Quick & Easy Weekend French Toast
An easy French toast recipe with thick slices of bread dipped in egg custard and cooked until crispy on the outside and soft and custardy on the inside!
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 8 slices thickly cut Texas toast style bread (NOT garlic bread Texas toast.)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs well, then whisk in the heavy cream, milk, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour the mixture into a 9×13 baking dish to make it easy to dip the bread.
- Heat a griddle to 350 degrees BEFORE you start dipping. Once it has reached temp, slather a little butter all over the top of the griddle with your spatula.
- My griddle will hold 8 slices of bread, so I work with dipping four slices at a time. I place four slices of bread in the mixture in the baking dish, wait about 5-10 seconds, then flip them over, wait another 5-10 seconds, then lift and let the excess mixture run off before moving them quickly to the hot, buttered griddle. I then repeat with the other four slices.
- Cook the slices for about 2-3 minutes on the griddle, (until golden), then lower the temperature to 325, flip and cook another 3-5 minutes until the other side is golden brown. (This ensures the middle is cooked perfectly with a nice crisp exterior.)
- Serve with an array of toppings that your fam can choose from!
- *If you have leftovers you can store them in the refrigerator in a baggie and reheat in the toaster the next morning!
Notes
Part of the fun of this recipe is having multiple toppings available. Maple syrup, Nutella, Biscoff, bananas, berries, pineapple, pecans, (or any other nuts), coconut, whipped cream, powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, or whatever you like! With an array of toppings, your family can build their favorite masterpiece!