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French toast sticks with maple syrup

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Bring some colour to breakfast time with our healthier take on French toast, packed with antioxidant-rich berries and lower in saturated fat than traditional recipes.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 15 mins

Hands-on time: 5 mins

Ingredients

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4 slices white bread
2 eggs
¼ cup skim milk
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ tablespoons reduced-fat spread
2 tablespoons maple syrup
⅔ cup raspberries
½ cup blueberries
2 teaspoons icingfrostingX sugar

Instructions

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1 Cut each slice of bread into 4 sticks. Beat the eggs, milk, cinnamon and vanilla extract together in a shallow dish.

2 Melt the low-fat spread in a large frying pan over a moderate heat. Meanwhile, dip both sides of the bread strips into the egg mixture.

3 Fry the dipped bread sticks in batches, turning once, until golden on both sides.

4 Divide the toast sticks between 2 plates, drizzle over the maple syrup and top with the raspberries and blueberries. Serve dusted with the icing sugar.

Variations

Make it gluten free Use gluten-free bread and check the cinnamon is gluten free

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 335cal

Kilojoules 1402kJ

Protein 11.3g

Total fat 11.6g

–Saturated fat 3.1g

Carbohydrates 44.7g

–Sugars 20.8g

Dietary fibre 6.1g

Sodium 394mg

Calcium 92mg

Iron 1.8mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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