Bagel French Toast
Supported by PHILADELPHIA Australia
There is no getting past the fact that this is possibly my favourite brunch in the world. ….at the moment anyway.
Oh ….wait, I am actually lying because Skater turned down everything except the PHILLY cheese on the creamy vanilla scented soft as a pillow French toast bagel . What???. You say. If you read these pages enough you will know that it is quite a struggle to get him interested in food. Luckily I have neighbours. Bless them. When I arrived at their door with a plate of Bagel French Toast with creamy PHILLY cheese and Chia Strawberry Jam and did I fail to mention sweet winter Strawberries?. Yes, yes I think I did. They rejoiced and invited me in.
A whole packet of bagels can be dispatched in no time. Bagels make almost impossibly good French toast because the outer edge is still chewy while the inner bagel is soft and custardy . The chia jam is made with fresh strawberries and takes a mere 5 minutes till done. Can you imagine it with clouds of creamy cheese. I prefer not to sweeten mine, I love the slightly salty taste, but that choice remains yours.
I’ve added toasted Pepita seeds. Its a crunch that I love and besides, they are green, doesn’t that mean they are in the vegetable family?. Good, tick another food group covered for brunch. Lastly and I have to add somewhat importantly I have added some Cocoa Bombs from the cereal aisle. Don’t underestimate the joy of encountering a sweet crunchy cocoa ball with your Strawberry bagel. It sure will put a smile on ALL eating faces.
I haven’t finished trying the PHILLY Spreadable Cream Cheese range yet. So I have a great Sweet Chilli inspired lunch recipe coming up soon. Eat this first and I’ll be back with lunch. 😉
Bagel French Toast with PHILLY and Strawberry Chia Jam
Ingredients
Jam
- 250 gram strawberries frozen is fine
- 80 ml water 1/4 cup
- 40 ml maple syrup 2 Tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
Bagel French Toast
- 4 each bagels cut in half
- 250 gram light PHILIDELPHIA spreadable
- 250 gram strawberries 250 gm/ 8 oz/ extra Punnet
- 4 whole eggs
- 250 ml milk 1 cup
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract or seeds
- 4 teaspoons maple syrup or sugar
- 40 gram butter for cooking or oil if you prefer
extras:
- 30 gram toasted pepita seeds
- 25 gram Cocoa bombs cocoa rice cereal, 1/4 cup
- 20 ml maple syrup extra
Instructions
- Put the strawberries, water and maple syrup into a bowl and microwave on high for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes or until they are just boiling and softened
- Crush the strawberries well with a fork and stir in the chia seeds. Cover and set aside.
- Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk together with the vanilla and maple syrup. Line the baking tray with paper
- Heat the frypan on a low to medium heat and add 1/2 the butter and swirl around the frypan. Dip each bagel half into the egg mixture and let it soak up the custard before shaking and adding the bagel inside, flat side into the pan first. Continue with the amount that will fit into your frypan. Cook till set and starting to colour lightly before turning over. You may need to add more butter.
- When each bagel is cooked- the egg is set and the outside is lightly coloured, put it onto the tray and keep it in a warm place.
- Spread each bagel with a thick coating of PHILLY Spreadable then top with chia jam, strawberries and extras to taste
Find more Philly Bagel recipes here, or find out more about the spreadable range
Dam! what a great idea. Love your work 🙂
Hi Aaron. Thanks for your comment. Glad you liked the recipe.
Tania, this is so clever! French toast bagel? LOVE on so many levels. And how awesome are the strawberries at the moment!! 🙂 Pinning!
Thanks for that Nagi, yes great Strawberries right now.
Oh I am so addicted to strawberry chia jam 🙂 I have to make it in huge batches because I can’t keep up with the family! Looks like a fantastic brunch.
Thanks Donna
That’s a great idea for breakfast! I love the flavors you’ve put together!
Yes it works quite nicely, thanks for commenting
I definitely need to try that jam!
This looks so good, Tania, and I do love the colour the pepita seeds give the dish. And cocoa bombs are an excellent finish. I must try making your jam xx
Perfect weekend brunch with a glass of champers.
Keep reading about chia jam. Will definitely have to give it a go soon!
Perfect for breakfast! I love bagels but here in Spain they aren’t easy to come by.. Have a great weekend!
How lovely to hear from Spain. Use thick bread instead!
Great breakfast idea! I’m always looking for new, easy breakfast ideas!
Yes any thimng new for breakfast is exciting isn’t it
Have seen several chia-seed jams of late and all look good–and easy. This strawberry version looks great–and I love the way you served it!
Love this recipe. Definintely going to try this out when i need to change it up for breakfast!
Absolutely stunning pics and delicious photos…Thanks for sharing the recipe and such beauty with us…need to fix some almost like these soon 🙂
I like making chia jam and make it with different fruit but raspberry and strawberry seem to take to it really well.
That’s a fine stack! Delicious and beautiful presentation, Tania.