Toffee French Toast with Pecans

Name: Toffee French Toast with Pecans
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: Sauce; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar; ¾ cup heavy whipping cream; ½ cup roughly chopped pecans; French toast; 8 large eggs; ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, preferably freshly grated; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur (such as Grand Marnier) or orange juice; 2 tablespoons salted butter; 8 thick slices (1 in.) brioche (about 1 lb.)

8 Ratings
6 Reviews

Time: 45 minutes. The luscious sauce makes this French toast taste like sticky toffee pudding. (Put leftover sauce on ice cream.)

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Recipe Summary

Yield:

Serves 4

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Prepare sauce: Melt unsalted butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in brown sugar until well blended, then bring to a boil. Boil until sugar dissolves, 5 to 8 minutes. Carefully stir in cream (mixture may spatter) and pecans; reduce heat to low.

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Step 2
Make French toast: In a large shallow bowl, whisk together eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, and orange liqueur.
Step 3
Heat a large cast-iron skillet or nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Melt 1 tbsp. salted butter in skillet, tipping pan to coat. Quickly dip bread, 1 piece at a time, into egg batter, coating both sides but not drenching. Lay bread in skillet and repeat with remaining bread. Cook until golden brown, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes; then flip, add remaining 1 tbsp. butter, and cook until second side is golden brown, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes more.
Step 4
Transfer French toast to plates, top with some of warm toffee sauce, and serve remaining sauce on the side.
Step 5
Make ahead: Sauce keeps up to 2 days, covered and chilled (reheat in a microwave oven).

Source

The Kitchen, Boulder, CO

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

945 calories; calories from fat 50%; protein 24g; fat 52g; saturated fat 24g; carbohydrates 93g; fiber 3g; sodium 779mg; cholesterol 570mg.

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seaside725

05/22/2014

This was an excellent French toast. I used challah bread because I couldn't find brioche. My family really liked the sauce. I used the extra sauce over vanilla ice cream. I will be making this again.

coloradomamma

09/25/2012

This is my absolute favorite french toast recipe of all-time. I don't usually make the sauce because my family prefers maple syrup (and because it's SOOO full of fat and sugar), but they always comment on how great it is!

Kschooler1210

06/19/2011

Made this for fathers day. My chef husband said it was the best French toast he's ever had. Kids loved it too. I topped it off with fresh blueberries which added a nice tartness. I will definitely keep this recipe handy to impress.

Love2knit

02/26/2011

Made this for family Xmas brunch along with other dishes. Everyone loved it! I barely got a bite of it.

camous

12/07/2010

I used salted butter by accident - it was fine. This was a huge hit with my teens who ate leftovers of it for several days and almost fought over the last serving! I made a simple warm apple compote to go along with- a nice addition with the toffee! Will definitely add this to our Sunday morning brunch rotation!

AlaHoneyBlossom

06/13/2010

This sounds very nice. However, I would use salted butter for the sauce as salted butter gives a nice kick to caramel

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