Caramel Pecan Stuffed French Toast

Caramel Pecan Stuffed French Toast

Caramel Pecan Stuffed French Toast

Servings:*

12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons Butter
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 3/4 teaspoons Kosher Salt, divided
  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • 3 Red Delicious apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup apple juice
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1(24oz) loaf Lunds and Byerlys Challah Bread, cut into 12 slices
  • 1(8oz) package honey nut cream cheese spread, softened
  • 8 large eggs
  • 2 cups 2% milk
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla

Directions

  1. Spray 9x13-inch baking dish with no stick cooking spray. In small saucepan, over medium-high heat, combine sugar, butter, syrup and ¼ teaspoon salt; stir until all butter is melted. Bring to a boil; boil for 1 minute. Pour and spread mixture on bottom of prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with pecans. In another small saucepan cook apples, apple juice, brown sugar, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg over medium heat, stirring often until apples just begin to soften (6-8 minutes). Stir in cornstarch and continue stirring until thickened (about 1 minute). Remove from heat.
  2. Spread 2 tablespoons cream cheese spread on 6 slices of bread. Place bread, cream cheese side up, in a single layer over caramel pecan mixture. Evenly divide apple mixture over cream cheese layer. Cover with remaining bread slices. Whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Gently pour over bread. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours, but no longer than 12 hours.
    3. To Bake:
  3. Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350 F oven until brown and puffy (about 55 minutes). Remove from oven; cover with baking sheet and invert, scraping any extra caramel topping from baking dish onto toasts. Slice "sandwiches" diagonally and transfer to serving platter. Serve immediately.
* Recipes created for given quantity. Changes to quantities are for planning purposes only and have not been tested.