With the custardy creaminess on the inside and the slight tartness of the raspberries with the golden crunchy layer on the outside, this Raspberry french toast will be your dream weekend breakfast/brunch recipe.
Although I wouldn't wait until weekend to make this as this is one of the simplest recipes .There are many days where my 6 year old requests for a french toast or pancakes or waffles for lunch or dinner😊. Even though she doesn't get her wish granted all of the times, we will have to honor her wish at least a few times.
We made a rule in our home for kids( and us, who am I kidding !)for when ever we eat french toast or pancakes or waffles that we have to eat a bowl of fruits to go along with it or before. No fruits then no desserts for breakfast ! ( because that's what french toast is, rich creamy crunchy plate of goodness).This rule at least helps us to try and eat a little less of this delicious raspberry french toast which is very hard, trust me 😉
If you have kids who won't eat raspberries, this might be an interesting way to sneak in some into their meals.
I started making this very recently actually. We bought a big box of raspberries from a farm and were trying to make everything with them before they go bad. It's very hard to use up that many berries in such short time, so ended up freezing half of them and made multiple raspberry crumbles, jam, syrup and what not with the remaining half.(Ok it's not me who made the crumbles, my husband made them, but hey ! I was present in the kitchen when he was making them so I guess I can take a little credit 😜
Anyways we had some raspberry syrup leftover from the crumble and it caught my eye while I was making the french toast so just mixed it in with the french toast mix and there came the awesome raspberry french toast.
Ok let's look at some FAQs before we jump in to the recipe
Frequently asked questions
What kind of bread can I use?
Brioche or Challah bread are the most widely preferred bread for french toast for the perfect texture.But I know it's not always easy to find the specialty bread so I use any bread I like many times. What ever bread you choose, just try and make sure that it is
- Not too thin and not too thick. Ideal thickness for bread slice would be around 1" thickness
- both spongy and sturdy at the same time to hold well when dipped in the custard.
- Actually best to use slightly stale bread for french toast as the dryness helps in absorbing more custard and tastes much better although fresh bread is okay too.If you have little time then leave the bread slices open for a little while to dry out before making it.
What kind of milk?
The more fattier the milk you use, the more richer it would be. If you prefer to keep the fat content down use 2% milk. I usually use 2% milk.
Why are there two methods in the recipe card?
The only difference between the two different methods given in the recipe card is in preparing the egg and raspberry mixture. Blender method is super quick especially if you are making in large quantities and saves time where as if you like the pulpy taste and look of raspberry mixture you can avoid blender and mix by hand( no blender method). It is not a big difference but helps save time if you are in a hurry. Everything else is same in both methods.Below picture shows the no blender method.
Variations
I didn't try yet making this with other fruits but if you want to be creative you can try making this with strawberries or apple sauce or pear sauce or may be even banana. Don't forget to let me know in comments how did you make this.
Mistakes to avoid
- Not soaking the bread enough. Make sure you soak the bread slice well enough for it to absorb the raspberry custard mixture completely. Turn it both sides if required until its completely soaked
- Over soaking to a point that it won't hold well.
- Using too much heat or not enough heat
Raspberry French Toast
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: Makes 8 slices of french toast 1x
Description
This raspberry french toast will be your dream weekend breakfast/brunch recipe with the custardy creaminess on the inside and golden crunchy layer on the outside.
Ingredients
- 8 slices of bread
- 5 eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- 2.5 tbsp flour
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- pinch of salt
Raspberry syrup
- 1.5 tbsp sugar
- ⅔ cup raspberries
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Toppings
Maple Syrup with some raspberry syrup (made in this recipe) OR powdered white sugar with raspberries on the side
Instructions
1st method ( Blender method)
- Put all the ingredients in the blender except the bread slices and the toppings and blend for a min on high speed until well combined.
- Now take the mixture from the blender into a wide based bowl(so you can dip the bread easily in it).
- Heat a non stick griddle over medium high heat.
- Dip each individual bread slice in the egg and raspberry mixture, flip it over several times if required in the mixture until the bread slice absorbs the mixture really well.Depending on the thickness and texture of bread it might take half a min to 3 to 4 mins sometimes. If the bowl is big enough for multiple bread slices then you can dip as many as you want to fry at a time.
- Once the griddle is hot place a small cube of butter and little oil on it to melt together. Now place the dipped bread slices on the greased griddle and fry for 3 to 4 mins. Keep a lid on the pan when you are frying on the first side if possible, making sure the lid is not touching the bread slices. The lid will help cook the middle part of the bread well and little faster.
- Remove the lid, flip once and fry well on the second side with out the lid( if you put a lid after flipping, you won't get that crunchy outer texture).Fry until it is golden on both sides and well cooked on the inside.
- Remove onto the serving plate, top with your favorite toppings like maple syrup with some raspberry syrup( make little extra on the side, no need to cook into a syrup, it tastes good just like that) or powdered sugar with some raspberries on the side or whipped cream or any other yummy stuff you want and enjoy.
2nd method ( with out blender )
- First mix together milk,eggs,flour,sugar,vanilla extract and ground cinnamon in a wide bowl and whisk well until well combined without lumps of flour or strings of egg.
- In a separate bowl mix together raspberries,sugar and lemon juice and mix well to make a sauce. Alternately you can just blend these ingredients together for few seconds.
- Now mix the raspberry sauce into the egg mixture in to a wide based bowl (so you can dip the bread easily in it)and combine well.
- Heat a non stick griddle over medium high heat.
- Dip each individual bread slice in the egg and raspberry mixture, flip it over several times if required in the mixture until the bread slice absorbs the mixture really well.Depending on the thickness and texture of bread it might take half a min to 3 to 4 mins sometimes. If the bowl is big enough for multiple bread slices then you can dip as many as you want to fry at a time.
- Once the griddle is hot place a small cube of butter and little oil on it to melt together. Now place the dipped bread slices on the greased griddle and fry for 3 to 4 mins. Keep a lid on the pan when you are frying on the first side if possible, making sure the lid is not touching the bread slices. The lid will help cook the middle part of the bread well and little faster.
- Remove the lid, flip once and fry well on the second side with out the lid( if you put a lid after flipping, you won't get that crunchy outer texture).Fry until it is golden on both sides and well cooked on the inside.
- Remove onto the serving plate, top with your favorite toppings like maple syrup with some raspberry syrup( make little extra on the side, no need to cook into a syrup, it tastes good just like that) or powdered sugar with some raspberries on the side or whipped cream or any other yummy stuff you want and enjoy.
Notes
- Stale bread is best for french toast . To dry it out even more, you can leave the bread out with the wrapper open the night before or few hours before making it.
- If you are making it with fresh bread dip it a little longer and really make sure that the bread slice absorbed the egg mixture well.
- Difference in the above two methods is only in preparing the egg and raspberry mixture. cooking part is same for both methods
- In the no blender method you will be able to see the raspberry pulp in the mixture visibly and on the toasted french toast whereas in the blender method mixture is very smooth. There is no taste difference between both methods. It's just a preference and blender method makes it super quick when you are making large quantities.
- Keep watching the heat of the griddle, it should be medium high to start with but you can adjust it to medium or medium low if required if you think the bread slices are cooking fast on the outside but not cooking well in the middle. Controlling heat is very important for good french toast with a golden crunchy outside and creamy well cooked inside.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: stove top/electric griddle
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Raspberry french toast, raspberry sauce for french toast, french toast with raspberry sauce, french toast with fruit topping, fruit french toast, berry french toast
Disclaimer : Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, please use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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