Peanut Butter and Jam French Toast Sandwiches
Peanut butter and jelly are the classic sweet and salty lunchtime combo. As a golden French toast sandwich, no one will believe how few ingredients and steps this recipe requires!
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup (125 ml) milk
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 8 slices white sandwich bread
- ¼ cup (60 ml) strawberry or raspberry jam
- ¼ cup (60 ml) peanut butter
- 2 tbsp butter
- Maple syrup, for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
- On a work surface, spread the jam over 4 slices of bread and the peanut butter over the remaining 4 slices. Close the sandwiches.
- Dip one sandwich at a time in the egg mixture, letting it soak in. Place the sandwiches on a plate while you prepare to cook them.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-low heat. Melt half of the butter in the skillet. Place two sandwiches at a time in the skillet and brown for 2 minutes on each side, flipping them over with a spatula. Keep the sandwiches warm on a baking sheet in an oven preheated to 200°F (95°C) while you cook the remaining sandwiches in the remaining butter, or serve them as you go. Serve with maple syrup.
Peanut butter and jelly are the classic sweet and salty lunchtime combo. As a golden French toast sandwich, no one will believe how few ingredients and steps this recipe requires!