HAWAIIAN FRENCH TOAST

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Made with surprisingly easy to find Hawaiian Sweet bread (or make it in a bread machine), this recipe puts a new twist on French toast. Serve right away with warm syrup. Can be garnished with coconut.

Provided by GOTTAMAKEDINNER

Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes French Toast Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 eggs, separated
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
½ teaspoon rum flavored extract
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon honey
1 (1 pound) loaf Hawaiian sweet bread, thickly sliced
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice
1 (3 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained
3 tablespoons honey
1 cup maple syrup

Steps:

In a shallow bowl, whisk together egg yolks, egg white, vanilla, rum extract, orange zest, water and 1 tablespoon honey.
Coat bread slices in egg mixture; set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges, honey and maple syrup. Simmer over medium-low heat for 3 minutes.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Fry bread slices until brown on both sides. Serve hot with warm fruit sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 732.5 calories, Carbohydrate 146.3 g, Cholesterol 149.6 mg, Fat 11 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 15.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 305.4 mg, Sugar 84.6 g