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Mascarpone French Toast Recipe

mascarpone french toast with berries on white plates
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This Mascarpone French Toast is the perfect way to add an extra special touch to a familiar breakfast dish.

  • Author: Becky Schmieg
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 14 slices 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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French toast

  • 12-14 slices brioche/challah/egg bread about an inch thick
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups half and half
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • butter

Mascarpone topping

  • 8 oz container mascarpone cheese
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Optional fruit topping

  • 1-2 cups strawberries, sliced or chopped, *see notes for frozen fruit

Instructions

  1. Beat whipping cream. Place bowl and beaters in the freezer while you gather ingredients. Beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Add mascarpone cheese, maple syrup and vanilla and beat again until smooth. Place in the fridge while you make the french toast.mascarpone french toast topping in a mixing bowl
  2. Whisk half and half, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla extract in a large 9 x 13 baking dish until smooth.
  3. Heat a griddle or cast-iron pan over medium heat. I heated my griddle to 350F.
  4. Place as many bread slices as will fit in the baking dish, let sit for 1-2 minutes, then flip.brioche bread slices soaking in french toast custard
  5. Once the griddle is hot, add a pat of butter and spread around. Remove a slice of bread from the egg mixture and let excess drip off before placing on the griddle. Repeat with remaining slices. Cook french toast on each side for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. french toast cooking on griddle
  6. Transfer to plates and serve with mascarpone topping, strawberries and maple syrup.
  7. Enjoy!

Notes

Temperature/griddle – if you won’t be using a griddle, heat a heavy pan (like cast-iron) to medium heat. More lightweight pans can be heated to the lower end of medium heat. Either way, you want to pan fully heated (butter is sizzling a bit) before adding the french toast for the best golden brown result.

Berries – any berry will work here! Blueberries are another favorite in our house. Blackberry and raspberry or a blend is also lovely. You can also use frozen berries. Just thaw thoroughly and drain the excess liquid.

Find it online: https://www.figjar.com/mascarpone-french-toast/