Cherry Cream French Toast with Agave-Almond Butter Drizzle

Here's a YUMMY one for your breakfast or brunch:
(serves 4)

1/4 Tart dried cherries
1 T. Vanilla
1 T. plus 1 t. Agave Nectar
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup Almond Butter
1 cup Silk Pure Almond Vanilla Almond Milk
1 T. nutritional yeast
4 1/2" thick slices of artisanal-style or country French bread
Cooking spray
Mint sprigs*
Powdered sugar

Place cherries, vanilla, and 1 T. agave nectar in a bowl; stir in 1 T. warm water. let stand 15-20 mins., or until cherries have plumped. Strain, reserve liquid, and crush cherries into a paste with a fork or mortar and pestle. Stir in cream cheese. Set aside. Stir almond butter into reserved cherry soaking juice for drizzle. Set aside. Whisk together almond milk, nutritional yeast, and remaining 1 T. agave nectar in a bowl. Toast bread 1-2 mins. in toaster or until dried, but not tasted. Spread cream cheese mixture on 2 bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices. Dip each sandwich into almond mild mixture 2 seconds; flip, and dip other side 2 seconds. coat skillet with cooking spray; heat over med. heat. Cook sandwiches in pan 3-4 mins. per side, or until light brown. Cut each sandwich in half, and serve drizzled with almond butter-cherry juice mixture. Garnish with mint sprigs, and powdered sugar.

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