Stuffed Strawberry Chocolate French Toast

I love stuffed french toast at ihop, but I know they are super unhealthy and tons of calories so here is my healthy, delicious version!

Stuffed Strawberry Chocolate French Toast

Ingredients:

8 slices of whole wheat bread

filling:

1/2 cup ricotta cheese*

2 teaspoon stevia

4 teaspoon grain sweetened chocolate chips

8 ounces of fresh strawberries, hulled & sliced

french toast batter:

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

Mix french toast batter together; set aside. 

Mix ricotta cheese and stevia. 

Spread filling in between two slices of bread (2 tablespoons of ricotta mixture, 2 ounces of strawberries and 1 teaspoon grain sweetened chocolate chips). Dip in french toast batter and cook on skillet over medium heat until both sides are browned. 

Top with:

healthy chocolate syrup, whipped cream, syrup, etc.

Serves 4

*Substitutions for ricotta~ cottage cheese, greek yogurt, vanilla greek yogurt, or greek yogurt sweeten with vanilla stevia.