VeraBlue
Executive Chef
Who doesn't love a grilled cheese sandwich??? Especially for breakfast...
Several years ago, with the discovery of Balthazar's Bakery in NYC, I created a very special breakfast grilled cheese sandwich.
1 loaf of chocolate bread, sliced. (Balthazar's bread is chocolate with huge dark chocolate chunks)
2 8oz cream cheese, softened
1 pint chopped fresh strawberries, or bananas, or apples (grated apples is best)
1/3 c. chopped tosted pecans or walnuts
Heat a heavy pan, add butter, melt.
Blend the cream cheese, fruit and nuts, and spread onto a slice of bread. Top with another slice.
Grill the sandwich like you'd grill a 'normal' grilled cheese sandwich. When you flip the sandwich, sprinkle sugar onto the hot top. ( I like cinnamon sugar). Finish grilling, and when you place it on the plate, flip it again so you can sugar the other side.
Cut and serve. It's really nice with hot coffee, or even mimosas!!!!
If you cannot get to Balthazar's bakery in NYC, pepperidge farm makes a really great vanilla swirl bread that is wonderful with this.
When we were in New Orleans last month, I bought a box of bananas foster pralines from Aunt Sally's Praline shoppe. Today, I chopped up one of the pralines very fine and blended that with the cream cheese. It was superb!
Hope you like it!
Several years ago, with the discovery of Balthazar's Bakery in NYC, I created a very special breakfast grilled cheese sandwich.
1 loaf of chocolate bread, sliced. (Balthazar's bread is chocolate with huge dark chocolate chunks)
2 8oz cream cheese, softened
1 pint chopped fresh strawberries, or bananas, or apples (grated apples is best)
1/3 c. chopped tosted pecans or walnuts
Heat a heavy pan, add butter, melt.
Blend the cream cheese, fruit and nuts, and spread onto a slice of bread. Top with another slice.
Grill the sandwich like you'd grill a 'normal' grilled cheese sandwich. When you flip the sandwich, sprinkle sugar onto the hot top. ( I like cinnamon sugar). Finish grilling, and when you place it on the plate, flip it again so you can sugar the other side.
Cut and serve. It's really nice with hot coffee, or even mimosas!!!!
If you cannot get to Balthazar's bakery in NYC, pepperidge farm makes a really great vanilla swirl bread that is wonderful with this.
When we were in New Orleans last month, I bought a box of bananas foster pralines from Aunt Sally's Praline shoppe. Today, I chopped up one of the pralines very fine and blended that with the cream cheese. It was superb!
Hope you like it!