French Toast Crostini with Maple Crème & Fresh Berries

The perfect addition to any brunch!

Prep Time:  24 minutes   |    Cook Time:  20 minutes   |    Total Time:  44 minutes   |    Servings:  8

Ingredients:

Crostini:

• 1  Specially Selected  French Baguette
• 4  Goldhen  Large Eggs
• ½ cup Friendly Farms  Half & Half
• 1 teaspoon  Simply Nature  Organic Ground Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon  Stonemill  Pure Vanilla Extract
• ½ teaspoon ground  Stonemill  Sea Salt Grinder
• ½ cup  Baker's Corner  Brown Sugar
• 3 tablespoons  Countryside Creamery  Unsalted Butter

Berries:

• 1 cup sliced strawberries
• 1 cup raspberries, cut in half
• 1 cup blackberries, cut in half
• 1 tablespoon  Baker's Corner  Granulated Sugar

Maple Crème:

• 8 ounces  Happy Farms  Plain Soft Spread Cream Cheese
• ¼ cup  Specially Selected  100% Pure Maple Syrup

Directions:

For the crostini:

1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Slice baguette on the bias into ½ -inch slices.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and brown sugar.
4. Melt butter in a 12" skillet over medium heat.
5. Dip baguette slices into egg mixture until saturated and transfer immediately to skillet. Brown evenly on both sides and transfer to a parchment lined sheet tray. Continue process until all slices of bread are cooked.
6. Bake for 12-15 minutes until crisp. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.       

For the berries:

1. In a medium bowl, combine berries and sugar. Reserve.

For the maple crème:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together cream cheese and maple syrup until well combined. Refrigerate.
2. To assemble the crostini spoon the maple crème onto crostini and top with a spoonful of mixed berries. Plate and enjoy!

Recipe Courtesy of Chef Linsey, the ALDI Test Kitchen.