Mother’s Day inspired breakfast recipe - Strawberry French Toast

Strawberry Filled French toast: your Mother’s Day breakfast sorted

Serves
5ppl
Difficulty
Easy

Mums, grandmothers, sisters, best friends… whoever your mother figure might be, we think they deserve something special this Mother’s Day. After all it is the small things that count. This Mother’s Day breakfast recipe is the way to her heart. Nothing is sweeter than a Sunday morning breakfast with a touch of Parisian style – especially when it involves syrup and strawberries!

If mum has a sweet tooth, then this strawberry stuffed French toast is going to be a hit — a.k.a, the perfect breakfast for the whole family to indulge in this Mother’s Day.

This is not your average French toast recipe. The best part? They are filled with a delicious, whipped cream cheese and fresh strawberry filling. Top tip: don’t forget to decorate with fresh berries, syrup, and icing sugar. Think restaurant styled food in the comfort of your home. Impressive and scrumptious — mum deserves it.

Ingredients
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 10 slices of bread
  • 250 grams of whipped cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • 1/2 cup of finely cut strawberries
  • 50 grams of butter 
  • Fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries for garnish
  • Maple Syrup/ honey to finish
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First, you’ll need to gather some groceries
Method
1

Combine the whipped cream cheese, honey and strawberries in a bowl

Mothers Day Recipe, Strawberry French Toast, Step 1 combine cream cheese, honey and strawberries in bowl
2

In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.

Mothers Day Recipe, Strawberry French Toast, Step 2 in a separate bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla extract and cinnamon
3

Butter one side of each piece of bread.

Make five sandwiches using the cream cheese mixture as the filling - ensuring the butter is on the outside of the sandwich.

Hot tip; feel free to make more — we are almost certain you’ll be wanting seconds.

Mother's Day Recipe, Strawberry French Toast step 3 make five sandwiches using the cream cheese and strawberry mixture as filling.
4
Add ½ tablespoon of butter to a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat
5

Dip a sandwich in the egg mixture, ensuring both sides are coated evenly.

Mothers Day Recipe, Strawberry French Toast, Step 5 dip sandwich in the egg mixture
6

Add the coated sandwich to the frying pan and cook for 3-5 minutes before flipping and repeating.

Repeat for remaining sandwiches.

Mothers Day Recipe, Strawberry French Toast Step 6 add coated sandwich to frying pan and cook for 3-5 mins
7

Garnish with strawberries, syrup, icing sugar and enjoy!

Mothers Day Recipe, Strawberry French Toast step 7, serve with fresh berries, syrup and icing sugar