Categories: Breakfast, Valentine's Day

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounces whipped cream cheese
• 1 cup milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• red food coloring, a few drops if desired
• 8 slices day-old firm white bread
• Chunky Cherry Syrup
• 1 (14 ounce) can sour pitted cherries, drained and diced
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 cup sugar
• red food coloring (optional)

Directions

1. Using a hand mixer, mix the whipped cream, sugar, vanilla, and cream cheese together in a bowl; chill.

2. In a pie plate or other shallow pan, whisk together the milk, eggs, almond extract, and salt.

3. Add a few drops of red food coloring to make mixture pink, if desired.

4. Cut bread slices into large heart shapes with a heart-shaped cookie cutter.

5. Soak bread slices in egg mixture for 10 seconds on each side.

6. Heat a frying pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray over medium heat.

7. Cover and cook soaked bread in pan 2-3 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned.

8. Let each slice cool to room temperature.

9. Place 1/4 of the chilled cream filling between two French toast slices.

10. Ladle generously with Chunky Cherry Syrup and serve sprinkled with powdered sugar as a garnish.

11. Make Cherry Syrup: add cherries to a saucepan; add in corn syrup and sugar.

12. Bring to a full rolling boil.

13. Decrease heat and let simmer 25-30 minutes, or until thickened.

14. Turn off heat and add a few drops of red food coloring, if desired.

15. Let cool to warm and serve; may store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

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