This Cherry Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast will give you the feeling of eating dessert for breakfast - it's perfect for a holiday brunch!

Here's a hot take for you: there is no meal I hate eating at a restaurant more than brunch. I just don't understand the desire to wait in line to eat overpriced food that can just as easily (and for a fraction of the price) be prepared at home.

And for Mother's Day, the busiest restaurant day of the year? No way! I would definitely way rather stay at home, and make Cherry Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast for my mom, or have Mr. Dreamboat at my kids make it for me.

Like my Almost Instant Cherry Cheesecake Bites, this idea came to me when I was trying to figure out tasty ways to use up my huge Costco jar of cherry preserves (that did not include just eating it straight from the jar with a spoon).

Cream cheese and cherries on bread — Cherry Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast is made just like a sandwich: spread the "cheesecake" filling on each slice of the bread, then top one of the slices with cherry preserves before closing the sandwich, dipping it in the egg batter and frying in a non-stick skillet.

If you've never made stuffed French toast, it's easier than it sounds. I does not involve any actual "stuffing" it just involves making a sandwich, then dipping the whole thing in French toast batter (eggs, milk and some flavorings) and frying it up.

If you're not into the Cherry Cheesecake idea, other common fillings for stuffed French toast include peanut butter and jelly or banana slices, and Nutella.

Cherry Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast on a white plate.

How to Make Cherry Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast:

Start off with mixing up the "cheesecake" part of the filling. This is simply a combination of reduced-fat cream cheese (or neufchatel) and vanilla Greek yogurt.

Next is the egg batter: a mixture of eggs, milk, maple syrup (or sugar), vanilla, and cinnamon. Transfer this to a shallow, wide container (like a pie plate or 8" round cake pan) to make for easier dipping.

The next step is to assemble the "sandwiches" by spreading two slices of bread with a light cream cheese and Greek yogurt mixture, then top one slice with cherry preserves (available in the jam aisle). Repeat this 3 more times to make a total of 4 "sandwiches"

Then dunk each side of the sandwich in the egg mixture until it starts absorbing into the bread and gets pretty soggy (it'll only take a few seconds) then fry it up in a little butter until golden on both sides.

All that's left is cooking - simply fry the stuffed French toast in a little butter in a non-stick skillet, flipping when the first side is golden brown.

Serve with a little powdered sugar - you don't even need syrup!

Cherry Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast topped with powdered sugar on a white plate.

Cherry Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast Ingredients:

Reduced-fat cream cheese or Neufchatel
Vanilla or honey-flavored Greek yogurt
Eggs
Milk: or use your favorite non-dairy milk or water
Maple syrup: or replace with sugar or agave syrup
Vanilla
Cinnamon
Butter or use spreadable butter or your favorite non-dairy butter alternative
Thick-cut bread or brioche: or use Gluten Free bread to make this recipe Gluten Free
Cherry preserves: find this in the jam aisle. If you can't find it, use canned cherry pie filling instead
Powdered sugar: Optional; for serving only