Cuban Torrejas with Guava-Maple Syrup and Cream Cheese Whipped Cream

Cuban Torrejas with Guava-Maple Syrup and Cream Cheese Whipped Cream takes around 40 minutes from beginning to end. For $3.34 per serving, this recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 817 calories, 24g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up vanillan extract, unsalted butter, french bread, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a pretty expensive main course. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. A few people made this recipe, and 93 would say it hit the spot. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 72%. Similar recipes include Orange Pumpkin Pancakes with Vanilla Whipped Cream, Cinnamon Maple Syrup and Thick-Cut Bacon, Lemon Cream Cheese Pancakes With Blueberry Maple Syrup, and Scooped: Cream Cheese and Guava Swirl Ice Cream.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 40 minutes

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

For the cream cheese whipped cream: Beat the cream cheese with the vanilla until smoothin a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.Add the whipping cream and whip to soft peaks.Set aside while you make the French toast. For the syrup: Combinethesyrup and cinnamon stick in a small saucepan.Bring to a simmer, and remove from theheat.Letthesyrup sit for 10 minutes to cool.Remove the cinnamon stick and return totheheat.Bring the syrup toasimmer again, and whisk in theguava.Serve warm. For the toast: Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Whisk together the milk, sugar,vanilla,cinnamon and eggs in a shallow bowluntil smooth.Place the bread slices in a shallow dish and pour the egg mixture on top.While the bread soaks, heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saute pan or nonstick griddle over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers.Fry the bread in batches until golden brown on the bottom. Lower the heat slightly, flip the bread and cookuntil the bottoms are golden brown and the bread is cooked through as well. Keep warm in the oven while you make the remaining breadwith the remaining butter and oil. To serve, smear some cream cheese whipped creamon each piece of warm bread. Top with some of the guava maplesyrup and a mint sprig.

 

Step by step:

1. For the cream cheese whipped cream: Beat the cream cheese with the vanilla until smoothin a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.

2. Add the whipping cream and whip to soft peaks.Set aside while you make the French toast.

For the syrup

1. Combinethesyrup and cinnamon stick in a small saucepan.Bring to a simmer, and remove from theheat.

2. Letthesyrup sit for 10 minutes to cool.

3. Remove the cinnamon stick and return totheheat.Bring the syrup toasimmer again, and whisk in theguava.

4. Serve warm.

5. For the toast: Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.

6. Whisk together the milk, sugar,vanilla,cinnamon and eggs in a shallow bowluntil smooth.

7. Place the bread slices in a shallow dish and pour the egg mixture on top.While the bread soaks, heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saute pan or nonstick griddle over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers.Fry the bread in batches until golden brown on the bottom. Lower the heat slightly, flip the bread and cookuntil the bottoms are golden brown and the bread is cooked through as well. Keep warm in the oven while you make the remaining breadwith the remaining butter and oil.

8. To serve, smear some cream cheese whipped creamon each piece of warm bread. Top with some of the guava maplesyrup and a mint sprig.

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