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Recipe tags: Bake, Bread, Christmas, Egg, One dish meal, Potluck

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Breakfasts

Apple Cinnamon French Toast Strata

Adapted from a recipe on www.allrecipes.com. Submitted by DaVita dietitian Kamara, RD, from California.

Yield: 12 portions

Serving size: 1 - 3" x 3" square

Ingredients

• 1 one-pound loaf cinnamon raisin bread, cubed
• 1 eight-ounce package cream cheese, diced in small cubes
• 1 cup apples, peeled and diced
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 8 eggs
• 2-1/2 cups nondairy creamer
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup pancake syrup (or sugar-free syrup)
• nonstick cooking spray

Preparation

1. Coat a 9" x 13" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange 1/2 of the cubed bread in the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the cream cheese cubes evenly over the bread and top with the apples. Sprinkle cinnamon over the apples and top with remaining bread.
2. In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the nondairy creamer, butter and pancake syrup. Pour over the bread mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and press down so that all the pieces are soaked. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight
3. Preheat oven to 325° F.
4. Bake 50 minutes and let stand 10 minutes before serving. Cut evenly into squares for 12 servings.
5. Top with pancake syrup, sugar-free syrup, jam or cinnamon/raspberry applesauce, if desired.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 371
• Protein: 9 g
• Carbohydrate: 33 g
• Fat: 22 g
• Cholesterol: 200 mg
• Sodium: 321 mg
• Potassium: 178 mg
• Phosphorus: 130 mg
• Calcium: 22 mg
• Fiber: 1.8 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

• 1 meat
• 1 starch
• 1 fruit
• 2 fat

Carbohydrate choices   

• 2 

Helpful Hints:

• Replace eggs with 2 cups low cholesterol egg product to reduce cholesterol to 37 mg per serving.
• Lower carbohydrate content by substituting sugar-free syrup if you have diabetes.
• Portions are generous—may be divided into smaller servings for a larger crowd.

What's everyone saying?

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  Dan J. says:

Made this recipe for my Sunday school class, and was the hit of the brunch. The smell of cinnamon filled the entire church! I used the regular cinnamon bread (no raisins) and it was great.

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009, 7:18 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Nancy W. says:

Delicious!! Everyone in the family loved it!

Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2009, 3:12 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Jeff R. says:

Great Recipe. Freeze, vac-seal, nuke 45 sec voila breakfast!

Reviewed: May. 21, 2009, 11:38 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Anne B. says:

I am a DaVita Dietitian and made this for our patients. It was excellent. Teammates and patients loved this -- with very few exceptions! It's easy to make, too!

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2009, 8:38 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Gail D. says:

My husband and I are thrilled with all the menus.Everything isso easy to make and great tasting. He is preparing for dialysis.Thank you everyone!!!

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2009, 1:16 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Mitchell M. says:

This is the first recipe we've tried off this site. I hope the rest are as good as this one. Full of flavor and satisfying.

Reviewed: Jan. 04, 2009, 5:02 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

  Ina R. says:

Excellent choice for prepare ahead breakfast. Flavors blend well. Cream cheese is refreshing. Just sweet enough

Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2008, 9:11 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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