Strawberry Cheesecake Toast (Printable Version)

Toasted brioche layered with creamy cheese and honey-kissed strawberries.

# What You Need:

→ Bread

01 - 2 large slices brioche or thick-cut white bread

→ Cheesecake Layer

02 - 4 oz cream cheese, softened
03 - 1 tbsp powdered sugar
04 - ½ tsp vanilla extract

→ Strawberry Topping

05 - ¾ cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
06 - 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
07 - ½ tsp lemon juice

→ Garnish (optional)

08 - 1 tbsp crushed graham crackers or digestive biscuits
09 - Fresh mint leaves

# How-to Steps:

01 - Toast the bread slices until golden and crisp, using a toaster or skillet.
02 - In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy.
03 - In another bowl, toss sliced strawberries with honey and lemon juice; let sit for a couple of minutes to macerate.
04 - Spread the sweetened cream cheese generously on each toasted bread slice.
05 - Top each slice with the prepared strawberries and drizzle any juices over the toast.
06 - Sprinkle with crushed graham crackers and garnish with mint leaves if desired. Serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It feels indulgent enough to satisfy dessert cravings but innocent enough to eat before noon without guilt.
  • Everything comes together in about fifteen minutes, which means you can impress someone with breakfast or sneak it in before the day gets loud.
  • The contrast between warm crispy toast and cool strawberries with their own little puddle of juice is genuinely satisfying.
02 -
  • The bread gets softer the longer it sits after toasting, so eat this immediately; waiting even five minutes changes the whole dynamic from crispy-creamy-fresh to sort of mushy and disappointing.
  • If your strawberries are the pale, flavorless kind from the supermarket, the honey and lemon juice become even more important because they're what actually give the whole thing taste.
03 -
  • If you find yourself making this often, prep the cream cheese mixture the night before and keep it in a container; toasting bread and assembling takes literally two minutes when the hard part is already done.
  • The sweetness level matters more here than in almost any other recipe because you're eating it on bread, so taste your cream cheese mixture before you spread it and adjust the powdered sugar if you like things less sweet.
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