Crunchy French Toast

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 2 servings
  • Total: 35 min
  • Active: 25 min
This recipe is on the breakfast menu at Ree's Mercantile restaurant. While French toast has been on the menu ever since they opened, this version is a recent reinvention. It’s so popular, Ree wanted to publish the recipe for you to cook it at home!
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Ingredients

1 large egg, beaten

2 tablespoons heavy cream

2 tablespoons orange juice

1 tablespoon brown sugar

Pinch ground cinnamon

1/2 cup crushed cornflakes

1/2 cup crushed crunchy sweetened cereal, such as Cap’n Crunch

4 tablespoons salted butter

4 thick slices brioche

Brown Sugar Mascarpone, recipe follows

1/4 cup mixed fresh berries

Blueberry syrup (or similar), warmed, for serving

Brown Sugar Mascarpone:

8 ounces mascarpone

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. In a shallow dish, whisk together the egg, heavy cream, orange juice, brown sugar and cinnamon. In a separate shallow dish, mix the cornflakes and crunchy sweetened cereal. Set both aside.
  2. Heat a large griddle or pan over medium heat. Add the butter and let it melt.
  3. One at a time, dip slices of the brioche into the egg batter, coating both sides. Next, press the brioche slices into the crushed cereal until well coated. Place on the griddle and repeat the process with the remaining slices of brioche. Cook the brioche slices until golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board and slice in half.
  4. To serve, shingle the slices of French toast on a large plate or platter. Dollop the Brown Sugar Mascarpone around the plate. Top the French toast with the berries and serve with the warm syrup on the side.

Brown Sugar Mascarpone:

  1. In a large bowl, add the mascarpone, brown sugar, heavy cream and vanilla. With a hand mixer, whip until smooth.

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Sharon V.

This was delicious! Pretty easy to make. Does make a bit of a mess on your stove, but so worth it. I call it a KEEPER! recipe.

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