Blueberry Monte Cristo French Toast

Sweet & Savory Monte Cristo Blueberry French Toast - www.kudoskitchenbyrenee.com

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If you can't choose between sweet or savory when it comes to brunch, now you don't have to. This Sweet & Savory Blueberry Monte Cristo French Toast has something for everyone!

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast, Breakfast and Brunch, Breakfast sandwich

Servings: sandwiches

Calories: 630kcal

Author: Renee Goerger

Ingredients

6 slices brioche bread
1 8 - ounce block cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon blueberry bakery emulsion, or vanilla extract
½ cup fresh blueberries
4 ounces white cheddar cheese shredded
3 slices turkey lunch meat
3 slices ham lunch meat
3 large eggs
¼ cup milk
¼ teaspoon coarse salt

Instructions

Place the bread slices on a baking sheet and bake at least 30 minutes at 300-degrees to dry out the bread. Flip halfway through the baking. Remove from the oven and cool. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese and blueberry emulsion until smooth and creamy.
Spread the flavored cream cheese liberally on one side of each slice of bread.
Top three of the cream cheese slices of bread with fresh blueberries, pressing them gently into the cream cheese.
Top each of the three sandwich bottoms (with the blueberries) with a slice of turkey and a slice of ham.
Add shredded cheddar cheese evenly to each sandwich on top of the lunch meat and then press the sandwich top (cream cheese layer down) on top of the filling.
Place the assembled sandwiches into the 300-degree oven for approximately 10-15 minutes, or until the cheddar cheese has melted.
Remove the sandwiches from the oven and press them firmly to adhere all the ingredients together.
In a shallow dish or bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and salt.
Place each sandwich in the egg mixture and allow the bread to sit for 30 seconds. Carefully flip the sandwich and allow it to sit in the egg mixture on the other side for at least 30 seconds.
Remove the Monte Cristo sandwiches to a parchment sheet and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat. Add butter to the skillet and gently fry each sandwich until golden on both sides, flipping carefully.
Serve the sandwiches warm with a light dusting of confectioners sugar if desired.

Notes

Make sure to bake the brioche bread lightly in the oven to dry it out before assembling the sandwiches.

Placing the assembled sandwiches into the oven (before frying) will melt the shredded cheese (i.e. "glue") and make the sandwiches easier to flip in the egg coating.

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