Best Cherry French Toast Recipes

SWEET CHERRY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Place the bread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, syrup, sugar, orange zest and salt. Pour over bread; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight. In another large bowl, combine the cherries, orange juice and sugar. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Transfer bread slices to another greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Discard any remaining egg mixture. Bake at 400° for 7-9 minutes or until golden brown., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir in the reserved cherry mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over French toast; drizzle with yogurt.

CHERRY FRENCH TOAST BREAKFAST BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Whisk eggs in a bowl until smooth.
• Line the bottom of the prepared dish with half of the bread. Bread can be sliced or torn to cover the bottom of the dish flat. Pour half of the eggs over and spread to the edges to saturate bread. Spread half of the pie filling over.
• Line the dish with remaining bread and pour remaining eggs over to saturate; some may leak through below and that is okay. Cover with yogurt and spread evenly to seal the top. Pour remaining pie filling over and spread evenly.
• Place butter, sugar, flour, almonds, and cinnamon into a bowl. Work the dry ingredients into the butter with a fork to create crumbs, adding more flour and sugar if needed to get the right consistency. Sprinkle crumb over the top of the cherry filling. Place the baking dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the center topping is bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting with a spatula to serve.

WHITE LACE INN BAKED CHERRY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Cut the loaf of white bread into cubes.
• Place the cubes into a greased 9x13 pan.
• Spread the cherries over the bread.
• Cut ten 1-inch slices of French bread, place the slices over the cherries.
• Beat the eggs well, add the milk, sugar, cream, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and beat again.
• Pour the egg and milk mixture over the French bread slices.
• To the melted butter add the brown sugar, corn syrup, and walnuts.
• Spread this topping on the bread.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Bake uncovered for 50-60 minutes.
• Cover with foil for the last 15 minutes to keep it from getting too brown.
• Let set for about 10 minutes before slicing into 10 servings.

CHERRY-GRANOLA FRENCH TOAST STICKS

Steps:

• For syrup, in a small saucepan, combine the cream, brown sugar, butter, cherries and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. , Prepare French toast sticks according to package directions. Serve with banana, granola and syrup.

WHITE LACE INN CHERRY ALMOND CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• 1. Cut the loaf of white bread into cubes. Place the cubes into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan. Spread the cherries over the bread. Microwave the cream cheese to soften it. Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon almond extract and sour cream to cream cheese. Spread over cherries. Cut ten 1-inch slices of French bread. Place the slices over the cherries. Beat the eggs well; add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon almond extract, the milk and cream, and beat again. Pour the egg and milk mixture over the French bread slices. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake covered with aluminum foil for for 40 to 50 minutes, then uncovered for the last 10 minutes to brown slightly. Let set for about 10 minutes. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar and sliced almonds before slicing into squares.

CHERRY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• 1. In a shallow bowl, with a whisk, beat eggs, milk, and almond extract; set aside. Spread 1 tablespoon of fruit spread or preserves on each of 8 slices of bread; top each with remaining bread slices, pressing together lightly.
• 2. Dip filled bread into the egg mixture, thoroughly coating both sides. In skillet or on griddle cook filled bread in hot butter over medium heat about 2 minutes preside or until golden brown. Add more butter if needed. Serve with fruit-flavored syrup or powdered sugar.