Panettone French Toast

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My kids look forward to eating this breakfast around the winter holidays every year. After New Years you can find panettone in many supermarkets on sale! But the one thing I absolutely omit from the recipe is the additional 1/4 cup of sugar in the custard. Really no need for it. The panettone is sweet enough and the brown suger syrup, amazing!!!!

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I guarantee their isn't another french bread recipe out there to top this one. I had been looking for something to compliment my traditional Christmas brunch breakfast casserole and this is it! To the reviewer who said that any syrup would do. Uh, uh! The syrup and the french bread are a match made in heaven. The cinnamon syrup is the perfect compliment to the fruity french toast. Put is this way...I offered the old maple syrup standby to everyone at the table and there were no takers. Absolutely delizioso!

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It was a hit, came out gorgeous and yummy. I'm not even a big panettone fan, but we had a lot of it as a gift so I'd figure I'd make it...I have pics but I dont see a way to post them here unfortunately. Yes, it is sweet, but the episode title is "simply sweet". Its a once-in-a-while treat.

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Stuck with a post-Thanksgiving panettone I have no use for, a Google search revealed this recipe and video, which effectively shows how panettone French toast should come together. Giada gets it right with the cream and the abundance of eggs - makes for a deliciously rich French toast. Her cooking and holding instructions are great. But I'm not sure if the recipe has enough sugar. Would it be possible to add more sugar, like, say, an entire bag per slice of toast?

I'm being sarcastic of course, but the amount of added sugar she calls for is just nuts - panettone is *already* loaded with sugar and sugary fruits. Add anymore sugar and you don't have French toast, you have fried candy. Kinda gross. I'm not surprised folks are complaining in the comments that it's just too much.

Beyond that, the syrup is unnecessary (Grade B maple works as well and is likely better for you and the mascarpone unimpressive (whipped cream is cheaper, easier to come by and works as well.

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I made this on Christmas morning and it turned out great (even with me misreading the recipe, and including the mascarpone cheese into the french toast batter!

First time my husband has had panettone, and it is going to be part of our annual breakfast every year from now on! Can't wait for our 10 month-old son to be eating it next year with us. Thanks, Giada!

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Made this for 3 people who had never had panettone before (and who were a little scared because they weren't really fans of fruit bread and everyone LOVED IT!!! I always trust Giada even when it sounds weird. I am making this again for my husband and 2 year old son for Christmas morning. Great recipe!!!

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So yummy and perfect for Christmas!

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This recipe has become our Christmas & New Year's mornings breakfast tradition. It's fantastic! The smells are wonderful, it's easy to make and it tastes delicious. Adults and kids both love it. I buy the Panettone at Trader Joe's at holiday time. My family can't wait until I make it this year and eat breakfast by the fire with hot cocoa. I plan to buy Panettone as gifts this year and will include Giada's recipe with each box.

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first time making it and we all loved it. perfect for a winter day. its a keeper

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I always have Panettone in the house over the holidays but this was the first time I have ever used this recipe to make French toast--it was absolutely the best French toast I've eaten.
Do be careful after soaking the bread because it is a delicate texture and tends to fall apart, so as one of the other reviewers said be sure to use two hands or a large spatular or pancake turner to lift it out of the custard and onto the griddle. This will become a holiday classic at my house!