Nutella Fruit French Toast Cannoli

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons skim/low fat milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 slices sandwich bread of choice, I use sourdough
• 4 tablespoons Nutella, divided, or any hazelnut chocolate/cacao spread
• 1/2 cup sliced strawberries, small pieces
• Handful of blueberries
• 1 ripe banana, cut in thirds
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar OR cinnamon sugar for coating, optional -, about only 1 tablespoon is used per cannoli
• Butter for greasing

Directions

1. In a medium shallow bowl that is wide enough for dipping the rolls, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla, then put it aside. Trim the crusts off the bread, then use a rolling pin to carefully flatten each slice. Don’t press too aggressively, or the bread can split.
2. Spread 1/2 tablespoon Nutella over each flattened slice. Cover 1/3 of each slice with strawberries, blueberries or banana, then starting at the fruit end, roll the bread snugly but gently into a tube; the Nutella helps hold everything together. Place each roll seam side down, and continue until all the bread has been filled and rolled.
3. Warm a pan over low-medium heat with a little butter or a spray of cooking oil. Dip each roll in the egg mixture, rotating so it is coated all over, then add it to the pan with the seam facing down. Cook until the rolls are golden, turning them every 2-3 minutes so each side browns evenly.
4. As the rolls cook, spread the sugar on a small plate. Once the rolls are cooked through, take them out of the pan and put them straight into the sugar, rolling until they are coated all over.