French Toast with Maple Berries
French Toast with Maple Berries provides a delightful pancake alternative, utilising ready-made base ingredients. It also serves as an excellent way to repurpose surplus or stale bread. The selection of bread and toppings is solely limited by your taste and creativity. However, if you would like pancakes instead try my Fluffy Dairy-free Pancakes.
In this recipe I use frozen berries as they are juicier than fresh, but you can use either. The juice from the berries mixes with the syrup and provides a deliciously sweet sauce that keeps the French toast moist .
I find smaller loaves of bread, such as ciabatta and baguettes, offer too much crust and can end up chewy. However, this is a personal preference. I encourage you to experiment with different bread varieties that you have on hand to discover your own favourite.
For best results, aim for approximately 1.5cm thick slices of bread soaked in the egg mixture for 5-10 seconds. Thin or overly soaked bread may break apart during the transfer from bowl to pan. It’s also worth noting that there’s a point where the toast can be too thick. Yet again, this is subjective and depends on personal taste.
French Toast Toppings
Sugar was only for special occasions when I was growing up. So freedom to sprinkle raw sugar on our French toast was absolutely decadent! How times have changed. The thought of eating plain sugar on toast now does not sound very appealing, which is why I have experimented with various toppings. Below are some of my family’s favourites.
Caramelised Pears with Walnuts & Yoghurt: Thinly slice pears and pan fry in a teaspoon of butter. Serve over French toast with roughly chopped toasted walnuts and a spoonful of natural yoghurt.
Strawberries, Cream & Almonds: Slice strawberries and serve with a dollop of whipped cream and flaked almonds.
Cinnamon Apples with Yoghurt: Stew chopped apples in water and cinnamon, adding a small spoonful of honey. Serve with natural yoghurt.
Lemon & Sugar: Squeeze lemon over the French toast and sprinkle with icing sugar.
Banana, Strawberries & Maple: Top with sliced banana and strawberries and a light drizzle of maple syrup.
All of these toppings are delicious in my opinion!
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French Toast with Maple Berries
A quick and easy breakfast for the sweet tooth. Soft toast with a healthy maple berry topping.
4
servings4
minutes16
minutes369
kcal20
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Ingredients
4 eggs
¼ cup milk
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp butter, salt-reduced
8 slices bread
- Topping
1 ½ cups blueberries (fresh or frozen and defrosted)
¼ cup maple syrup
Directions
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and cinnamon.
- Heat 1 teaspoon of the butter in a frying pan (large enough to fit two slices of bread) over medium heat.
- Dip two slices of the bread into the egg mix and ensure it is fully coated (see Note 1).
- Place side by side in the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes on both sides, or until cooked through and golden brown. Place on a plate and cover with foil.
- Repeat the last three steps until all bread is cooked.
- Serve the toast topped with the blueberries and syrup.
Next you should try my Fluffy Dairy-free Pancakes.
Notes
- Note 1: The longer you soak the bread, the longer it will take to cook. Ensure the egg in the centre is cooked through.
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