Stuffed French Toast

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 loaf french bread (16 oz.)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened (i use light)
• 1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 1/2 cups apricot preserves

Recipe

• 1 spray griddle with cooking spray.
• 2 beat the cream cheese and pineapple together.
• 3 stir in the nuts, and set aside.
• 4 slice the bread into 1 1/2" slices.
• 5 you should have at least 10 slices.
• 6 cut a pocket in the top of each slice.
• 7 fill each pocket with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture.
• 8 beat together the eggs, whipped cream, vanilla and nutmeg.
• 9 using tongs, dip the bread slices in the egg mixture, (being careful not to squeeze out the good stuff!) cook on the griddle until both sides are golden brown.
• 10 meanwhile, heat the preserves and orange juice in a small saucepan, over low heat.
• 11 to serve, drizzle the apricot mixture over the hot french toast.