How to Make the Best French Toast in 2023. Super Delicious Quick & Easy Recipe!

French Toast with a Twist

Today we’re making a classic American breakfast favorite.

French Toast! With a twist.  We’re taking thick sliced brioche bread that’s been slightly toasted and dipping it in a mixture of eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.  Then we’ll top it with sliced strawberries, blackberries and blueberries that were marinated overnight in Grand Mariner, Brandy, and orange juice. We’ll drizzle the French toast with hot Vermont maple syrup and powdered sugar. 

Its going to be delicious! So stick around and we’ll show you how we make it.

Our mise en place for today’s breakfast for two people is:

French Toast:
4 thick slices of Brioche Bread Slightly Toasted
2 Eggs
½ cup Milk
1 pinch Salt
2 tablespoons Sugar
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
1 tablespoon Vanilla

Fruit:
Sliced Strawberries
Blackberries
Blueberries
¼ cup Grand Marnier
¼ cup Brandy
¼ cup Orange Juice

Serve With:
Maple Syrup
Powder Sugar

Our first step is to toast the bread. The reason that we toast it first is because we don’t want the French Toast to be soggy. Toasting the bread helps to keep it firm.

While the bread is in the oven toasting, put two eggs in a bowl and whisk them until smooth. Add in the milk, the sugar, the salt, the vanilla, the nutmeg, and the cinnamon, and whisk everything together until all of the ingredients are mixed in thoroughly.

Put some butter in a non-stick pan and bring the heat up to medium low. Put a piece of the toasted brioche bread into the mixture and coat the top and bottom thoroughly; let the excess mixture drip off of the bread and then put it into the pan. You can also use a non-stick flat griddle if you want to cook all of the pieces at the same time.

Cook the French Toast for three to four minutes and then flip it over and cook for an additional three to four minutes. You want the French Toast to be a golden brown.

We’ll put the French Toast onto a plate and place it into a 170-degree oven to stay warm.

And now it’s time to plate our dish. Add a whole strawberry to the corner of your plate for garnish. Add the French Toast, then add the fruit, then drizzle some of the maple syrup, and finally, sprinkle some powdered sugar onto the French Toast and the fruit. And we’re done!

And there it is! French Toast! With a twist. Thick sliced toasted brioche bread dipped in a tasty mixture of sweet goodness, topped with fresh fruit marinated overnight in fine liquors and squeezed fresh orange juice, drizzled with maple syrup and topped with powdered sugar.

It was delicious!

Until next time,
Bon Appetit.
Ciao,
Mark