Best French Toast Recipe

This delectable family favorite easy French Toast recipe comes together in less than fifteen minutes making it the ideal comfort food breakfast.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine French

Keyword diy french toast, easy french toast, french toast ingredients, how to make french toast

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Servings pieces

Calories 171kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a wide bowl.
Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil and melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Dip 1 slice bread in the egg mixture. Coat both sides of the bread. Add the slice to the hot pan. Continue dipping more slices of bread and adding to the pan until the pan is full. If desired sprinkle each side of bread with a little extra cinnamon before cooking.
Cook until is golden brown on the bottom. Then flip and cook until golden brown on the other side. Whisk warmed maple syrup with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. For best results serve promptly.

Always start with unsliced bread. That way you can cut nice thick slices. Don't worry if they are not all the exact same size as everyone will be so enamored that they will not even notice.
My two favorite loaves for making this recipe are challah and brioche. Both are good sturdy eggy breads making them perfect for soaking up the custard and not collapsing.
Whisk the custard until everything is incorporated and whisk several times while making the toast. You don't want a big blob of egg white on your perfectly browned slices.
Dunk the bread in the egg mixture for about 10-15 seconds.
Make sure the pan is hot enough before putting in each slice so that custard does not spread out making what is referred to as a foot at the base of your toast.
Use pure vanilla extract. It is well worth every penny.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.