French Toast with Caramelized Peaches
French toast topped with caramelized peaches
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
For Caramelized Peaches:
- 4 fresh ripe peaches, pealed and sliced
- 1 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 Tablespoons real maple syrup or brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch of sea salt
For French Toast
- 8 slices of your favorite bread (I use a hearty whole grain artisan bread)
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup vanilla almond milk
- 2 Tablespoons butter
Instructions
For Peaches:
- Peel and slice peaches
- In a bowl, toss together peaches, maple syrup (or brown sugar), cinnamon and sea salt. Place a skillet on medium heat, add butter. When melted, add peaches. Stirring occasionally, simmer for 5-6 minutes or until caramelized. Add vanilla, stir and remove from heat. While peaches cook, make French toast.
For French Toast:
- Slice bread 1" thick
- place eggs and almond milk in a small bowl and whisk
- place a large pan on medium heat, add butter and allow to melt
- When butter and pan are hot, dip each piece of bread into almond milk/egg mixture and place in pan.
- Cook until first side is golden brown, flip bread and cook other side until golden
- Remove from pan and top with caramelized peaches. If desired top with mascarpone cheese or sour whipped cream (see suggestions in clog post)