Cherry Cream French Toast With Agave Almond Butter Drizzle Recipe 455

CHERRIES JUBILEE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Combine the cherries, lemon juice, sugar and lemon strips in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook until the mixture has thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, add the rum and return it to the heat to burn off the alcohol, about 1 minute or until the flame is gone.
• Whisk together the milk, cream, eggs, almond extract and honey in a shallow bowl. Soak the bread in the custard mixture.
• Heat the butter in a large saute pan wide enough to fit both pieces of bread over medium heat until frothing. Drain off the excess custard from the bread, add the slices to the pan and cook the on both sides until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes a side.
• Finish in a 375 degrees F oven if the center is still wet, 5 minutes at most.
• Serve by placing the French toast on a platter, along with the cherries jubilee sauce. Finish with the zest of the lemons and a dusting of confectioners' sugar.

CHERRY CREAM FRENCH TOAST WITH AGAVE-ALMOND BUTTER DRIZZLE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Place cherries, vanilla, and 1 tsp. agave nectar in bowl; stir in 1 Tbs. warm water. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes, or until cherries have plumped. Strain, reserve liquid, and crush cherries into a paste with fork or mortar and pestle. Stir in cream cheese. Set aside. 2. Stir almond butter into reserved cherry soaking juice for drizzle. Set aside. 3. Whisk together almond milk, nutritional yeast, and remaining 1 Tbs. agave nectar in bowl. 4. Toast bread 1 to 2 minutes in toaster, or until dried, but not toasted. Spread cream cheese mixture on 2 bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices. Dip each sandwich into almond milk mixture 2 seconds; flip, and dip other side 2 seconds. 5. Coat skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Cook sandwiches in pan 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until light brown. Cut each sandwich in half, and serve drizzled with almond butter-cherry juice mixture.

WHITE LACE INN BAKED CHERRY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Cut the loaf of white bread into cubes.
• Place the cubes into a greased 9x13 pan.
• Spread the cherries over the bread.
• Cut ten 1-inch slices of French bread, place the slices over the cherries.
• Beat the eggs well, add the milk, sugar, cream, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and beat again.
• Pour the egg and milk mixture over the French bread slices.
• To the melted butter add the brown sugar, corn syrup, and walnuts.
• Spread this topping on the bread.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Bake uncovered for 50-60 minutes.
• Cover with foil for the last 15 minutes to keep it from getting too brown.
• Let set for about 10 minutes before slicing into 10 servings.