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French Toast Sandwiches with Marmalade Recipe

French Toast Sandwiches with Marmalade
Total Time: 15 mins | Active Time: | Makes: 2 sandwiches

These indulgent sandwiches make for a glamorous dorm-style breakfast.

What to buy:
We used bitter orange marmalade (Marmellata di Arance Amare) by San Giuliano. It’s available at A.G. Ferrari.

This recipe was featured in our 2007 dorm cooking story.

INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier or Cointreau)
  • 2 teaspoons orange marmalade
  • 4 slices bread (such as sweet bâtarde, brioche, or Wonder Bread)
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • Maple syrup, to taste
  • Cinnamon, to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Heat a sandwich press to 350°F or a grill pan over medium-high heat. (Prop up the slanted side of the grill to level the cooking surface.)
  2. In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, orange liqueur, and orange marmalade until well incorporated. For each sandwich, spread 2 tablespoons of the mixture on a slice of bread and top with a plain slice; press firmly.
  3. Beat egg and milk together in a shallow bowl until well blended. Dip both sides of each sandwich into milk mixture briefly (and let excess drip off), then place on the press. Close the lid and cook about 3 minutes or until golden brown. (Or cook in a grill pan until golden brown, turning once, about 3 minutes per side.)
  4. Transfer French toast to plates. Top with maple syrup and a dash of cinnamon, and serve immediately.

Beverage pairing: A refreshing glass of bubbly Moscato d’Asti would be the perfect match for this brunch dish. Redolent of orange blossoms and green apples, and with just the right amount of requisite sweetness, the Saracco Moscato d’Asti is definitely one to look for. And it’s light in alcohol, so you won’t feel as guilty imbibing before noon.

    Write a review | 13 Reviews

  • So, I tried to make this in advance for a party and made some modifications that caused problems. I'll list them here so you don't make the same mistakes.

    I made a bunch of french toast in advance so that I could just grill and sandwiches ahead of time. Turns out the filling gets too warm and in this configuration the inside slice sides are too slippery (coated and cooked) to soak up the filling. Warm filling + slick bread = giant mess.

    You really have to soak the whole sandwich and grill as one piece otherwise you have filling problems.

    Super tasty though.

  • This story seems to be a big contradiction -- you seem to categorize it as dorm food, yet suggest expensive marmalades.
    Most folks who live in dorms that I know would not spend their $$ on expensive marmalades. Even those that live off their upper class or upper-middle class parents.

    Make up your mind here!

    Now, despite that, this sounds like it would be good (and worth it) when paired with $5 jam instead of $15 marmalade :)

  • This was yummy! I used triple sec and apricot jam (what I had) and added cinnamon and cardamom to the egg mixture. YUM! Not that fattening either - I used light cream cheese and cooking on the grill made it so you didn't have to douse in butter. :)

  • yes, it's cooked with the filling already inside. Often called Stuffed French Toast. Nutella and Banana slices is good....

    I do it in a cast iron fry pan; less oozing and loss of filling that way.

  • instruction #2 and #3 are in reverse order, unless you are suggesting we press cook the creme cheese and marmalade...

  • It looks good. I will make it during the week maybe add some nutella with it.

  • Mm, this looks like it would lend itself to many mouthwatering variations: macarpone and nutella with Khalua, for instance. Maybe a layer of fresh strawberry or banana slices to complement the cream cheese filling, or perhaps a spicy cinnamon and giner cream...

  • Gosh, I hate to start off this way (I'm brand new to Chow.com), but let's get real...the picture shows way more than just "2 tablespoons" of filling in this sandwich...2 tablespoons would barely put a very thin layer of filling on one sandwich. I'd say something like "4 tablespoons" would be more realistic.

  • good stuff! even if you only use cheap strawberry jam, it's still delicious.

  • This recipe (with walnuts instead of marmalade and Grandma Nyeh..) has been a hit in my family for 20 years. Never thought about using the G.Foreman grill before this, though. Thanks!

  • Very tempting! But watch those pounds!

  • easy and lends itself to low fat modifactions

  • This was great for brunch. Even the kids loved it.

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