Heart Healthy Recipe – Skinny French Toast

Have you faced the ‘French Toast Dilemma?’

The original french toast recipe contains one pound of cream cheese, a quart of half-and-half, and eight eggs. Sure, it is delicious, but consuming 27 grams of fat in one sitting is no way to start the day.

Classic

502 Calories per serving

27.3g Fat

Makeover

340 Calories per serving

11.3 g Fat

So how can you get your french toast fill for breakfast while still aiming to help your heart health? Easy! With this heart healthy skinny french toast recipe!

Ingredients

• 24 (1-ounce) slices cinnamon-raisin bread
• Cooking spray
• 3 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 2 cups egg substitute, divided
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (8-ounce) block fat-free cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
• Bottled cinnamon-sugar (optional)

Directions

1. Trim crusts from bread. Arrange half of the bread in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
2. Combine milk, 1 1/2 cups egg substitute, half-and-half, and 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Pour half of milk mixture over bread in dish.
3. Combine 1/2 cup egg substitute, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and cheeses in a food processor or blender; process until smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture over moist bread in dish. Top with remaining bread; pour remaining milk mixture over bread. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350°.
5. Uncover and bake at 350° for 55 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar, if desired.

Serve this amazing french toast recipe with fresh fruit and enjoy!

If you need some other breakfast ideas that are ‘out of the box’ then you will not want to miss out on these suggestions! Take a look at these not-so-traditional breakfasts and get inspired to switch up your mornings! Read the full blog here!