Recipe for cooking stuffed french toast with grand marnier fruit sauce

Breakfast Recipes :: Waffles, Pancakes and French Toast

Stuffed French Toast with Grand Marnier Fruit Sauce

12 (1 1/2-in. thick) slices French bread
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
6 eggs
1 c. half-and-half
1/2 c. milk
Grand Marnier Fruit Sauce

Make a horizontal pocket in each bread slice; set aside.

Combine cream cheese, sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon, stirring well. Spoon about 1 1/2 Tbsp. mixture into each bread slice, spreading evenly. Place 8 slices in a buttered 13 x 9-in. baking dish and 4 slices in a buttered 8-in. square baking dish.

Combine eggs, half-and-half and milk; beat well. Pour over bread, turning slices to coat evenly. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 mins. or until golden.

Serve immediately with Grand Marnier Fruit Sauce.

Grand Marnier Fruit Sauce
1 c. sifted powdered\sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted
1/3 c. Grand Marnier
3 c. sliced fresh strawberries

Combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan; add butter, stirring until smooth. Add Grand Marnier and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil 1 min., stirring constantly. Add strawberries; cook 1 min..

Makes approximately 3 c..

To make ahead: Prepare, but do not bake. Cover up to 24 hours. Let stand 30 min., then bake.