Recipe: Mango Stuffed French Toast: Inside The Mind of a Leftover Queen
We needed to go to the store BAD. There was just nothing in the house to eat. I could hear an echo in the fridge when I closed the door for about the 5th time, hoping that if I opened it again, I would find inspiration in the worst of times. Afterall, what kind of Leftover Queen was I if I was not able to find SOMETHING to eat! It was lunch hour and our stomachs were growling. I needed to make something, that was obvious, but what? Open the fridge…AGAIN… stare for a few minutes MORE. I was beginning to feel rather stumped and annoyed with myself for lacking all this food creativity. Hurumph.
Wait. Today was the day that my Honey Hazelnut Semifreddo had been made and we had leftover eggs that did not whip properly and they needed to be used – not gonna waste 3 egg whites on my watch! There was also some bread in the fridge and cream cheese, thoughts of lunch were beginning to form. Somewhere recently we had heard about stuffed French toast and it sounded really good, but we needed something else to round out this meal. One quick look in the freezer and there it was รขโฌโ Frozen mango! Perfect. Mango Stuffed French Toast!
INGREDIENTS:
6 pieces of wholegrain bread
3 egg whites and 1 egg
a splash of milk
a little oil for cooking
@ 1 cup of frozen mango pieces
3 TBS cream cheese
powdered sugar for dusting
METHOD:
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk egg and milk together in a bowl. Dip bread into egg mixture and cook in skillet. In the meantime place frozen mango into a small saucepan and cook over super high heat and let cook down until saucy.
To serve, place one piece of French toast on the plate, spread cream cheese and mango sauce over top. Place second piece of French toast on top, cut in half, and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with maple syrup.
Not too bad for a quick fix!
Katiez - September 21, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Don’t you love it when desperation results in something tasty?
Adriana - September 21, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Wow!!
A true Left over recipe! with a lot of imagination!!! ๐
Yummi!!!
Sylvia - September 21, 2007 at 5:27 pm
You made me laugh.But I think I don t be so creative as you, Jenn.I never, ever think in French toast whit mangos.Fantastic idea love it !! It sound like a treat. By the way ,Argentina is a great country,if you have any questions about here ,just send me a e-mail and I glad to help you.
jeena - September 21, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Jenn you made me laugh talking about looking in your fridge and racking your brain what to cook! I do just the same only usually I just grab a pask of pasta fromhe cupboard ๐
jeena - September 21, 2007 at 8:25 pm
…..by the way it looks yummy! ๐
Kevin - September 21, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Mango and cream cheese sounds like a great stuffing for french toast.
Cynthia - September 21, 2007 at 9:29 pm
I bow to your majesty, truly a queen ๐
Anh - September 22, 2007 at 1:34 am
This is wonderful! Like Cynthia said, you are truly a leftover queen!
Peter - September 22, 2007 at 5:18 am
What a clever creation! All the ingredients work so well together. Pics look scrumptious.
Windy - September 22, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Never thought to have French toast with mango, esp. with wholegrain bread. I tried to make peach with French toast by using the whole wheat bread and it didn’t quite match…
Mallow - September 22, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Good save! It sounds great!
marye - September 23, 2007 at 1:38 am
Looks great!
Jeni - September 23, 2007 at 11:39 am
You just gave me an idea for my Sunday breakfast!
Sue - September 23, 2007 at 1:44 pm
And what a delicious mind it is!!!
Lisa - September 23, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Thanks for this recipe Jenn! Lovely. I’ll be making this one for sure.
Janet - September 23, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Sounds like a good breakfast as well. I do hate those “What am I gonna fix for lunch?” moments. Looks like you did well.
Valli - September 23, 2007 at 10:58 pm
A recipe truly worthy of the Queen of leftovers. Don’t you just love stuffed french toast!!!
Emilie - September 24, 2007 at 4:14 am
Some of the best recipes in the world we’re probably created like this. You are the ultimate Leftover Queen!
The Leftover Queen - September 24, 2007 at 7:26 am
Thanks Everyone for the comments! And I almost thought against posting this recipe as it felt so “rushed”. But I wanted everyone to have a good laugh as to the method of my madness!
Hi Katie! Yes, it is a good feeling indeed!
Thanks Adriana!
Hey Sylvia! Thanks. I am most assuredly going to be asking you some questions about Argentina in the future! Not just for a trip but also for some research. I am glad you enjoyed my sense of humor!
Thanks so much Jeena! Sometimes food really gets the better of us! I am glad to know I am not alone in this!
Hi Kevin! Yes it turned out very good.
Aw, Cynthia, you are making me blush!
And Anh!Thank you as well. You guys are so sweet. Coming from any of you, it is a huge compliment!
Thanks a bunch Peter!!
Hi Windy! Well I am used to eating whole grain bread. I am sure this dish would have been a a gazillion times better with a challah or something like that – but you know me, always the health concious one!
Thanks Mallow!
Thanks Marye! Not as good as those goat cheese empanadas you made with the mango coulis!!!
Great Jeni! So glad my madness was a help!
Thanks, Sue! ๐
Great Lisa! Let me know how it turns out for you!
I know Janet – they are the worst! But thanks!
Thanks Valli! You are a sweetie! Actually it was my first time making the stuffed french toast. Next time, I would actually want to split the slice of bread itself, instead of making it like a sandwich.
Wow Emilie! Thanks so much! What a compliment!
Figs Olives Wine - September 24, 2007 at 11:40 am
Necessity is the mother of invention, and this is a beauty!
The Leftover Queen - September 24, 2007 at 11:50 am
Thanks Amanda!
Deb - September 24, 2007 at 4:31 pm
PERFECT ! I have one lonely mango sitting on the counter and a tiny package of cream cheese in the cheese drawer. Breakfast tomorrow!
Cris - September 26, 2007 at 10:21 pm
And it sounds great to me! Looks yummy. When we were kids we used to go to my girlfriend’s farm and stay under the mango tree eating fresh delicious mango!
rebecca - September 27, 2007 at 5:58 pm
this looks amazing! oh, how i love creative and delicious breakfast foods. nicely done!
Meg Wolff - September 27, 2007 at 8:53 pm
Great line…That you could hear the echo in the empty refridgerator as you opened it the 5th time!
The Leftover Queen - September 28, 2007 at 10:19 am
Thanks Rebecca!
Thanks Meg! It really felt like that!
Kaykat - October 3, 2007 at 10:02 pm
This sounds delicious. I’m a serious mango freak, will have to try this out sometime!
The Leftover Queen - October 4, 2007 at 7:03 am
I know, I love mango too! You will enjoy these!