How To Make The Best French Toast

This iconic dish is all about the details. While french toast might seem simple, looks can be deceiving. To get that perfectly crispy exterior and creamy, silky custard on the inside we spent weeks eating tons of butter, bread, and syrup to discover the best classic french toast recipe. The end result is indulgent, delicious, and most importantly, easy to make. What’s not to love?

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[jubliiuwu]

The effort of cinematography these guys shows to show the cons and pros of the recipe is amazing

[bandinic]

Fun fact : I’m french and in France, we call this ”pain perdu” ( in french ) and the exactly translation for this would be ”lost bread” ^^

[bush.nawaz.t]

My mom used to cook a breakfast for me, bread soaked in eggs, and fried. She called it "Frash ki roti"....20years later, at the age of 23 I find out that that each dish is the French toast and that she just called it by it's name in Hindi.

[thewadsquad]

Welp. I guess I'm eating french toast for dinner.

[racheyfacey]

I made this french toast this week and it was legit restaurant-level french toast. The challah bread was such a game changer, absolute *chef's kiss*

[londonjohn]

Wow today is my dad’s birthday and he loves French toast so I Made it for him this morning, and I see tasty just uploaded this recipe. Too late now 😭😭

[arthurikarthurik]

Hey, I would like to say it is indeed recipe 101 for French toasts. I finally baked these toasts today and they came out perfectly fine. And I didn’t even use hala-bread, I used regular bread and it still came out perfectly. Even someone who didn’t like toasts before, ate them like it wasn’t made from bread but was made from other fine products. Keep on coming

[meerakanakammamohan]

A Weissman once said that "Challa bread probably makes the best french toast ever"

[myungjaehyunfromwish]

We want claire back. Her voice were just so amazing

[ayeshajaweed]

You people work hard to find a perfect recipe for us. Thankyou soo much. God bless you

[linkfan]

I LOVE french toast. It's one of the few "fancy" meals I actually know how to make. I try to make it for my family when I can.

[aminaa]

Recipe:
6 large eggs
¾ cup whole milk (180 mL)
¾ cup heavy cream (180 mL)
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, or extract
1 loaf challah bread
unsalted butter, or ghee, for greasing


Additions for serving:
softened butter
pure maple syrup, warmed
flaky sea salt
fresh berry

Instructions:
- Preheat a nonstick electric griddle to 300°F (150°C). (Alternatively, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.)
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until well combined. Add the milk, heavy cream, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla bean paste and whisk until completely combined.
- Working in batches, dip each slice of challah in the custard, letting soak for 20–60 seconds on each side, until fully saturated but not soggy.
- Lightly grease the griddle with butter. Once melted, add the soaked challah on the griddle and cook, without disturbing, until golden brown and crispy, about 2 minutes. Use a flat spatula to flip the bread and continue cooking until the other side is golden brown, 2 minutes more. Wipe the pan clean between batches and add more butter as needed.
Serve the French toast with a pat of butter, a drizzle of warm maple syrup, a sprinkle of flaky salt, and berries.
Enjoy!

[pattysmith]

Growing up my family deep fried french toast and for me, that is the absolute best way to make it. For some reason most people make it the way you all suggest. I just love the crust from deep frying it!

[chrisasmr]

*The sound from my stomach is louder than the asmr sound lol* 🖤💗

[Dreaminclouds]

This cafe by my house used to have challa bread french toast and it's hands down THE BEST EVERR. They got new owners during the pandemic and don't have it anymore and I wanted to cry when I found out

[isalisiribaddana]

Hey Tasty, don't ever stop this series

[michaelivanoff]

Looks great but when I think of “recipes”, I think of an ingredient list with portion and instructions. This sounds great but if I want to make this exact recipe I need more information please. Anyone else able to locate the RECIPE to this recipe?

[hennycorn]

I actually allow my bread to soak up the custard overnight & it turns out amazing. To help the bread from falling apart I also take the stale bread & refrigerate it the day before. It helps to stiffen it up some before the overnight custard bath. An its yet to fall apart on me & is never raw in the middle

[sandrilene]

Where's the recipe?? I tried looking on the website and the written recipe wasn't there! I wish they'd link to the individual recipes in their videos instead of just having all of them link to the main website. :(

[SouthernFoodJunkie]

It looks so yummy. I personally love sourdough bread for French toast though! Especially sourdough made with the modified sourdough starter that is made from potato flakes. It makes a slightly sweeter bread that is sturdy on the outside, but soft and fluffy on the inside. It is less sour as well. Smells amazing though!