When I was loosing weight (obviously, not now, I’m steadily gaining as I’m almost at 7 months prego), I learned one very, very important lesson. Occasionally, you must allow yourself to have a “cheat” day. No, I’m not saying that on this day, you should go out an eat an entire large pizza by yourself, however, indulging in something you’ve been craving is important for weight loss too. As for this recipe, as soon as I saw the link for it here from Pinterest, I wanted it instantly.

Mix all ingredients for the batter in a medium sized bowl.

Mix until well combined. Refrigerate until ready.

Cut a loaf of french bread 2 inches thick (you will need 8 pieces).

In a separate bowl, mix all filling ingredients together until well combined…

But not completely smooth.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat a large skillet on medium and spray generously with cooking spray.
Dip each piece into the batter on both sides and place in pan.

Cook until golden brown on both sides. Remove and place in baking dish you are going put into the oven. 4 pieces will be for the bottom and 4 pieces for the top.

Divide the filling equally onto 4 of the pieces of bread.

Top with the remaining 4 pieces of bread. Place in preheated oven for 8 minutes.

Remove and serve with syrup.

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Chocolate Banana Stuffed French Toast

Author: Larisha Campbell

Ingredients

For the Batter:

2 eggs
1 cup Skim Milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon each: ground cinnamon vanilla extract

Filling:

1 1/2 packages 8 oz of cream cheese
1/4 cup semi sweet mini chocolate chips
1/2 ripe banana smashed
1/8 cup OJ no pulp
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Additional ingredients

8 pieces of french bread cut into 2 in pieces
Syrup
Berries or Homemade Cool Whip optional

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients for the batter. Mix well. Refrigerate until ready to use.
In a separate bowl, combine all ingredients for filling until combined, but not completely smooth.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat a large skillet (TIP: I try to have a skillet large enough to cook 4 pieces at a time) over medium heat and generously spray with cooking spray.
Dip each piece of bread, one at a time, into the batter, coating both sides.
Cook on both sides until golden brown.
Remove from skillet and place into baking dish that you will be putting into oven (4 pieces will be on the bottom). Equally divide the filling across 4 of the pieces.
Top with the remaining 4 pieces. Place into oven and bake for 8 minutes.
Serve with syrup. Berries or homemade whipped topping are options.