Yield: 4 servings | Time: 30 minutes

Food Saving Hacks: Don’t toss day-old bread! Stale bread will absorb better making your French toast tastier! 

Ingredients:

  • 8 slices of bread 
  • 4 large eggs
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (or almond or rum extract)
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tbsp of sugar or honey (optional)
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg or cardamom (optional)
  • 1-2 cups of frozen berries
  • Maple syrup or powdered sugar, for serving

 

Instructions:

  1. In a large bowl or shallow dish, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt and any optional spices (nutmeg or cardamom).
  2. Heat a lightly buttered griddle or skillet over medium heat until the butter foams. Lightly toast fresh bread to allow better absorption; Skip this step if using stale bread.
  3. Dip each slice of bread into the custard mixture, coating both sides and allow the bread to soak until well-saturated.
  4. Cook the soaked bread 1-3 minutes per side, or until golden brown, adding more butter as needed and working in batches.
  5. While the French toast cooks, warm frozen berries with a bit of water in a saucepan and mash or defrost whole berries in the microwave or on a paper towel.
  6. Serve hot, topped with the warmed berries, and drizzle with maple syrup or dust with powdered sugar if desired.

 

Save More Than Food! Make homemade powdered sugar by blending granulated sugar until it reaches a powdery consistency.

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