Brown Sugar & Bacon Stuffed French Toast

🥘 Ingredients

• almonds
  1 oz
• apple
  2 unit
• apricot jam
  2 unit
• bacon
  8 oz
• brown sugar
  2 unit
• butter
  3 tbsp
• cinnamon
  4 tsp
• cooking oil
  2 tsp
• cream cheese
  1 c
• eggs
  4 unit
• maple syrup
  1/2 c
• milk
  1 unit
• red grapes
  4.5 oz
• salt
• sourdough bread
  8 slice
• sugar
  2 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium pan
• medium bowl
• small bowl
• large bowl
• baking sheet

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. 

   2

   Heat a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon ; cook, turning occasionally and reducing heat if browning too quickly, until crispy, ⏱️ 8 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Wipe out pan.

   bacon: 8 oz
3. 

   3

   While bacon cooks, wash and dry produce. Halve red grapes . Halve, core, and dice apple into bite-size pieces. In a medium bowl , combine apricot jam with grapes and apple; toss until fruit is coated. Set aside until ready to serve.

   red grapes: 4.5 oz, apple: 2 unit, apricot jam: 2 unit
4. 

   4

   Place cream cheese in a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap; microwave until softened, ⏱️ 35 seconds . If no microwave, submerge closed cream cheese in warm water. Whisk in brown sugar until smooth.

   cream cheese: 1 c, brown sugar: 2 unit
5. 

   5

   In a large bowl , whisk eggs , half the milk , half the cinnamon , 1 TBSP sugar , and a pinch of salt until well combined. Spread each slice of the sourdough bread with cream cheese mixture. Top half the slices with bacon; to close each sandwich with remaining slice, coated side down. Wash out that bowl.

   eggs: 4 unit, milk: 1 unit, cinnamon: 2 tsp, sugar: 2 tbsp, salt, sourdough bread: 8 slice
6. 

   6

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil and butter in the pan from bacon over medium heat. Dip each sandwich in egg mixture, gently flipping a few times to coat. When butter foams, add sandwiches, letting excess drip back; cook, lightly pressing, until golden, ⏱️ 3 minutes per side. (Work in batches; wipe and add more oil.) Transfer to a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake until filling is custardy, ⏱️ 7 minutes .

   cooking oil: 2 tsp, butter: 3 tbsp
7. 

   7

   In the bowl used for cream cheese, combine maple syrup , remaining cinnamon , and 1 TBSP butter. Cover with plastic wrap; microwave ⏱️ 40 seconds ; carefully uncover and stir.

   maple syrup: 1/2 c, cinnamon: 2 tsp
8. 8

   Halve the French toast, drizzle with the maple syrup, and sprinkle with almonds . Serve with fruit salad on the side.

   almonds: 1 oz
9. 9

   Bacon is done when its internal temperature reaches 145°. Wash hands and surfaces after handling raw eggs; consuming raw or undercooked egg may increase risk.