This Brioche French Toast is the perfect way to start your day! Slices of brioche bread are soaked in a custard mixture and cooked to perfection. It’s an indulgent breakfast treat you will love. Plus, it’s super easy to make. Just a few simple ingredients and you’re good to go!
French toast is a classic brunch dish that everyone loves. And this Brioche French Toast is the best of the best! The brioche bread soaks up the custard mixture perfectly, and it’s cooked to golden perfection.
Let’s look at how easy it is to make brioche French toast.
🥘 Ingredients
- brioche bread
- custard
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- oil
🔪 Instructions
- Drizzle oil in a nonstick skillet and preheat over medium-high heat.
- Meanwhile, slice brioche into ½ – ¾ inch thick slices.
- Combine custard, eggs, and vanilla in a mixing bowl and whisk well. Pour the mixture into a shallow dish.
- Quickly dip slices of bread, one at a time, into the egg mixture. Allow the excess custard to drip off before placing it into the prepared skillet.
- Fry each piece of brioche bread until it becomes a golden color, then flip and fry the other side.
- Remove from skillet and serve with syrup or fresh berries, if desired.
French toast is great with maple syrup on top, as well as fresh fruit, or even just sprinkled with a little bit of powdered sugar.
📖 Variations
If you can’t find pourable/drinkable custard, you can use half-and-half or a mixture of milk and heavy cream.
💭Making French Toast Tips
When using brioche, be sure to cut your slices at least ½ inch thick. Three-fourths of an inch would probably work, too. You need the thickness to be able to hold the custard mixture. Thinner slices typically do not hold up well when flipped.
Allow the bread to develop a nice, brown color before flipping. This may take a little bit of practice. There’s a slight learning curve, so just be patient.
Be sure to preheat your pan. You can do this while you slice your bread and make the custard mixture.
Heat your pan to the optimal temperature. I find that heating it to medium-high heat works best. While making a large batch, I sometimes have to lower the temperature after cooking the first few slices.
Make sure your pan is well-greased/oiled/butter. Even though I use a nonstick skillet, the oil helps to create just the right amount of crispness that French toast needs. You may find it necessary to add additional during the process.
If you like French toast, here are some more tasty breakfast recipes you might like: Cinnamon Roll Casserole with Blueberries, Easy Pull Apart Cinnamon Bread, and French Toast Casserole.
Brioche French Toast
Ingredients
- 1 loaf brioche
- 2 cups drinkable custard
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup oil for pan (approximately)
Instructions
- Drizzle oil in a nonstick skillet and preheat over medium-high heat.
- Meanwhile, slice brioche into ½ – ¾ inch thick slices.
- Combine custard, eggs, and vanilla in a mixing bowl and whisk well. Pour mixture into a shallow dish.
- Quickly dip slices of bread, one at a time, into custard mixture. Allow excess custard to drip off before placing into prepared skillet.
- Fry bread until golden brown, then flip and fry other side.
- Remove from skillet and serve with syrup or fresh fruit, if desired.
Nath says
Where does someone get the drinkable custard or is there a recipe to make it? I’m in Canada and cannot find this anywhere. TIA
Lynda says
I used to buy it at Earth Fare. During the holiday season, you can substitute eggnog. Otherwise, use whole milk or a combination of whole milk and whipping cream.
Natbalie says
@Lynda, 😊 thanks
Shirley says
This looks very good I love french toast but never try with the custard,only with milk and eggs.
Something new for me to try.
Thank you for sharing.
Shirley H.
patti says
Looks decadent and delicious!
Hannah @ eating with alice says
This sounds so yum! I love french toast, but am not a fan of using egg in it, so this sounds right up my alley! Brioche is hard to find in Australia, but it is getting more popular. Can’t wait to try!