Prep time: 45-60 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Feeds: 4

Waffle batter (make 8 waffles!)
2 pc. eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1+3/4 cups milk
½ cup canola oil
1 tbsp. white sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
½ tsp. vanilla bean paste

• Preheat the waffle iron
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl until light and fluffy
• Whisk in remaining ingredients, just until smooth
• Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick spray
• Pour mix onto hot waffle iron, cook until golden brown
• Set aside until the rest of your prep is done

Okay, so that was the hardest part, well, pretty much the hardest part, but here’s the kicker, if you don’t have a waffle iron, or it’s Sunday morning and you’re feeling lazy, grab a few Eggos out of the freezer and proceed from here on out. I won’t think much less of you if you decide to cheat, but the real ones are much better!

Cinammon Cream Cheese Smear
2 cups cream cheese
½ cup icing sugar
½ cup half and half
1 tsp. cinnamon

• In a kitchenaid, or using a hand held mixer, cream together the cream cheese and sugar until soft
• Add the cream and cinnamon and mix until soft and smooth
• Set aside

Strawberries
1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
4 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. fresh chopped mint
¼ tsp. fresh pepper
½ oz. vanilla vodka (feel free to omit this if you’re making it for the family!)

• Combine the ingredients in a bowl and set aside

French toast batter
4 pc. eggs
1 cup half and half
4 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

• Crack the eggs in a bowl and whisk until fluffy
• Add remaining ingredients and whisk until evenly combined

Alright, so we have got all of the prep out of the way, now it’s time to put the tastiest French toast you have ever had together.

• Smear 3 tbsp. of the cream cheese spread on one side of each of the waffles, get it in all of the cracks and crevices, it will taste that much better later!
• Preheat two non-stick pans, add a splash of butter or cooking oil
• Place the French toast batter in a relatively flat pan, with lipped sides
• Dip the non-cream cheese side of the waffles into the French toast batter, then place it cream cheese side up in the pan, cooking two at a time
• Top one of the waffles with 2-3 generous tbsp. of strawberries
• Slide the waffle with strawberries (aka, the bottom waffle) onto a plate
• Flip the other waffle onto the top of the bottom waffle
• Top with another dollop of the cream cheese mixture and a couple more spoonfuls of strawberries
• Drown the whole mess of tastiness with some top quality Quebec maple syrup and repeat