Not your ordinary strawberry cheesecake!
Instead of a baked cheesecake, this recipes calls for French toasts that are coated generously with luscious cream cheese and vanilla extract to act as layers of “cheesecake”. Finish it with strawberries and a generous dusting of icing sugar and VOILA your own deconstructed strawberry cheesecake.
Cuisine : American Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 5 mins Cook : 10 mins Ready in : 15 mins Serves : 2 servings
INGREDIENTS
Egg Wash:
- 4 Eggs
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1 tbsp Vanilla
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon
Strawberry Cheesecake:
- 113 g Cream Cheese, warmed up for spreading
- 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 ½ Cups Strawberries, divided and diced
- ¾ Heavy Cream (optional)
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon
- 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar
- Maple Syrup, for serving
DIRECTIONS:
- In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, vanilla, lemon juice and heavy cream (optional)
- Take 2 slices of bread and spread mixture on both sides.
- Press sliced strawberries on both slices & press together.
- Dunk in egg wash.
- Melt butter in a skillet on medium-low heat and cook bread for 2-3 minutes or until crumbs are crispy and bread is more solid.
- Stack and garnish with strawberries and confectioners’ sugar.
- Add maple syrup to preference