Casa Tierra Stuffed French Toast
- 8 oz. light cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 loaf day-old country-style French bread, cut into 16 thick slices
- 1 6-oz. jar of prickly pear marmalade, or 6 oz. orange marmalade or fruit-based jelly
- 1 cup fat-free French vanilla coffee creamer
- 32 oz. egg substitute, or 12 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Prickly pear syrup or other fruit syrup for garnish
- Confectioners sugar for sprinkling
- Spread the cream cheese evenly on 2 slices of bread.
- Place 1 teaspoon marmalade on one side, and make a sandwich.
- Repeat until bread is used up.
- Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray, and place the 8 sandwiches in it.
- Put the coffee creamer, egg whites and vanilla extract into a blender, and puree.
- Pour the mixture over the bread slices, turning to coat the slices evenly.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Bake on the center rack for about 1 hour.
- For the last 5 minutes of baking, remove the foil to brown the tops.
- Drizzle individual plates with syrup.
- Place the French toast in the center of the plate, and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
- Serve with additional syrup if desired.
light cream cheese, bread, pear marmalade, egg substitute, vanilla extract, syrup, confectioners sugar
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/casa-tierra-stuffed-french-toast/ (may not work)