French Toast with Orange Sauce

French toast with orange sauce is a fabulous twist on French toast. It’s lower in sugar as it’s lightly sweetened with a fresh orange sauce, too.

This recipe is so simple, yet with the unique orange flavored syrup and a surprising ‘crunch’, I know it’s going to be a regular in my breakfast menu rotation instead of plain French toast with maple syrup or even the classic French toast, as it’s made in France.

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If you are on a healthy, Mediterranean-style diet, this is a way to use your leftover, stale bread, brioche or rolls. It requires no maple syrup for the topping, and provides some protein, too.

An Orange Twist on French Toast

Many of us enjoy a good French toast now and then, but I wanted to share this recipe because it’s really unique to me. Do you enjoy a good crunch with your meals? I know I do, and the crunch to the toast, combined with the orange sauce in place of maple syrup makes for a delightful combination!

This would make a brilliant special occasion breakfast, like a birthday celebration, Christmas morning, or an option for brunch. 

Overnight French toast

My family truly enjoyed this French toast, but one thing we really loved was the surprising crunch from the brown sugar that’s sprinkled on just before cooking!

This is great for people with nut allergies as it gives the same sort of crunch as nuts would, without the nuts! Fabulous idea, and this creation could absolutely be served as dessert, as well as a breakfast or dish.

Cinnamon French Toast with Orange Sauce

slightly adapted from PANINI                  serves 2

FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE BELOW

Ingredients

• milk (or rice milk)
• egg
• cinnamon
• brown sugar
• butter 
• stale bread

Orange Sauce

• juice of oranges
• vanilla extract or vanilla powder
• brown sugar

Place the milk, egg, cinnamon, and 1 tbsp brown sugar in a bowl and beat until well mixed and smooth.

Soak the bread in the mixture (you can do this the night before if you prefer). I love these trays for breading, dipping food in flour and eggs, etc. You’ll see them in my schnitzel recipe post, too.

In a skillet, place the pats of butter over medium heat, then sprinkle the soaked bread with a little brown sugar and place (sugar side down) in the pan; sprinkle the top with more brown sugar (for a crispy toast).

Cook for a few minutes on each side until golden brown.

While the toast is cooking, put the orange juice, vanilla and 2 tbsp brown sugar (more or less, to taste) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and stir until the juice has reduced to a syrup, stirring continuously so that it doesn’t stick. Pour into a small jug.

Drizzle the syrup over the cinnamon toast and serve hot.

Let me know if you made and enjoyed this cinnamon French toast with orange sauce in the comments below!

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Cinnamon French Toast with Orange Sauce

Yield: 2

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

A lovely French toast recipe, flavored with orange sauce.

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Ingredients

• 4 oz (125ml) milk (or rice milk)
• 1 large egg, preferably organic
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (good quality)
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• butter for the pan (a few pats)
• 4 slices of stale bread, a rustic ciabatta works well
• (more brown sugar for sprinkling)

Orange Sauce

• juice of 2 oranges, preferably organic
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla powder
• 2 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions

1. Place the milk, egg, cinnamon, and 1 tbsp brown sugar in a bowl and beat until well mixed and smooth.
2. Soak the bread in the mixture (you can do this the night before if you prefer).
3. In a skillet, place the pats of butter over medium heat, then sprinkle the soaked bread with a little brown sugar and place (sugar side down) in the pan; sprinkle the top with more brown sugar (for a crispy toast).
4. Cook for a few minutes on each side until golden brown.
5. While the toast is cooking, put the orange juice, vanilla and 2 tbsp brown sugar (more or less, to taste) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and stir until the juice has reduced to a syrup, stirring continuously so that it doesn't stick.
6. Drizzle the syrup over the Cinnamon Toast and serve hot.

Notes

Skip the sauce and top with another choice of syrups, if you like.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1 slice
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 329Total Fat: 12gCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 8g

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