 7

Spread the cream cheese mixture over a triangle-shaped piece of bread, and top with another piece. Repeat with remaining bread and cream cheese mixture to make 8 triangle-shaped sandwiches.

Step: 8

Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

Step: 9

Dip the sandwiches into the egg mixture, 2 or 3 at a time, and place in the skillet.

Step: 10

Cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.

Step: 11

Transfer pan-fried sandwiches to a baking sheet and place in the preheated oven to keep warm while cooking remaining sandwiches.

Step: 12

To serve, top

Step: 13

with warm strawberry glaze and sliced fresh strawberries and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.

Per Serving: 436 calories; protein 10.3g; carbohydrates 52.7g; fat 21.1g; cholesterol 194.5mg; sodium 328.9mg.

Eating good breakfast to start the day has become a fabulous habit. It’s a great way to start my 24 hours off healthfully. The sugar hit from the pickle tree wakes me up and gives me power to take on the morning. Sugar is often vilified as the evil of all disease, but fruit is also loaded with fibre, which is best for your digestive system and helps keep you feeling full longer, and less likely grab a snack out of the vending machine before break .

Make fruit a morning habit is simple . Easy as put the fruit in your fridge next to the milk or on the bench next to your grain pan , or beside your coffee maker or tea kettle — about anywhere where you’ll see it. Before you eating the rest of your breakfast , eat your fruit. If you’re not normally a breakfast person.