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Oatmeal Crusted Apple Stuffed French Toast

Welcome to #AppleWeek 2017!! When I hear the song, "It's the most wonderful time of the year" I don't think of the holidays, I think of fall.  Cooler weather, beautiful foliage, and APPLES! They are my absolute favorite fruit. Apples are the second most used ingredient in my kitchen. You can eat them any time of the day, in sweet or savory ways. 

**This is a sponsored post. I received products to use in recipes for this event. All opinions are my own.**  

Looking over the great selection sent to us by the sponsors, one thing immediately came to my mind- French Toast. I'd recently made a savory crusted grilled cheese, and a breakfast version sounded perfect. I love apples cooked until soft and caramel-y on the stove.  It makes the house smell great, and it's delicious too. Using the oats on the outside gives it a wonderful crunch. 


Thank you so much to Carlee for all of her hard work to make this such a great event! I've been counting down and looking forward to this year's for weeks. I have 5 great recipes to share, and in all, there are over 100 recipes! And the prize packages are out of this world.  Be sure to enter for a chance to win!

Oatmeal Crusted Apple Stuffed French Toast

Oatmeal Crusted Apple Stuffed French Toast
Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

For Apple Filling
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 3 apples, medium, peeled, cored, diced small
  • 1/2 teaspoon Rodelle Vanilla Extract
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
For French Toast
  • 4 eggs, large
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon Rodelle Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 8 slices hearty bread, I used Farmhouse-style Oatmeal
  • 1 packet Flahavan's Irish Oatmeal
  • Real maple syrup or powdered sugar, optional

Instructions

  1. Prepare filling: Over medium heat, melt butter. Add apples, and cook until softened, approximately 5 to 6 minutes.
  2. Add brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and lemon juice.
  3. Cook an additional 5 to 7 minutes, until apples are softened, and caramelized. Set aside.
  4. For French Toast: Heat griddle to medium. Combine eggs, milk, vanilla and cinnamon in a large bowl. Beat well.
  5. Place oats into pie plate or shallow pan. Spread 1/4 cup apple filling over 4 slices of bread. Top with remaining slices.
  6. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter on griddle, or spray with nonstick spray.
  7. Dip French toast sandwiches into egg mixture, flipping to coat both sides.
  8. Sprinkle both sides with the oats, pressing slightly. Place on griddle, and cook until golden brown on one side.
  9. Flip, and cook the other side, adding more butter to the pan as needed. Serve warm.
Yield: 4 servings

Other recipes you may enjoy:

Maple Apple Baked Oatmeal

Apple Cranberry Pecan Overnight Oats

Apples, oats
Breakfast
American


 

Apple Bacon Turkey Burgers from Jonesin' for Taste
 Apple-Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal from Amy's Cooking Adventures
Apple Fritter Yeast Bread from House of Nash Eats
 Apple Oatmeal Coffee Mug Cake from Corn, Beans, Pigs and Kids
 Apple Oatmeal Muffins from A Day in the Life on the Farm 
Apple Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal from Cooking With Carlee
 Caramel Apple Nut Bars from Family Around the Table
 Cinnamon Apple Cider Sangria from The Redhead Baker 
Creamy Maple Gouda Apple Soup with Pecan-Oat Granola from Culinary Adventures with Camilla  
Healthy Apple Muffins from Caroline's Cooking
 Mulled Apple Cider from Books n' Cooks
 Oatmeal Crusted Apple Stuffed French Toast from Jolene's Recipe Journal  
Salted Caramel Apple Cake from Grumpy's Honeybunch
 Savory Apple Sausage Tart from The Crumby Kitchen





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  1. CarleeSeptember 25, 2017 at 7:59 AM

    That looks sooooo good! We are off to a delicious start and I can't wait to see all of the #appleweek treats!

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  2. A Day in the Life on the FarmSeptember 25, 2017 at 8:55 AM

    Oh my gosh....I love the oatmeal crust on this french toast. It looks and sounds amazing.

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  3. Camilla M. MannSeptember 25, 2017 at 2:19 PM

    That oatmeal crust sounds SO intriguing. Thanks for sharing with #AppleWeek.

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  4. Family Around the TableSeptember 25, 2017 at 5:31 PM

    Gosh this looks amazing! I love stuffed French toast. What great prizes too!

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  5. JanSeptember 25, 2017 at 7:51 PM

    oh mylanta.. this looks divine! I LOVE french toast! thanks for sharing it on our apple themed link party at Celebrate 365 blog party!

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  6. ValSeptember 26, 2017 at 12:05 AM

    Love this idea! My family loves French Toast but I don't make it as much as they'd like. I'll have to try this recipe soon.

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  7. UnknownSeptember 27, 2017 at 1:03 AM

    I've never thought to crust my own French toast (though I have had it crusted at a restaurant for brunch) and using oatmeal is a great idea!

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