Perfect French Toast Recipe
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Get perfect French Toast every time with this easy to follow, classic recipe along with tips to make this a no-fail recipe!
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We’re big fans of a hot breakfast around these parts, and while my husband could eat bacon, eggs, and hash browns about every day I like to change things up a bit. Waffles and pancakes make their appearances regularly but on extra special occasions I like to switch things up with this perfect french toast recipe-it comes out amazing every single time!
Ingredients
- bread
- dairy – I like to use a combination of milk and coffee creamer but you can use half and half, heavy cream, or a milk alternative of your choice
- eggs
- honey – or other sweetener of your choice, maple syrup is delicious too!
- salt – balances the sweetness
- butter
Step by step
- Slice bread into 1″ thick slices.
- Combine eggs, milk, creamer, honey and salt.
- Whisk well so the liquid is uniform-nobody likes scrambled eggs on their french toast!
- Soak each slice in the egg mixture
- Place toast on a cooling rack to drip out the excess
- Heat butter on a griddle or skillet and cook each piece of toast for about 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown, toast in the oven an additional 5 minutes to finish it off if making in large batches.
- Serve with powdered sugar and syrup if desired.
FAQs
A thick hardy bread makes the best French Toast. Look a fresh bakery white loaf, Challah, Brioche, or French loaf. Be sure to cut the bread between 3/4″ and 1″ thick, too thin and it won’t soak up the mixture properly and too thick and it won’t cook in the middle.
Most of the time you end up with soggy French Toast, it is because you used too much dairy in the dipping mixture.
If making in big batches you can keep the toast on a baking sheet in the oven at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for up to 30 minutes to keep it warm and fresh. I do not recommend making it more than 30 minutes in advance.
If needed you can whip up the egg mixture up to a day in advance and store in the refrigerator in an airtight container until you are ready to make the toast.
Yes! Arrange the toast on a baking sheet in a single layer and freeze 30-45 minutes. Once frozen, transfer the toasts to a freezer bag and store in the freezer up to 3 months.
To reheat you can either place it in a toaster or cook in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for ten minutes or until heated through.
Need more breakfast ideas? Check out my 10 favorite pancake add-ins, these pumpkin pie pancakes, or clean eating banana pancakes!
Tips for best results
- If you don’t have vanilla coffee creamer you can substitute with another flavor of creamer, plain heavy cream, half & half or even milk, although the flavor will change slightly.
- Be sure to slice bread a full inch thick-if it is too thin you’ll get floppy, soggy toast!
If you’ve tried this recipe please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!
PrintPerfect French Toast-every time
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
Description
Get perfect French toast every time with this tried and true favorite French toast recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 loaf bakery white bread
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vanilla flavored coffee creamer
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Slice bread into 1″ slices.
- Mix milk, creamer, eggs, honey and salt in a shallow bowl (or a 9×13 pan in my case).
- Soak bread slices for 30 second (flipping once) and transfer to a baking rack to drain for 2-3 minutes.
- Spray cooking spray in a large pan and heat butter over medium-low heat.
- Cook toast for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden.
- Transfer cooked slices to a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes.
- Serve with powdered sugar and syrup.
Notes
- If you don’t have vanilla coffee creamer you can substitute with another flavor of creamer, plain heavy cream, half & half or even milk, although the flavor will change slightly.
- Be sure to slice bread a full inch thick-if it is too thin you’ll get floppy, soggy toast!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 163
- Sugar: 3.2 g
- Sodium: 211.3 mg
- Fat: 6.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 21.7 g
- Protein: 4.4 g
- Cholesterol: 50.6 mg
*Recipe adapted from Alton Brown
So good! Thank you!
Irene taught me to sprinkle 2 T brown sugar in egg & milk mixture dunking both sides of toast before using a big spatula to put in.a skillet with plenty of butter. The wet side up bread gets cinnamon sprinkled on it. When browned bread is turn over bread, sprinkle cinnamon on cooked side of bread. Take browned bread out of pan and plate adding more cinnamon sprinkled on top sides. Top with powdered sugar and enjoy the best tasting French Toast you will ever eat!
That sounds tasty Barbara-I’ll have to try that next time! Thanks for sharing!
I love French toast!!! One of my favorite things to eat for breakfast!
Me too Sharon! I hope you like this version!
i may have to actually print this up – YUM YUMMY!!! 😀