email this pageYou’ll need a fork to eat this rich and decadent take on an old favorite.
Ingredients
4 ounces mascarpone cheese, softened
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon butter
1 large apple, diced with skin on
1 egg
1⁄3 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
8 slices cinnamon raisin bread
Instructions
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon butter
1 large apple, diced with skin on
1 egg
1⁄3 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
8 slices cinnamon raisin bread
1. Combine mascarpone, cinnamon, nutmeg, maple syrup and walnuts; mix well. Melt butter in a small nonstick skillet. Add apples and cook until tender. Remove apples.
2. Whisk together egg and milk. Dip bread in egg mixture; cook bread on both sides in nonstick skillet until golden brown.
3. Spread 1 tablespoon mascarpone mixture on one side of each of 4 slices of bread; top with cooked apple and remaining bread slices.
4. Cook until apple filling is thoroughly heated. Serve with maple syrup. Serves 4.
Recipe by Lisa Waterman Gray, "Sunise Sandwiches, Relish Good Food Fast, March 2008.
Nutritional Information
2. Whisk together egg and milk. Dip bread in egg mixture; cook bread on both sides in nonstick skillet until golden brown.
3. Spread 1 tablespoon mascarpone mixture on one side of each of 4 slices of bread; top with cooked apple and remaining bread slices.
4. Cook until apple filling is thoroughly heated. Serve with maple syrup. Serves 4.
Recipe by Lisa Waterman Gray, "Sunise Sandwiches, Relish Good Food Fast, March 2008.
Per serving: 400 calories, 21g fat, 90mg chol., 11g prot., 44g carbs., 4g fiber, 260mg sodium.
