Easy Perfect French Toast – Quick & Healthy Breakfast Recipe
A traditional recipe for French toast, it calls for milk, eggs, honey, and cinnamon. This breakfast has a crisp golden brown outside and the ideal soft middle. Accompany this handmade French toast with fresh fruits, maple syrup, or raw honey for more natural sweetness.
One of my favorite brunch recipes is this traditional French toast dish. Whether it’s a holiday or simply a typical leisurely weekend morning, the super delicious and insanely easy French Toast is my go-to meal, especially when I have some leftover bread. Thick pieces of bread with crunchy edges, soft middles, and a heap of fresh fruit on top—what could be more crave-worthy?
Ingredients You Need
Milk and Eggs. Combine to make the custardy batter. Use whichever kind of milk you happen to have on hand. It would be excellent with regular whole milk or dairy-free milk like oat or almond milk. I used my homemade oat milk made by blending oats and taking out the milk.
Honey – You’ll need unsweetened, organic, raw honey to give the natural sweetness and richness to the French toast.
Ground cinnamon & Ground flaxseed: They both give a warm, spicy taste. Cinnamon is a popular spice. It’s high in cinnamaldehyde, which is thought to be responsible for most of cinnamon’s health benefits.
Bread slices: The best bread is thick-sliced bread and the healthier version – whole wheat! The old bread becomes a sponge, soaking up the egg mixture to create incredibly tasty French toast. Below you’ll see more details about what bread is the best for the French toast.
Salt: A tiny bit of sea salt accentuates the honey richness.
What Type Of Bread Is The Best For French Toast?
Look for substantial bread with a soft crust and a homogeneous texture for a hearty French toast. Steer clear of rustic loaves with thick crusts or plenty of inner holes.
Seek out a loaf with a delicate, thin crust. To effectively absorb custard mixes, rustic breads with thick, hard crusts typically require longer soaking times than softer breads. Dry patches in your completed French toast may result from the crust’s failure to absorb entirely during soaking if it’s really thick or firm.
Topping Tips
- Maintain It Classic: A drizzle of maple syrup, and a sprinkle of cinnamon and even ground flaxseed is always a good way to go!
- Add Fresh Fruits: This is my favorite way to incorporate fruits wherever I can, and it perfectly matches! You may top French toast with blueberries, raspberries, finely sliced strawberries, or any other seasonal, fresh fruit.
- Add Some Nuts: Add chopped, roasted, or shredded pecans, walnuts, or almonds as a garnish.
- Swap The Fat: You don’t strictly have to use olive oil, I don’t usually use it since there is no reputable source about its safety when heated, so I use organic lard or butter instead. Butter will give it additional flavor and deliciousness, so I think that may be the best option!
Easy French Toast
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk (dairy or plant-based)
- 2 tbsp raw unsweetened honey
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground flaxseed (optional)
- 6-8 bread slices
- butter (for frying)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, honey, vanilla extract, cinnamon, flaxseed, and salt. Mix the eggs, milk, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt in a big basin. Dip each slice of bread in the mixture, then place it on a big plate.* You may or may not put honey in the mix, you can drizzle it afterwards on the ready toast.
- Melt butter in a nonstick pan or griddle over medium heat. Add the bread pieces and heat for about 2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. As necessary, lower the heat to low to ensure thorough cooking without scorching.
