Peach Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast
This easy Peach Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast makes such a tasty weekend breakfast or brunch recipe. Homemade cheesecake filling is mixed with a combination of brown sugar and fresh peaches and spooned into the center of thick challah bread. Dipped in batter and cooked on the stove, this french toast is over-the-top but entirely worth it!
Servings: 4 -6 people
Ingredients
- 1 loaf challah bread, or brioche, unsliced*
Cheesecake Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temp
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Peach Filling/Topping
- 2 cups peaches, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Custard
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Toppings
- Peaches
- Whipped Cream
- Powdered Sugar
- Maple Syrup
Instructions
- With a sharp knife, cut bread into slices, about 1 1/2” thick (you should be able to get about 7-8 slices, not including the end pieces).
- Using a small sharp knife, cut a wide pocket into each slice of bread, making sure not to cut all the way through the bread. Set aside.
- Mix cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla extract together until well combined. Set aside.
- Mix peaches, brown sugar, vanilla extract and ground cinnamon together. Mix 1 cup of the peaches with the cream cheese mixture, reserving the remaining cup for topping.
- Spoon filling into the pocket of each slice of bread, about 3 Tbsp per slice.
- In a blender (or with a whisk), mix eggs, milk, flour, cinnamon and vanilla extract together; blend until well combined. Pour batter into a shallow dish (I used a casserole dish).
- Heat griddle (or pan) over med-low heat and melt a little butter in the pan (2-3 Tbsp depending upon the size of your pan/griddle).
- Dip bread into the custard, coating all sides, and place in the pan.
- Cook until golden brown (about 2-3 minutes), flip the bread over with a spatula, and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Repeat the process with all slices of bread.
- Serve french toast with the remaining peach mixture, maple syrup, whipped cream, etc.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*Notes: Alternatively, you can use sliced bread. If the slices are thinner, you can spread the filling between two slices of bread. It will be messier to cook, but it will work!