This recipe is a spin on the classic French toast, bringing together two amazing breakfast dishes. This french toast is topped with amazing caramelised peaches and mascarpone sweetened with honey and vanilla paste. A perfect combination. While it may seem like a lot of work for breakfast, the French toast is actually baked, meaning that whilst that's in the oven, the toppings can be sorted out, and you're done in around half an hour!
The below recipe serves around 4-6 people.
Ingredients
French Toast
8 all butter croissants
35gr butter
100ml milk
6 eggs
1 tspn cinnamon
3 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tspn vanilla paste (or 1 tspn vanilla essence)
25gr flaked almonds
Caramelised Peaches
4 peaches
90gr butter
90gr brown sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
Mascarpone Topping
250gr mascarpone
1 tspn honey
1/2 tspn vanilla paste (or 1 tspn vanilla essence)
Method
1. Making the French toast. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Slice the croissants in half - this will allow the croissants to soak up the egg mixture more easily. Set the croissant halves aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs. Melt the butter and add to the eggs, along with the milk, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla. Add the croissants to the egg mixture, setting them aside for around 5 minutes, flipping occasionally to ensure they are well coated.
3. Start placing the croissant halves in an oven proof dish (I used one around 26 x 38cm large). Start placing the bottoms down first, with the croissant tops on top. If there is any excess egg mixture, pour a few tablespoons on top. Sprinkle the flaked almonds on top and place in the oven for around 20-24 minutes, or until golden.
4. Caramelising the peaches. Cut the peaches in eights and set aside.
5. In a large skillet on medium heat, melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and stir until most of the sugar seems to have dissolved. Add the peaches and allow to cook on each side for around 5-10 minutes. The sugar will become dark in colour quite quickly as brown sugar is being used. Once you've flipped the peaches, add the lemon juice. Take the peaches off the heat once they are soft and golden.
6. Making the mascarpone topping. Add all the mascarpone topping ingredients into a small bowl and whisk for around 2 minutes. Set aside until ready to serve.
7. Serve the french toast right out of the oven, and top with mascarpone, peaches, and a sprinkle of roasted almonds.
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