Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast Roll-Ups
Ingredients:
- 12 slices of white sandwich bread (trim the crusts off)
- 1/2 cup of softened cream cheese
- 1/2 cup of strawberry preserves
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup of milk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- Butter (for frying)
Instructions:
- Prepare the Filling:
- Mix the cream cheese and strawberry preserves in a small bowl until smooth.
- Prepare the Bread:
- Flatten each slice of bread with a rolling pin to make them easier to roll.
- Assemble Roll-Ups:
- Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese mixture onto each slice of bread.
- Roll up the bread tightly to seal in the filling.
- Prepare Egg Mixture:
- Whisk together the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract in a shallow dish.
- Coat and Fry:
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt some butter.
- Dip each roll-up into the egg mixture, making sure it’s well coated.
- Fry the roll-ups in the skillet, turning occasionally, until they’re golden brown on all sides.
- Cinnamon Sugar:
- Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a shallow dish.
- Roll the hot roll-ups in the cinnamon sugar mixture until they’re well coated.
- Serve:
- Serve the roll-ups warm, optionally with extra strawberry preserves or fresh strawberries on the side for dipping or topping.
Weight Watchers Points Calculation:
To calculate the Weight Watchers points, let’s break down the ingredients:
- White Bread (12 slices): Approximately 1 point per slice = 12 points
- Cream Cheese (1/2 cup): Approximately 16 points (1/2 cup of regular cream cheese is about 16 points)
- Strawberry Preserves (1/2 cup): Approximately 12 points (1 tablespoon is about 2 points, and there are 8 tablespoons in 1/2 cup)
- Eggs (2): Approximately 0 points (on some plans like Freestyle, eggs are 0 points)
- Milk (1/3 cup): Approximately 2 points (if using 2% milk)
- Vanilla Extract (1 teaspoon): 0 points
- Granulated Sugar (1/2 cup): Approximately 24 points (1 teaspoon of sugar is 1 point, and there are 48 teaspoons in 1/2 cup)
- Ground Cinnamon (1 teaspoon): 0 points
- Butter (for frying, approximately 2 tablespoons): Approximately 8 points (1 tablespoon is 4 points)
Total points for the entire recipe: 12 (bread) + 16 (cream cheese) + 12 (preserves) + 0 (eggs) + 2 (milk) + 0 (vanilla) + 24 (sugar) + 0 (cinnamon) + 8 (butter) = 74 points
Assuming the recipe makes 12 roll-ups:
- Total points per roll-up: 74 / 12 ≈ 6.17 points per roll-up
Each roll-up is approximately 6 Weight Watchers points.
Note: The points may vary based on specific brands and types of ingredients used.