Strawberry Cointreau Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

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Strawberry Cointreau Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

Here's another terrific weekend brunch idea featuring fresh, ripe, juicy strawberries and a honey and orange liqueur infused cream cheese filling.

Serves 4

Blend together until smooth:

4 ounces cream cheese
3 tbsp honey
3 tbsp Cointreau (or other orange liqueur)

Fold in:

3/4  cup chopped strawberries

Cut 4 slices of good crusty bread, (Belgian, French, Italian...) twice as thick as a regular slice. Cut a pocket into each slice on one side of the crust, leaving the other sides intact. Carefully spread ¼ of the cream cheese mixture into the pocket of each slice.

Beat together

2 eggs
2 tbsp heavy cream
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp vanilla extract

Dip bread in egg mixture and fry over medium heat in 3 tbsp butter. Serve with powdered sugar, maple syrup or both!