Healthy Recipe Resource: Strawberry Shortcake French Toast

July 28, 2021
This deliciously sweet breakfast tastes great and it is healthy.

This recipe is provided by the dietitians at Ascension St. Vincent’s Ministry in Birmingham, Alabama.

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 4 whole-wheat English muffins, split
  • ½ cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt


Instructions

  • Toss together strawberries and sugar in a bowl. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes or until syrupy. 
  • Whisk together milk, vanilla, cinnamon and eggs in a shallow dish. Add muffins, turning gently to coat both sides. Soak for 3 minutes.
  • Heat a large griddle or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat with cooking spray. Add coated muffins in batches, and cook 2 to 3 minutes per side or until browned. Repeat procedure
  • with remaining muffins.
  • Top muffins with berries and yogurt.


Nutrition per serving
  • 220 calories
  • 3 grams or 0.1 oz. total fat
  • 0.5 grams or 0.02 oz. saturated fat
  • 12 grams or 0.42 oz. protein
  • 38 grams or 1.34 oz. carbohydrate
  • 2 grams or 0.07 oz. fiber
  • 270 mg sodium


Are you a foodie and love to cook? Do you want to share your cooking skills with fellow SmartHealth members and Ascension Associates? Email SmartHealthCommunications@Ascension.org with a healthy recipe. Ascension dietitians will work to put your recipe, credited to you, in an issue of the SmartHealth member newsletter.