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Tiramisu French Toast

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Add espresso powder to a French toast custard and then garnish with a coffee cream cheese topping.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 850 kcal

Ingredients
  

Coffee Cream Ingredients

  • 250 grams Cream Cheese softened , see notes
  • ¼ cup Heavy Cream
  • 2 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
  • ½ tablespoon Instant Espresso Powder

French Toast Ingredients

  • 1 loaf White Sourdough Bread unsliced
  • 6 large Eggs
  • ½ cup Milk
  • 1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
  • ½ tablespoon Instant Espresso Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Butter for cooking
  • ¼ cup Chocolate Shavings or Curls

Instructions
 

Make the Coffee Cream

  • Place the softened brick of cream cheese in mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to mix the cream cheese until completely smooth.
    250 grams Cream Cheese
  • Add the instant espresso, granulated sugar, and heavy cream to the bowl of cream cheese.
    ¼ cup Heavy Cream, 2 tablespoon Granulated Sugar, ½ tablespoon Instant Espresso Powder
  • Mix with the hand blender to incorporate ingredients until light and aery. If you want a lighter cream, add a little bit of heavy cream at a time until desired consistency has been reached.

Make the French Toast

  • Use thick cuts of bread when making French Toast to better absorb the custard. Try to buy an unsliced brioche loaf, french bread, or sourdough for best results. If you can not find unsliced bread, then a Texas Toast Sandwich Bread would work best.
    1 loaf White Sourdough Bread
  • Slice the bread in 1 to 1 ½ inch slices. Keep the ends so you can make delicious pan fried croutons with olive oil and herbs.
  • Make the custard by combining in a bowl, the eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and instant espresso. Whisk until smooth.
    6 large Eggs, ½ cup Milk , 1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar , ½ tablespoon Instant Espresso Powder, ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • Preheat a large griddle at 350F or a non-stick frying pan on medium heat. Use butter or non-stick spray on the surface before placing on the French Toast.
    1 tablespoon Butter
  • Place each slice of bread in the custard for 20-30 seconds. Use a fork to press the bread into the custard if using a day-old bread to help it soak up most mixture. Let excess custard drip off the soaked bread.
  • Place the French toast onto the preheated and greased griddle or pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn the French toast over and for another 3 minutes or golden. Remove from the griddle and repeat with the rest of the soaked slices.
  • Serve the prepared Coffee Cream over the hot French toast and garnish with the chocolate shavings. Top with more of your favorite toppings like maple syrup, icing sugar, or fresh cut strawberries.
    ¼ cup Chocolate Shavings or Curls

Notes

Cream Cheese
  • Use Mascarpone instead of cream cheese for a more authentic flavor to the coffee cream. Reduce the amount of heavy cream if using mascarpone and adjust for your desired consistency.
  • When using cream cheese, I usually take it right out of the fridge and very slowly microwave it 15 seconds at a time until softened. If you end up overheating the cream cheese this way, the final result of the coffee cream might be too soft. In that case, simply refrigerate the cream for 20 minutes and rewhip it and it will work just fine.  

Nutrition

Calories: 850kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 28gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 24gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 371mgSodium: 1170mgPotassium: 505mgFiber: 4gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 1608IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 223mgIron: 7mg
Keyword bread, chocolate, coffee, cream cheese
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