Lemon and cheesecake inside a crispy french toast roll is a delicious way to change up breakfast. These Lemon Cheesecake French Toast Roll Ups are easy to make, but they look so fancy and pretty. Perfect for any brunch or breakfast parties you may be hosting.
One of my favorite breakfast meals is french toast, but I do not make it that often. Me thinks that needs to change. Warm toasty bread drizzled with syrup should be a part of our breakfasts more often.
Well, maybe part of our breakfast for dinner, since I'm not really a morning person. Something tells me frying bread in the early morning hours might result in someone getting hurt or breakfast being burned. Or both.
Now I know what you are thinking. Ok, so when did you make these French Toast Roll Ups we see in front of us?
I got all breakfast-y on a Saturday morning earlier this month. And by morning I really mean late morning...ok, fine it was closer to lunch time. French toast for lunch is totally acceptable on the weekends, right?
When I got the urge to make french toast, I had a lightbulb moment to fill them before frying them in butter. My first thought was cheesecake because, well, duh cheesecake. It goes with everything. Then I saw a jar of lemon curd in the cupboard, and these Lemon Cheesecake French Toast Roll Ups were born. And bonus, it only uses half a jar of lemon curd, so get your spoon ready to eat the rest. Oh, wait. Maybe I'm the only that does that?
These really are easy to make, but I have a few tips for you to remember as you give them a go in your kitchen. I was really going to take a few step by step pictures, but I would have to have another set of hands to do that. So I might need to have a baking assistant on days like this.
1. Cut off the crusts on all the bread slices. Then roll each piece of bread flat with a rolling pin.
2. Mix together the cream cheese and lemon curd and spoon a little bit along the short end of a slice of bread. Carefully roll it up and set aside. Repeat 15 times.
3. Dip 3-4 at a time in the egg mixture and place in a pan with 1 Tablespoon melted butter. Keep the rest of the butter right there to add to the pan as needed. Make sure you keep rolling them around gently to get all the sides browned.
4. As soon as they are browned and done, roll them in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Serve immediately. These are best eaten fresh from the skillet!
Recipe
Lemon Cheesecake French Toast Roll Ups
French toast filled with lemon cheesecake and rolled in cinnamon sugar makes an extra special breakfast.
Ingredients
- 16 slices of bread
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- ½ cup lemon curd
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 8 Tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Trim the crust from the bread slices. Use a rolling pin to roll them flat.
- Whisk together the eggs and milk.
- Beat the cream cheese and 2 Tablespoons sugar until creamy. Stir in the lemon curd.
- Stir together the remaining sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Spread a teaspoon of filling on the end of each slice of bread. Roll up carefully.
- Dip the rolls in the egg mixture. Fry in a pan with butter until cooked and browned on each side.
- Remove and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture while warm. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 224Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 245mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 4g
Here are a few more lemon recipes we like for breakfast:
Debi @ That Crafty Lunch Lady
The picture and the word "cheescake" is what lured me over from the Weekend Potluck party! Then, once I saw the recipe, I couldn't believe how SIMPLE it is!! I am planning a "Breakfast for Supper" night soon and this is definitely going on my menu. Pinned! :o)
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes
You can't go wrong with lemon anything! These would be a hit with my family!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting
French toast with a facelift! yum!!
amanda @ fake ginger
Oh man, these look amazing! I've got to make them soon!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you 🙂
Nancy
Ok. Yum and double Yum!!! Love the french toast. Love the lemon. Love the cheesecake part of it. Love, Love, Love this! You are so talented!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor
These french toast roll ups are the best of everything! What a great idea to add the lemon curd. I am a huge fan of anything with lemon!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you 🙂
Julie @ Tastes of Lizzy T
Breakfast for lunch is OK anytime! These look so delicious.
Jen and Emily @ Layers of Happiness
Oh my yum! These roll ups look amazing!! And I love that they are secretly easy - totally would fool our family that's coming in town. Just might have to whip some of these up for them!! 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
These are the perfect special breakfast for out of town guests. I hope they enjoy them!
Cyndi @ My Kitchen Craze
You are genius Jocelyn! I heart breakfast and these Lemon cheesecake french toast roll ups look perfect! I just need my big mug of coffee and I am set! Pinned!
Jenny Flake
Whoa! I am drooling over this recipe...that would definitely be a hit at the breakfast table 😀
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you! It was a hit here too!!
Melanie | Melanie Makes
Genius! Absolute genius! Love the combination of flavors in this amazing breakfast treat!
heather+@french+press
lemon curd with a spoon, no you are definitely not alone there, but I would be willing to sacrifice half a jar to makes this for breakfast
Jocelyn Brubaker
Glad to know it's not just my problem 🙂
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert
Holy yum! I love lemon curd and cheesecake. I'll take the whole batch of roll ups please!
Chandra@The Plaid & Paisley Kitchen
You had me at Cheesecake, then French Toast and OMG you said Lemon!!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Hahaha! I know, right?
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
How gorgeous are these roll-ups?! Love this, Jocelyn! Lemon and cheesecake for breakfast is right up my alley. Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Yay for cheesecake finding it's way to breakfast too, right? Thank you for sharing!
Mandy @Mandy's Recipe Box
You little genius! These look heavenly. Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks 😉
Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg
Lemon curd is one of my new found favorites for desserts. French toast is one of my favorites as well. Looks like I'll be making these very soon. 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
Oh, that lemon curd...it is so dangerous to have in my house! I hope you enjoy these french toast rolls!
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures
These would make a perfect breakfast, lunch, or dinner 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
Amen to that 🙂
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
HOLY YES PLEASE! We are all about french toast, and I am ALL x 2 about cheesecake. So putting them together? Amazing!
And breakfast is totally acceptable at later times in the day...I'm sure these are an amazing dinner 😉 Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker
I'm so glad breakfast is acceptable all day long 🙂 Thank you so much for the pin love!
Mir
Wow. I want this for breakfast on my birthday. Or today would be good, too! But I'm like you, can't fry so early. So it's going to be breakfast for dinner VERY soon.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Sounds to me like dinner at your house is going to be very good 🙂 Let me know how you like it!!!