Creme Brulee French Toast is the perfect combination of elegance and comfort. Made with just a handful of simple ingredients, it’s a golden masterpiece that shines with beauty and deliciousness!
The charm of this dessert lies in its perfect fusion of richness and sweetness found in every bite.
The smooth vanilla pastry cream topped with brown crust compliments the buttery French toast with a delicious contrast between creamy and crispy texture. To add the final touch, the caramelised torched sugar gives this dish a dazzling fiery finish and tempts you to grab a bite the moment you set eyes on it.
Don’t let the fancy name of this recipe fool you!
While the name might be a mouthful, it’s actually a quick and easy recipe with a short prep time. With minimal effort and few basic ingredients, you can enjoy a delicious treat as a breakfast, dessert, or brunch that instantly brightens your day with its glossy and irresistibly charming look!
Tips To Make A Perfect Creme Brulee French Toast
Before diving into the recipe, here are some tips to make this decadent recipe perfectly delicious:
- If you soak the bread in the French toast mixture, it may become soggy. To avoid this, don’t spend too much time soaking and drain the bread pieces well before placing them into the pan for cooking.
- Do NOT overcook! Overcooking leads to dry French toasts which are unpleasant to eat. Follow the temperature guidelines given in this recipe to perfect the cooking time of this dessert.
- Preheat your pan and grease it well with butter before putting the French toast in it. If your pan isn’t well-seasoned, the french toast might get stuck in it.
- Don’t linger in any place for too long while torching the sugar to avoid uneven caramelization.
- Use fresh bread in making this dessert, as stale ones might result in dry or crumbly French toast.
Which type of Bread is Good for Creme Brûlée French Toast
For the best crème brûlée french toast recipe, Brioche Bread is the best choice, but you can also use loaf, Challah, sourdough, and even day-old croissant, etc. work well for this crispy toast recipe.
Here, I use thick sliced bread for creme brulee french toast recipe. You can use thick-sliced bread instead of brioche bread; the result will be the same.
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Creme Brulee French Toast Recipe | Easy Crème Brûlée French Toast
Ingredients
For Pastry Cream
For French Toast Mixture
- 3 Egg Yolks
- 2 tbsp / 24 g Sugar
- 1 cup / 250 ml Heavy Cream
- 1-2 pinch Salt
- 1 tsp / 5 ml Vanilla Essence
For French Toast
- 1 tbsp / 14 g Butter.
- 6-7 slices Thick Bread
- 1 tsp / 4 g Sugar (Each Bread)
- Strawberry (For Decoration)
Instructions
Heat Milk
- Place a pan on the stove over medium heat.
- Pour 1 cup of milk into the pan and bring it to a simmer.
Prepare Egg Mixture
- Take a mixing bowl and add 3 egg yolks by separating them from the whites.
- Sprinkle 3 tbsp of sugar and a pinch of salt over the egg yolks.
- Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract for a hint of flavour.
- Place a strainer over the bowl and sift 2 tbsp of cornstarch into it.
- Use a whisk to combine all the ingredients well until the mixture is smooth.
- Gradually pour the hot milk you simmered earlier into the egg mixture while continuously whisking.
Cook Pastry Cream
- Place a pan on the stove over medium-low heat.
- Pour the egg yolk mixture into the pan using a strainer to remove any lumps.
- Use the whisk to push the remaining milk through the strainer and into the pan below.
- Keep stirring the mixture in the pan until it thickens.
- Once thickened, remove the pan from heat.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl and place a piece of plastic wrap directly over the surface of the pastry cream.
- Refrigerate the pastry cream for at least 2 hours to allow it to set properly.
Prepare French Toast Mixture
- Take a mixing bowl and crack 3 egg yolks into it.
- Add 2 tbsp of sugar and 1 cup of heavy cream to the bowl.
- Sprinkle 1-2 pinches of salt and 1 tsp of vanilla essence over the mixture.
- Whisk to combine all the ingredients.
- Set it aside for later use.
Cook French Toast
- Heat a pan over medium temperature and add 1 tbsp of butter to it.
- Using a tong, move the butter around the pan until it melts.
- Take 6-7 slices of thick bread and dip them into the French toast mixture you prepared earlier.
- Soak each slice of bread for 30 seconds on each side.
- Place the soaked bread slices on the buttered pan one piece at a time.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side of the slices.
- Flip the bread slices carefully using a slotted spoon.
- Once cooked, remove the pan from the heat and transfer the bread slices to a serving plate.
Assemble French Toast and Pastry Cream
- Take the pastry cream out of the refrigerator and open the plastic wrap.
- Give the mixture a good whisk to smooth out any lumps.
- Spread a generous amount of pastry cream on each slice of the French toast.
- Sprinkle 1 tsp of sugar over the pastry cream on each slice.
- Use a kitchen torch to caramelise the sugar or broil on high heat.
Decorate, Serve and Enjoy!
- Cut a fresh strawberry in half and arrange the slices decoratively on top of the caramelised French toast.
Video
All done? You see how easy that was! With just some classic ingredients like eggs, sugar, milk, and bread, this dish serves up a taste that’s so irresistible that you’ll find yourself craving it repeatedly!
I hope you like this no-fuss crème brûlée french toast recipe as much as I do. Until next time, keep making delicious recipes like this and share your tasty experiences with me.
Recipe FAQs
To make this recipe dairy-free, use non-dairy milk like almond, soy or oat milk instead of regular milk.
You can use berries, maple syrup, corn syrup, honey, half and half or whipped cream as toppings on Crème Brûlée French Toast.
If the mixture is too runny, consider adding a little bit of cornstarch to thicken the texture.
