Cuban French Toast with Tropical Fruit Salsa
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 713
- Total Fat
- 22
- Saturated Fat
- 10
- Carbohydrates
- 100
- Dietary Fiber
- 7
- Sugar
- 45
- Protein
- 29
- Cholesterol
- 275
- Sodium
- 811
- Total: 25 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
1 large loaf of Cuban bread, cut into 4 equal pieces crosswise
6 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 quart whole milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon freshly ground canela (cinnamon)
1/4 cup diced kiwi
1/4 cup diced mango
1/4 papaya, diced
1 tablespoon finely chopped mint
1/2 cup orange juice
4 teaspoons butter
Powdered sugar, for garnish
Directions
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar and milk. Add the cloves, cardamom, and canela and place mixture in shallow pan.
- In another bowl, combine kiwi, mango, papaya, mint, and orange juice and set aside.
- Have a nonstick pan getting warm. Soaking each piece of bread in egg mixture until bread has absorbed some of liquid, about 30 seconds.
- Add 1 teaspoon of butter to the pan and cook bread on each side for 4 minutes until golden brown. Repeat process for the remaining bread.
- Serve on plate with tropical salsa on top and sprinkle powdered sugar on each.