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Churro French Toast Grilled Cheese with Strawberry and Dulce De Leche
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: berries, Dulce de Leche, French Toast, Grilled Cheese, Strawberries
Servings: 2
Author: MacKenzie Smith
Ingredients
For The French Toast
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbsp butter divided
  • 4 slices thick cut white bread
  • 2 tbsp white sugar
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon
For The Filling:
  • 4 tbsp cream cheese
  • ¼ cup fresh strawberries
  • 2 tbsp dulce de leche
Instructions
For French Toast:

  1. In a shallow bowl, whisk together egg, milk, cinnamon and vanilla and set aside.

  2. Melt 1/2 tbsp of butter in a large nonstick fry pan over medium heat.
  3. Dip 1 piece of bread in egg mixture being sure to coat both sides and place it in the fry pan. Repeat with second slice.
  4. Cook both slices until golden brown then flip and add another 1/2 tbsp of butter.
  5. Repeat this process for the remaining two slices of bread.
  6. While the second batch is cooking, mix together white sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
  7. Once all the french toast is cooked, toss each piece in the cinnamon and sugar.
To Assemble Grilled Cheese:
  1. Smear half the cream cheese onto each slice of French Toast.
  2. Top with sliced strawberries and sandwich both halves together.
  3. Heat on a cast iron skillet or panini press over medium low heat for 5 minutes, until cheese softens.
  4. Remove from heat and carefully pull top off the sandwich.
  5. Drizzle interior with dulce de leche and close the sandwich back up.
  6. Carefully toss the sandwich in the cinnamon sugar mixture to cover it.
  7. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes

These are my notes and observations after following the recipes:

  • I used whipped cream cheese and reduced the amount of time I heated the sandwich on a cast iron skillet since the cream cheese is already softened.
  • You can use strawberry preserves if you don’t have fresh strawberries. You can also use other berries.
  • Keep your pan on lower heat than you normally would to cook slower and get a golden brown bread. The butter burns easily at higher temps.
  • If you don’t have dulce de leche, you can use caramel or toffee ice cream topping.
  • I added more cinnamon to my French Toast batter because I like it more cinnamony. You do you!
  • Don’t be afraid to be generous with the cinnamon sugar coating on the French Toast. It is freakin’ delicious!