Challah French Toast with Berries

Alicia Calvo, MPH, RDN, CDCES, CEDRD adapted from Westville, NYC

This decadent French toast made with Challah bread and low fat milk is a sweet start to the day.

Prep Time: 20min | Cook Time: 30min | Total Time: 50min | Yield: 5

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf Challah Bread – a couple days old or if fresh let it sit out a few hours

• 6 large eggs

• 1 cup 1% milk

• ¼ cup half & half

• 2 teaspoons brown sugar

• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

• ½ teaspoon powdered cinnamon

• ½ teaspoon salt

Toppings

• Powdered sugar

• Strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced into ¼ inch slices

• Blueberries

• Maple syrup

Instructions:

1. Cut the Challah into 10, ½ inch slices.

2. Whisk together the eggs, milk, half & half, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt in a large mixing bowl.

3. Pour the batter into a rectangular baking dish for dipping. (you will need one dish for dipping the bread and a second to hold the prepared slices and if you would like to store overnight).

4. Place two or three slices in the batter at a time. Turn a few times, press down lightly to get the batter into the bread and remove to the second dish.

5. Repeat until you have soaked all the bread and removed to the second baking dish.

6. Pour the remaining batter from the dipping dish over the bread. The bread will absorb the excess. Can store in the fridge overnight or up to 2 days.

7. Preheat oven to 275 degrees and place a full sheet pan on the top shelf of the oven.

8. Heat our griddle or non-stick pan on med-high heat. Coat with butter spray.

9. Add battered Challah to the pan.

10. Lower the heat to medium. Flip battered Challah after 2-3 minutes and when golden brown.

11. After 2 minutes on the other side, remove each piece to the oven, keeping the flipped side down and place in a single layer on the sheet pan until all battered Challah is cooked.

12. Remove the cooked pieces and serve topped with powdered sugar, strawberries, blueberries and maple syrup.

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Nutrition Facts:

Serving Size: 2 slices

Calories: 396

Total Fat: 8 g

Total Carbohydrate: 34 g

Protein: 16 g

Equivalents: 2 Starches, 2 Lean Proteins, 1 Fat