Skinny Cherry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast w/GIVEAWAY! {#sponsored}

Today I get to talk about one of my favorite things...BREAD! Hi, my name is Kim and I am a carb-addict. Seriously, I love bread - all kinds of bread, and so do my kids. If there is a bread basket around, you better watch out, b/c they will crush it. So, it's no surprise that when I was given the opportunity to get free coupons for Arnold®, Brownberry® and Oroweat® Sandwich Thins® and Pocket Thins® and Thomas'® Bagel Thins ®, I jumped on it. I was already a fan of their products, and purchase some items on a regular basis. 

Like these Arnold®, Brownberry® and Oroweat® Sandwich Thins® Rolls. I use them for sandwiches frequently, like this breakfast sammie loaded with lots of protein (eggs, Canadian Bacon, reduced fat cheese) and the rolls are only 3 PointsPlus on Weight Watchers®! They come in 100% Whole Wheat, Healthy Multi-grain, Honey Wheat, and Flax & Fiber. I like to make this sandwich on Bagel Thins ® too. However, I've had this recipe pinned for a while, and definitely wanted to try it out. I came up with a slightly different version and it was quite tasty!

I enjoyed this on my sun porch on a (finally!) nice day, and (briefly) pretended like I was on vacation...because it reminded me of something I would only eat while splurging at breakfast or brunch while on vacay!

However, this quick and easy version can be made anytime, letting you feel like you are splurging, when you're actually not!

YUM! If you are not a fan of cherries, you could use any no sugar added/sugar free pie filling (apple, blueberry, etc.) or fresh fruit too.  Blueberry and lemon curd will be my next flavor combo!

Skinny Cherry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

One Sandwich Thins® Roll

1-2 Tablespoons reduced fat/fat free cream cheese (depending on taste preference, I used 2 T.)

1/4 cup No Sugar Added Cherry Pie Filling

1 egg or 1/4 cup Egg Beaters

Cooking spray (I used Trader Joe's Coconut Oil Spray)

sprinkle of cinnamon

powdered sugar (optional)

• Add cream cheese to bottom half of roll.
• Top with pie filling.
• Place top of roll on pie filling, making a sandwich. Gently press together.
• In a shallow bowl, beat one egg or pour in Egg Beaters, sprinkle with cinnamon (a lot or little depending on taste preference. I like a lot!)
• Carefully dip sandwich in egg, flipping to coat both sides. Allow excess to drain off.
• Heat a skillet on medium high heat and coat with cooking spray (can also use reduced calorie butter spread). 
• Add sandwich and cook until browned on bottom, then flip and cook other side. 
• To serve, add a dusting of powdered sugar. Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Skinny Kitchen

I've only made one at a time, so I saved my leftover egg/cinnamon mixture in a sealed plastic container to use later in the week, as well as the pie filling. I'm pretty sure the pie filling could be frozen as well, but I haven't tried that yet. (I have another super easy recipe using pie filling coming soon!)

You could also make French Toast with bagels. I usually buy the Thomas'® Bagel Thins® Bagels because they are only 110 calories and 3 PointsPlus on Weight Watchers®. (They come in Plain, 100% Whole Wheat, Cinnamon Raisin and Everything) but when shopping I saw these....

Banana Bread Bagels! I knew my kids would flip since they love banana bread. They smell heavenly (the bagels, not my kids) and I don't even like bananas! I think they would be really awesome in this recipe I found for Bread Pudding using bagels. However, I don't think ours will last long enough! I need to go back to the store anyway, because my 5 y/o loves pizza made on bagels, and I need plain for that. We also like to make pizzas on flatbread. Arnold®, Brownberry® and Oroweat® makes Pocket Thins® Flatbread which are perfect for this, and they are only 3 PointsPlus on Weight Watchers too! They come in 100% Whole Wheat and Healthy Multi-grain.

Now, who wants to get their own free product coupons AND a $25 Visa Gift Card?! Because I appreciate all of you, and want to enable you in your own carb-loving addiction, one Makin' it Mo'Betta reader will win just that! To enter, use the Rafflecopter form. (If viewing this in an email, you will need to open it up in the browser so that the form will load.) Open to US residents only. 

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Disclosure: Sandwich Thins®, Pocket Thins® and Bagel Thins ® provided me with coupons for free product and a gift card for recipe ingredients. The opinions and photos are my own!