There’s no doubt that French toast was created on a Sunday, because it’s the obvious choice for a filling, please-anyone brunch dish. The ingredients are so simple that you can quickly create a family-style buffet with toppings laid out for the picking. Or, you can dress up French toast with vibrant homemade jam to serve your other half a romantic morning in bed together. C’est de l’amour!
Challah French Toast
Recipe courtesy of Colorful Foodie
Ingredients
4 to 6 slices Challah bread
2 eggs (or 1 egg + 2 egg whites)
1/3 cup almond milk
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp. raw honey
Directions
- In a small bowl wide enough to accommodate your bread slices, mix eggs, milk, cinnamon and honey.
- Dip bread into egg mixture — both sides!
- Grease a frying pan with coconut oil and turn to medium heat.
- Cook French toast until egg mixture becomes a little crispy.
Serve layered with berry jam spread in between. Jam recipe as follows:
Homemade Berry Jam
Ingredients
2 cups mixed frozen berries
2 Tbsp. water
1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice, or juice from ½ lemon
1 Tbsp. honey or agave (more if you want it sweeter)
Directions
1. Throw berries, juice and honey into a skillet and heat on high for a couple minutes.
2. When it starts sizzling, add water, lower to medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes or so.
Keep it chunky or macerate the berries for a smoother texture.