Granola-Peanut Butter French Toast

Name: Granola-Peanut Butter French Toast
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups Reese's Puffs® cereal; 4 eggs; 1/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 12 tablespoons creamy peanut butter; 12 slices white or wheat sandwich bread or slightly firm bread; 4 Nature Valley™ peanut butter crunchy granola bars (2 pouches from 8.9-oz box), finely crushed (3/4 cup)*; 6 tablespoons marshmallow creme (from 7-oz jar)

3 Ratings

2 Reviews

Prep 20 min
Total 20 min
Ingredients 8
Servings 6

What a tasty way to start the day - sweet and crunchy French toast, rich with peanut butter flavor - Yum!

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated December 13, 2006

Bake-Off® Contest 42, 2006

Kendra Norris
Crossville, Tennessee

Ingredients

2 cups Reese's Puffs® cereal
4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
12 slices white or wheat sandwich bread or slightly firm bread
4 Nature Valley™ peanut butter crunchy granola bars (2 pouches from 8.9-oz box), finely crushed (3/4 cup)*
6 tablespoons marshmallow creme (from 7-oz jar)

Steps

1

Place cereal in gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag. With flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin, crush cereal until very fine, making 1 1/3 cups crumbs. Place on large plate; set aside.
2

In medium bowl, beat eggs, milk and vanilla with wire whisk until well blended. Spread 2 tablespoons peanut butter on each of 6 slices of bread. Sprinkle each with about 2 tablespoons crushed granola bars.
3

Spread 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme on remaining 6 slices of bread. Top peanut butter-spread bread with marshmallow-spread bread, marshmallow side down, making 6 sandwiches.
4

Spray griddle or 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat to 350°F or over medium heat. Dip each side of each sandwich into egg mixture, then coat each side with cereal crumbs; place on hot griddle. Cook 2 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Serve warm; if desired, serve with maple- or chocolate-flavored syrup.

*To easily crush granola bars, do not unwrap; use rolling pin to crush bars.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 530

Calories from Fat: 230

Total Fat: 26g; 40%

Saturated Fat: 5g; 26%

Trans Fat: 1/2g

Cholesterol: 140mg; 47%

Sodium: 690mg; 29%

Potassium: 340mg; 10%

Total Carbohydrate: 57g; 19%

Dietary Fiber: 4g; 17%

Sugars: 20g

Protein: 19g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 8%; 8%

Vitamin C: 2%; 2%

Calcium: 15%; 15%

Iron: 30%; 30%

Exchanges:

2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;