Brick French Toast
featured in The Best Japanese Desserts You'll Ever Have
This unique twist on classic French toast features smaller, crispy battered pieces of bread inside a larger bread cube with berries, making for a showstopping presentation. Impress your mom this Mother's Day, or serve as part of a birthday brunch.
Tasty Team
77% would make again
Total Time
35 minutes
35 min
Prep Time
20 minutes
20 min
Cook Time
15 minutes
15 min
Total Time
35 minutes
35 min
Prep Time
20 minutes
20 min
Cook Time
15 minutes
15 min
Ingredients
for 4 servings
- ½ white bread, unsliced
- egg wash
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk (200 mL)
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Cinnamon Sugar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Topping
- maple syrup
- blueberry
- strawberry
- vanilla ice cream
- cookie stick
Nutrition Info
- Calories 163
- Fat 10g
- Carbs 12g
- Fiber 0g
- Sugar 10g
- Protein 5g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- In a medium bowl, add eggs, milk, and sugar, and mix until smooth.
- Cut out the inside of the bread: with a knife, cut into the loaf, about ½ inch away from the edge until you’re just about to the bottom. DO NOT CUT THROUGH. Cut all sides.
- Place the loaf on its side and ½ inch away from the bottom, make one slit through the bread without cutting through the other side.
- Gently pull out the cube you just cut. There will now be the inner loaf and the outer piece.
- Cut the inner loaf into small cubes.
- In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon and set aside with the egg mixture.
- Lightly dip each side of the bread and sprinkle on cinnamon sugar.
- For the outer piece, brush the egg wash along the inside, then sprinkle the cinnamon sugar to lightly coat the sides.
- Place the cubes and the outer piece on a lightly oiled, parchment-lined baking tray.
- Bake at 350°F/180°C for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Place cubes into the outer piece and dress it with blueberries, strawberries, ice cream, and maple syrup.
- Enjoy!
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