Easy French Toast Recipe Recipe
An easy recipe for tender French Toast enhanced with spices, orange zest, and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Top with Fresh Berry Compote for a perfect weekend breakfast treat.
How to Make the Best Easy French Toast Recipe
French toast is one of those classic breakfast dishes that never goes out of style. This easy French toast recipe elevates the simple comfort food with a blend of warm spices, fresh orange zest, and just a touch of maple syrup in the custard. The result is tender, flavorful slices with a subtle sweetness that doesn’t overpower.
The secret to perfect French toast lies in a few key details: using slightly stale bread that can soak up the custard without falling apart, and cooking low and slow to achieve that beautiful golden exterior while keeping the inside soft and custardy. Whether you use sourdough for a slight tang, brioche for richness, or challah for that classic eggy bread texture, this recipe adapts beautifully.
Serve your French toast with a homemade berry compote and a dollop of yogurt cream for an impressive weekend breakfast. The warm spices of cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg fill your kitchen with an irresistible aroma that will have everyone rushing to the table.
Easy French Toast Recipe
An easy recipe for tender French Toast enhanced with spices, orange zest, and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Top with Fresh Berry Compote for a perfect weekend breakfast treat.
Ingredients
French Toast
Instructions
Prepare the Custard
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Whisk together the eggs, half and half, maple syrup, orange zest, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, nutmeg and salt until completely smooth. Use an immersion blender if needed. Pour into a shallow container like a rectangular pyrex dish.
Dip and Cook
- Dip the slices of bread into the custard, letting it soak for 20-30 seconds on each side. Transfer to a rack placed over a pan and let excess drip off.
- Heat a skillet to medium-low. When the pan is fully heated, add a teaspoon of butter and a teaspoon of olive oil. As it melts, place a soaked slice of bread into the pan.
- Cook until both sides are golden, roughly 3 minutes per side, letting it get golden and slightly puffy in the center. Place on a sheet pan in the 300°F oven to cook through while you make the rest.
Serve
- Top the French Toast with berry compote and yogurt cream. More butter and maple syrup is optional!
Notes
- Let the bread slices dry out on a sheet pan for a couple hours or overnight for best results.
- Softer, airy breads like challah or brioche will get the fluffiest texture.
- The butter and olive oil mixture lowers the heat point and prevents the butter from burning.
- You can substitute coconut oil for the butter and olive oil mixture.
