Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
Chocolate-Cinnamon French Toast
This can be assembled the night before serving, left in the refrigerator and baked just before serving.
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 loaf day-old French bread
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips or cinnamon chips
- 5 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- Spray a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cut the French bread into 6 slices, each 1 1/2 inches thick. Using a small, sharp knife, cut 2-inch-long slits in one side of each bread slice, cutting 3/4 of the way through the bread, to create a pocket.
- Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons of chips into the pocket of each bread slice; press to close. Place filled slices into prepared baking pan.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon and vanilla in medium bowl. Pour egg mixture evenly over bread; carefully turn pieces over, spooning mixture in pan over top of bread. Cover pan with plastic wrap; refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer toast to plates.
- Serve with maple syrup, if desired.