Baked French Toast with Strawberry Topping Recipe

Skinny Baked French Toast with Strawberry Topping

3.70 from 10 votes

Baked French Toast with Strawberry Topping Recipe

Lighter and healthier baked French toast with fresh strawberry topping. You'll want to make the topping about 1 hour before you plan to use it, so it cools a bit before serving.

Prep Time20

Cook Time45

Total Time1 5

Course: Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked french toast, low fat french toast, strawberry french toast

Servings:

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Ingredients

For the French Toast:

1 loaf (about 1 pound) bread, crust removed if hard
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 eggs
2 egg whites
1-1/2 cups skim milk (I used half condensed non-fat milk for added richness)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For the Strawberry Topping:

6 cups strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced
6 tablespoons sugar
Pinch salt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions

Make the French Toast:

Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Slice the bread into 1-inch slices or tear into 1-inch pieces and arrange evenly in the prepared pan.
In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg whites, milk, vanilla and 3 tablespoons of the sugar and cinnamon mixture, until well blended.
Pour the egg mixture over the bread and press down on the bread to help it soak up the mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon sugar and cinnamon. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
When you're ready to bake the French toast, preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
Bake until puffed and golden brown, 35 to 45 minutes.
Remove from the oven and serve with warm maple syrup or strawberry topping.

Make the Strawberry Topping:

To make the strawberry topping, in a medium saucepan, toss 3 cups of the strawberries, the sugar and salt together. let sit, stirring occasionally, until the strawberries have released their juices and the sugar has dissolved, about 30 minutes.
Add the remaining 3 cups of strawberries and cook over medium heat until the juice has thickened into a sauce, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Let cool for 1 hour before serving.

Notes

Serving size: 1/8th French toast

WW Points: 7

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Each serving (French toast only) has 231 calories.

8 SmartPoints (Green plan)

7 SmartPoints (Blue plan)

7 SmartPoints (Purple plan)

6 PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutritional estimates for the strawberry topping (1/3 cup)
50 calories, 0 g fat, 14 g carbs, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein

Each serving (1/3 cup) strawberry topping has about 50 calories

WW Points: 3

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2 SmartPoints (Green plan)

2 SmartPoints (Blue plan)

2 SmartPoints (Purple plan)

1 PointsPlus (Old plan)

Low Fat Baked French Toast is a great recipe to serve to a group. It is make-ahead and bakes all at once, so you avoid having to stand at the stove flipping for what can seem like an eternity.

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