Easy Honey Cranberry French Toast With Brie

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
• 1/3 cup honey
• 5 eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 slices good quality whole grain bread
• 1/3 lb brie cheese, sliced (about 160 g)
• butter, for cooking

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan, melt butter and cook cranberries over medium heat. add honey and continue cooking until cranberries are soft and honey has thickened, about 3 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile in a wide, shallow dish, beat eggs with sugar, milk and vanilla.
• 3 melt butter in 2 large non-stick pans to coat pans.
• 4 dip each slice of bread into egg mixture, several seconds per side. bread should be well-coated but not saturated. cook immediately, 3 - 5 minutes per side, depending on thickness and desired level of doneness.
• 5 arrange as follows on 4 serving plates; honey-cranberry sauce on plate then 1 slice french toast, top with sliced brie and cranberries, another piece of french toast, top with honey cranberries plus an artfully placed wedge of brie and a nice drizzle of sauce.
• 6 serve with warm honey if desired.
• 7 note: french toast may be prepared ahead and reheated in oven. honey cranberries may be served cold or re-heated in microwave oven. also, honey cranberries may be frozen and thawed.