French Toast Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches

(Courtesy of Cooking Light)

You won't believe that these decadent PB&J on French toast sandwiches are less than 400 calories each.

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Prep Time:

Total Time:15 min

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

2/3 cup 2% reduced-fat milk

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 large egg, lightly beaten

8 (1-ounce) Slices white whole-wheat bread

1/2 cup strawberry preserves

6 tablespoon creamy peanut butter

1 tablespoon canola oil, divided

1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Preparation:

Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium shallow dish, stirring well with a whisk. Place bread slices on a flat surface. Spread 2 tablespoons preserves over each of 4 bread slices, and spread 11 ⁄2 tablespoons peanut butter over each of remaining 4 bread slices. Assemble sandwiches.

Carefully dip 2 sandwiches in milk mixture, turning to coat. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 11 ⁄2 teaspoons canola oil to pan; swirl to coat. Place coated sandwiches in pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until toasted. Remove sandwiches from pan. Repeat procedure with remaining 2 sandwiches, milk mixture, and oil. Sprinkle powdered sugar evenly over sandwiches; cut each sandwich in half diagonally.