French Toast With Berry Topping

Ingredients:
2 cups fresh strawberries or frozen strawberries, thawed
1 cup fresh blueberries or frozen blueberries, thawed
¼ cup sugar
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup water
1 cup fat-free milk
¼ cup egg substitute or an egg white
1 box (1 ounce) sugar free pudding mix, white flavor of your choice
8 slices Texas Toast
Butter-flavored cooking spray
Powdered sugar (as desired for garnish)

Directions:
1. Mash berries and set aside.
2. In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
3. Stir in berries. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice. Set aside.
4. In a medium mixing bowl combine milk, egg and pudding mix until well blended.
5. Dip toast in pudding mixture coating both sides. Heat large pan or griddle, spray with cooking spray. Cook French toast for 2-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
6. Serve with fruit topping and dusted with powdered sugar.

Yield: 4 servings, 2 slices toast and 1/3 cup fruit mixture

Nutrition information per serving: 334 calories, 13g protein, 64g carbohydrate, 4.9g fat, 0.1g saturated fat, 76mg cholesterol, 2.7g dietary fiber, 537mg sodium

Exchanges per serving: 3 starch, 1 fruit, ½ fat

Source: Adapted recipe by Rachel Vincent, RD, LD

St. John Owasso Hospital