| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 18 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 8 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 8 slices whole-grain bread
- 4 tablespoons light cream cheese
- 4 teaspoons low-sugar orange marmalade
- 2 large eggs plus 2 egg whites
- Zest and juice of 1 orange
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups bran flakes cereal
- 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Spread 4 bread slices with 1 tablespoon cream cheese each; spread the other 4 slices with 1 teaspoon marmalade each. Combine to make 4 sandwiches.
- Whisk the whole eggs, egg whites, orange zest and juice, and vanilla in a shallow bowl. Place the bran flakes in a resealable plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin or your hands. Pour the crumbs onto a plate. Dip both sides of each sandwich in the egg mixture, then in the crumbs, gently pressing the crumbs onto the bread.
- Heat 1 tablespoon each oil and butter in a skillet or griddle over medium heat. Add the sandwiches in batches and cook until the outsides are golden and the insides are melted, 3 to 4 minutes per side. (Add more oil and butter, if needed.)
- Slice the French toast sandwiches into triangles. Let cool before serving to little ones, as the cream cheese can get quite hot. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar, if desired, and the kids won’t even ask for syrup!
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 384 calorie |
| Total Fat | 19 grams |
| Saturated Fat | 6 grams |
| Cholesterol | 114 milligrams |
| Sodium | 439 milligrams |
| Carbohydrates | 40 grams |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 grams |
| Protein | 14 grams |
| Sugar | 11 grams |
Reviews
I like this recipe.
This a definite winner at the breakfast table. One of the best breakfast sandwiches that can be made with simple and healthy ingredients. A bit of a tangy taste due to the orange juice and orange zest but the crunchy cereal helped it come all together. This will be a staple at the breakfast in the future. Thanks Melissa!
Made this with my friends, thought it would be good, NOT good.
Everyone in my family LOVED this! Another winner from Melissa.
While it may have 20g of fat, it is part of the most important meal of the day, breakfast! This is when everyone must fuel up for the entire day. Also, based on a 2,000 calorie diet, one can also have 60g of fat a day. This is one third of the intake for the day, and it is one third of the meal plan (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). There is nothing wrong with it being 20g of fat, just cut the fat down on lunch and dinner. One does not need that much food before going to bed anyway! Maybe add some fruit, besides the marmalade, which is sugar, such as strawberries to give more nutritional value as well. The sodium and cholesterol may be a bit high as well, but just don’t make this for breakfast everyday!
20 grams of fat. you will live in a nursing home.
I made this without the bran because I didn’t have any, but it was soooooo goood anyways! Definitely my favorite breakfast food!
Amount Per Serving
Calories 468.5
Total Fat 20.4 g
Saturated Fat 7.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.2 g
Cholesterol 145.5 mg
Sodium 584.7 mg
Potassium 177.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 61.4 g
Dietary Fiber 8.6 g
Sugars 17.8 g
Protein 14.5 g
I cant tell this is a low calorie breakfast, but i can tell it is delicious….i didnt have the bran cereal but i used corn flakes and the result was actually so good…thank you Melissa…
I figured the WW points and it comes to 9 per serving. I just used the recipe builder on the WW etools sight that I subscribe to – enjoy!