Peanut Butter French Toast Roll Ups
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4 (12 total roll ups)
For the Strawberry Banana Syrup
½ Cup Juicy Juice® 100% juice,
strawberry banana flavor
½ Tablespoon cornstarch
¼ Teaspoon maple extract
Note: Substitute 1 tablespoon of maple syrup if you don’t have maple extract
For the French Toast Roll Ups
1 Cup Juicy Juice® 100% juice, strawberry banana flavor
3 eggs
½ Cup heavy cream
12 Slices brioche bread
¾ Cup peanut butter, chunky
1 Cup strawberries, fresh, sliced
1 Cup bananas, fresh, ripe, sliced
2 Tablespoons butter, unsalted
¾ Cup strawberries, fresh, diced
¾ Cup banana, fresh, ripe, diced
For the Strawberry Banana Syrup
- In a small saucepan, whisk together juice and cornstarch.
- Heat juice mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- When juice mixture starts simmering, it will start to thicken. Once thickened, remove from heat, add maple extract, cool, then set aside.
For the French Toast Roll Ups
- Make the French toast batter by whisking together juice, eggs, and heavy cream in a small mixing bowl. Hold refrigerated until ready to use.
- Using a rolling pin, roll sliced brioche flat. Lay out individual slices on work area.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of peanut butter along one edge of each slice of bread.
- Top peanut butter with 3 slices of strawberries and 3 slices of banana per piece of bread.
- Starting with the end of the bread topped with fruit, gently roll the bread around the banana and strawberry slices into a log shape. Secure each one with a toothpick, then dip into French toast batter.
- Preheat griddle to medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of butter to the griddle.
- Working in batches, remove toothpicks from roll ups and place on griddle, seam side down. Cook 5-7 minutes or until golden brown on all sides, turning as needed.
- For each portion, serve 3 roll ups drizzled with 2 tablespoons of strawberry banana syrup, and topped with additional 2 tablespoons of diced fruit, and served immediately.