Berries and Cream French Toast Stuffed Croissants
An easy and tasty breakfast filled with a creamy stuffing from bananas, raspberries and cream cheese! A perfect breakfast for special mornings like Christmas, New Years and Mothers Day.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 386kcal
Ingredients
- 4 croissants, sliced in half
- butter flavored non-stick cooking spray
Cream Cheese Filling
- 4 ounces low-fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 ½ Tablespoons confectioners sugar
- 1 Tablespoon orange juice
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 bananas, sliced thin
- 16 raspberries
French Toast Batter
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup low-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- blueberries, raspberries, confectioners sugar and maple syrup optional toppings
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, orange juice and almond extract. Set aside.
- Preheat a skillet over medium heat or a griddle to 350 degrees.
- To a large bowl add and whisk to eggs, low-fat milk, ground cinnamon and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- On the bottom of each croissant, add 2 Tablespoons of the cream, banana slices and 4 raspberries. Place top on each croissant.
- Spray the griddle with the non-stick cooking spray.
- Place each croissant into the egg wash. Carefully flip to coat the croissants to cover completely each croissant and place on griddle or pan.
- Cook on each side about 4 minutes to cook completely through.
- Serve with extra fruit and pure maple syrup.
Notes
- Adjust fruit according to your family.
- Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1croissant | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 1050mg | Fiber: 34g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Vitamin C: 187.3mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 3.6mg
