READY IN 35 mins

Easy Blueberries And Cream French Toast Sandwich with Orange Maple Syrup

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"Fresh blueberries and cream cheese sandwiched between two slices of bread, topped off with homemade orange maple syrup." — Sarah

Directions

Bring the red wine, orange juice, and orange zest to a boil in a small saucepan; reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in the maple syrup and crushed red pepper flakes. Continue cooking 5 minutes more; reduce heat to warm and keep the syrup hot.
Meanwhile, spread one side of each slice of bread with the softened cream cheese. Press the blueberries into the cream cheese and sandwich two pieces of bread together with the cream cheese on the inside to form the sandwiches; set aside. Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl; whisk in the milk until smooth.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Dip the sandwiches into the egg mixture allowing the egg to soak into the bread; allow excess egg to drip off. Cook the sandwiches in the hot butter until golden brown on both sides and the bread is no longer soggy, about 5 minutes per side. Serve with the hot orange maple syrup.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 20 mins
READY IN 35 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Sep 09, 2009

Fantastic! Both the French toast and the syrup are delicious, and both could easily stand on their own. Together they are sinfully awesome. You may think the syrup sounds like more trouble than you want to go to, but it really cooks itself while you are making the French toast - and is well worth it. I love the idea of this toast and can see making it with all kinds of fruit fillings. The syrup is just plain excellent. I made this as written, using Merlot for the red wine. Great recipe - thanks! :)

—SunnyByrd

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Most Helpful Critical Review

May 24, 2011

My family made this recipe for me on Mother's Day. They made the orange maple syrup mentioned here and also made the Dutch Honey recipe found on this site. The Toast was very rich and very good. We all preferred the Dutch Honey syrup to the orange maple. It was a great Mother's Day breakfast but we probably won't make it very often as it was quite time consuming, messy, and clean up took a bit longer than normal.

—Puzzeling

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13 Ratings

Aug 10, 2009

I made this for brunch for my family. The only thing was I didn't make the syrup we just used regular maple syrup. It was great! I'm sure it would be even better if we had made the orange maple syrup.

—bryamych

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Dec 28, 2010

It's more of a sauce than a syrup, but it's so good! I doubled the portion, as we like to use plenty of sauce. I used the zest of a whole orange and also used 1/3 cup of leftover chestnut syrup in place of some of the maple (I'd previously made chestnut paste and didn't want the unused syrup to go to waste). Next time I will save some of the zest for the filling and add a little sugar to it as well to give it a cheesecake-y taste.

—RMSR

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Nov 21, 2011

For the syrup, I used grape juice instead of red wine. For the stuffed french toast, I used reduced fat cream cheese and I added a bit of cinnamon and a teaspoon of vanilla to the egg wash. The kids and husband ate every bite, though they really use the syrup. When I make this again, I'll add a little sugar to the filling and maybe use different syrup.

—Sarah Jo

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Nov 09, 2010

So easy! I did not use the red wine or the red pepper flakes in the syrup and it still came out great! I also used cinnamon swirl bread from a local bakery. I will definitely make this again!

—CHELS27

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Apr 07, 2010

This was really a fun recipe. I left out the wine as I was serving this to kids as well as adults, but we really liked the flavor of the 'syrup' (it isn't really a syrup though, it's a thin sauce). Filling was wonderful also. Next time I would add some of the orange zest and a tsp of sugar to the cream cheese before spreading it on the slices of bread. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us!

—CC♥'s2bake

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Aug 05, 2010

Sooo Good! The whole family loved it!

—MommaT

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Nutrition

Calories
565 kcal
28%

Carbohydrates
58.4 g
19%

Cholesterol
276 mg
92%

Fat
29.1 g
45%

Fiber
4.5 g
18%

Protein
17 g
34%

Sodium
519 mg
21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Easy Blueberries And Cream French Toast Sandwich with Orange Maple Syrup

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 565
Calories from Fat: 262

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 29.1g 45 %
Saturated Fat 15.9g 80 %
Cholesterol 276mg 92 %
Sodium 519mg 21 %
Potassium 457mg 13 %
Total Carbohydrates 58.4g 19 %
Dietary Fiber 4.5g 18 %
Protein 17g 34 %
** Sugars 32.5g
Vitamin A 24 %
Vitamin C 30 %
Calcium 21 %
Iron 33 %
** Thiamin 28 %
Niacin 43 %
Vitamin B6 16 %
Magnesium 25 %
Folate 38 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.