Cannoli Stuffed French Toast with Fresh Berry Compote

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Cannoli Stuffed French Toast is not your everyday breakfast plate.  This is a dish fit for company.  A delicious recipe to serve for special occasions and brunch.  Call it gourmet, call it fancy, but definitely call it delicious.  Your favorite bakery bread rolled like a handcrafted cannoli filled with creamy sweetened ricotta, and dark chocolate bits, topped with a warm fresh berry compote.  It is simply a divine pairing!

Eating fine foods isn’t limited to just eating out. With the right ingredients and cookware you can cook a 5 star meal right at home.  To assemble this cannoli stuffed french toast: fresh berries, ricotta, premium chocolate and professional quality cookware is a must.  You’re moments away from a custom dish reminiscent of your favorite Italian pastry.

In a small bowl, combine ricotta, chocolate chips, vanilla, and powdered sugar.  Trim crust off each slice of bread.  Roll out and flatten each slice.  Spoon ricotta mixture onto the middle of each slice of bread.  Roll up each slice and set aside.  Mix egg, vanilla, and milk in a shallow bowl or pie plate; set aside.

Bring a 12″ Calphalon Signature™ Stainless Steel omelet pan to medium-high heat. Add butter and coat the bottom of the pan.

Coat each roll on all sides with egg mixture.  Add each cannoli roll to the pan.  Cook on each side until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.

Keep cannoli french toast warm until ready to serve in a parchment lined terra cotta tile or pan.  Place the terra cotta tile in a 200° oven, 5-8 minutes until warm.

Plate your cannoli rolls and top with fresh made warm berry compote.

The 12″ omelet pan used to craft this recipe was perfect for cooking a multi-course breakfast.  A 3-layer aluminum core reacts quickly to temperature changes, which means you can go from French Toast to making a frittata seamlessly.

We’ve recently been adding several Calphalon Signature™ Nonstick and Stainless Steel cookware pieces to our lineup, available online and in store at Bed Bath and Beyond.  It’s quick cleanup too.  With just a quick dry wipe it’s ready for my frittata. It’s oven safe up to 500° so it’s perfect for finishing off dishes in the oven, like my frittata.

Prepare a 5 star breakfast:

• Use fresh, high quality ingredients to prepare your dishes.
• Just like your ingredients your cookware should be of the highest quality.  Calphalon Signature™ Stainless Steel gives you exceptional results with professional quality performance.  And with a full lifetime guarantee you’ll have piece of mind to keep serving great meals
• Offer guests a refreshing mimosa.  A little bubbly with brunch can bring the meal up a notch, plus orange pairs nicely with cannoli.
• Keep your food warm until ready to serve.  Ditch the oven for this step, it can overcook pastries and makes french toast and pancakes gummy.  Use a warming plate to keep things fresh.  It also makes a beautiful serving tray for brunch.