Valentine’s Day French Toast
Summary
How to make Valentine's Day French Toast
Valentine’s Day French Toast
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Special equipment: large heart-shaped cookie cutter, baking sheet with a wire rack.
- The night before you are going to make the French toast, use the heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut each slice of bread. Place the heart-shaped bread on a baking sheet line with a wire rack. Place in your oven (not on) and leave it there overnight. This will dry out the bread. You can also use day old bread.
- In a small bowl, add your sliced strawberries and sprinkle with sugar. Stir to coat. Let these sit at room temperature until ready to serve over the French toast.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs and whisk. Next, add the milk, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt to the mix and egg mixture. Whisk all ingredients until combined. Pour into a large shallow dish such as a pie plate so you can dip your toast.
- Preheat a non-stick skillet over medium heat along with two tablespoons of butter. Once hot, dip your bread into the custard mixture. Coat both sides of the bread with the custard and then place in the skillet and cook 2-3 minutes per side. Serve with sliced strawberries, powdered sugar and maple syrup. Enjoy!
- Note: This recipe makes a lot of custard. I recommend making extra French toast. Let it cool completely and place in freezer bags for a future breakfast.
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Cut the bread into heart shapes the night before and arrange the pieces on a baking sheet set over a wire rack. Place the sheet in the oven (not on) and leave it there overnight to dry the bread, or use day-old bread as an alternative.
The recipe yields more custard than needed for eight slices, so make extra French toast if desired. Once cooked and fully cooled, store extra slices in freezer bags for a future breakfast.
Why use day‑old or dried bread for Valentine’s Day French Toast
Drying the bread ahead of time or using day‑old slices helps the egg‑and‑milk custard soak into the crumb without the slice becoming mushy. A slightly drier slice absorbs the custard more evenly so the interior becomes tender while the outside can brown and crisp up in the skillet. Overnight oven drying achieves the same effect as letting bread sit a day.
About the strawberries
Slicing the strawberries and sprinkling them with sugar draws juices out of the fruit in a simple process called maceration. The resulting slightly saucy, sweet topping pairs with the warm French toast and can be spooned over each heart‑shaped slice when serving.
Watch Dr. J Make Valentine’s Day French Toast
Watch Dr. J make Valentine’s Day French Toast and see how it comes together.
