Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook

130 Part II: Now You’re Cooking! Healthy and Hearty Dishes

T Baked French Toast

You never had French toast so easy as with this dish. This is a one-pan bread custard

that can be prepared in the dish the night before and baked the next morning. Try

topping this with berries to give it a fresh, sweet taste without adding sugar.

Stage: Soft foods

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 25 to 30 minutes

Yield: 4 servings (1 slice each)

1 teaspoon butter

2 large eggs

(^1) ⁄ 2 cup nonfat milk
(^1) ⁄ 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
(^1) ⁄ 2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon sugar substitute
4 slices whole-wheat bread
1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-x-13-inch baking dish with butter.
2 In a medium mixing bowl add eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar substitute and
mix well.
3 Place the slices of whole-wheat bread flat on the bottom of baking dish and pour the
mixture over them. Bake for 15 minutes or until the custard is firm.
Per serving: Calories 130 (From Fat 35); Fat 4g (Saturated 2g); Cholesterol 95mg; Sodium 190mg; Carbohydrate
14g (Dietary Fiber 2g); Protein 8g; Sugar 4g.