Chocolate and Strawberry-Filled French Toast

• 2 slices day-old French bread (1-inch thick diagonal slices)
• 2 tablespoons miniature chocolate chips
• 4 tablespoons strawberry preserves
• 2 tablespoons softened cream cheese
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 14 cup milk
• 14 cup sugar
• 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 cup strawberry preserves
• 4 tablespoons apricot preserves
• 1 (8 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted

1. Cut through each slice of bread horizontally to form a pocket, not cutting all the way through.
2. Stuff 1 tbsp.of the chocolate chips and 2 tbsp.of the strawberry preserves into each pocket along with one tbsp.of softened cream cheese.
3. (I like to press the little chips into the cream cheese so they"stay in place".)
4. Whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
5. Add the filled bread and allow to soak for 5-10 minutes.
6. In a heavy skillet or griddle, heat butter.
7. Add stuffed bread, turning frequently until crisp and golden.
8. Transfer to heated plates and dust with powdered sugar.
9. Serve with Mandarin Orange Strawberry Sauce.
10. To make sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients and simmer together until slightly thickened.

bread, chocolate chips, strawberry preserves, cream cheese, eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, strawberry preserves, apricot preserves, mandarin oranges, butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-and-strawberry-filled-french-toast-84717 (may not work)