Easy Homemade French Toast Recipe (Sweet + Savory)
This French toast recipe is the perfect breakfast or simple dinner—made with lightly sweetened custard and toasted until golden brown, it can be made either sweet or savory!
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Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 10 slices stale bread (brioche, challah, sourdough, and French bread are best), sliced into ¾ to 1'' thick slices
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- ¾ cup whole milk, at room temperature
- ¾ cup heavy cream, at room temperature
- 2 to 4 tablespoons granulated or brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
- Cinnamon, orange zest, or spices of choice (optional)
- Unsalted butter, to cook
- Toppings of choice*
Instructions
- Whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, vanilla extract, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. If you like a sweeter french toast, add more sugar. If making savory French toast, omit the sugar and vanilla, substituting with savory seasonings of choice.
- If adding spices like cinnamon (which is hydrophobic), mix all of the custard ingredients in a blender until the spices are evenly combined.
- Soak each slice of bread in the milk mixture for around 30 seconds to 1 minute, flipping halfway through—you want the bread to be soaked, but not soggy or falling apart.
- In the meantime, heat around a tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Once bubbling, immediately add the soaked bread slices to the pan and cook for a few minutes until golden brown. Flip the bread and toast the other side until browned and cooked through.
- Soak and cook the remaining bread slices, then serve the French toast warm with your choice of toppings.
Notes
*Some topping ideas include:
Sweet:
- Butter
- Maple syrup
- Powdered sugar
- Fresh fruit, jam, or preserves
- Cinnamon sugar
- Nutella or peanut butter
- Scrambled eggs
- Sautéed mushrooms
- Bacon
- Cheese
- Blistered cherry tomatoes