Croissant French Toast

Wake up your morning routine with this Croissant French Toast recipe. In just 30 minutes, you can have a warm breakfast of battered, pan-fried, buttery croissants ready to drizzle with syrup and devour.

Croissant French Toast is one of my favorite brunch or breakfast recipes. It’s perfect for all the holidays like Christmas morning and Easter, and it’s also great for an average Saturday morning. Flaky croissants are already delicious on their own, so transforming them into a rich custard-coated breakfast delight can only help.

Recipe ingredients

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Ingredient notes

• Croissants: Check the day-old section at the bakery or supermarket. Since they soak up the custard well, slightly-stale pastries work perfectly here.
• All-purpose flour and baking powder: Adding this common baking combo to the batter is the key to scoring the light and fluffy texture.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil for easy cleanup. In a large bowl or dish, whisk together milk, sugar, eggs, salt, and pure vanilla extract until smooth. Add flour and baking powder, stirring to combine until there are no lumps. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and coat with nonstick spray or oil. Working in batches, dip croissant halves in egg mixture, allowing excess liquid to drip back into the bowl.

2. Arrange in a single layer on the skillet. Cook until golden brown on one side, about 3 to 5 minutes. Flip each half and continue to cook until golden brown on the second side sides.

3. Remove to prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the oven until serving time. Repeat with remaining croissant halves. Serve with syrup, powdered sugar, whipped cream, and other toppings as desired.

Recipe tips and variations

• Yield: This Croissant French Toast recipe creates 12 halves, or 6 servings (I plan on 1 full croissant per person).
• Storage: Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• Freezer: Arrange cooled French toast in a single layer, not touching, on a small baking sheet or plate. Freeze until the French toast pieces are frozen individually, then transfer to a freezer-safe bag. Freeze up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator or reheat in the microwave from frozen.
• Build a French toast bar: Each diner can top as desired when you set out bowls of maple syrup, whipped cream, fresh berries, banana slices, strawberry sauce, honey, powdered sugar, candied pecans, and/or crumbled bacon.
• French Toast: This simple recipe is ready in minutes, fast enough for breakfast before school, but tasty enough for lazy weekends.
• French Toast Sticks: Learn how to transform Texas Toast into French Toast Sticks, coated in cinnamon and sugar, in just 30 minutes, then dunk in syrup, jam, or any sweet sauce you crave.
• French Toast Bake: This custardy make-ahead Baked French Toast recipe only gets better as it chills overnight. The next morning, add a cinnamon streusel topping, bake, and pile with fresh berries for a delicious breakfast for six!
• Challah French Toast: Leftover challah bread makes the most delicious Challah French Toast! Serve it with plenty of butter and syrup or try a dusting of powdered sugar and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. You’ll love it!
• Cornflake French Toast: Cornflake French Toast allows you to enjoy two breakfast menu favorites, cereal and French toast, in one easy, family-friendly breakfast recipe.
• More breakfast casseroles: Feeding a crowd? Try Sausage Hash Brown Casserole, Overnight Breakfast Casserole, or Cheesy Potato Casserole.

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Croissant French Toast

By Meggan Hill

Wake up your morning routine with this rich Croissant French Toast recipe. In just 30 minutes, you can have a warm breakfast ready to devour.

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings 6 servings (2 halves)

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Calories 412

5 from 138 votes

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Ingredients 

US CustomaryMetric

• ▢ 2 cups milk
• ▢ ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ▢ 6 croissants halved lengthwise
• ▢ maple syrup, powdered sugar, whipped cream, strawberry sauce, and other desired toppings for serving

Instructions 

• In a large bowl, whisk together milk, sugar, eggs, salt, and vanilla until smooth. Add flour and baking powder, stirring to combine until there are no lumps.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and coat with nonstick spray or oil. Working in batches, dip croissant halves in batter, allowing excess to drip back into the bowl. Arrange in a single layer on the skillet.
• Cook until golden brown on one side, about 3 to 5 minutes. Flip each half and continue to cook until golden brown on the second side sides. Transfer to a plate loosely tented with aluminum foil to keep warm while preparing the rest. Repeat with remaining croissant halves. Serve with syrup, powdered sugar, whipped cream, and strawberries as desired.

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Notes

1. Croissants: Check the day-old section at the bakery or supermarket. Since they soak up the custard well, slightly-stale pastries work perfectly for this Croissant French Toast recipe.
2. All-purpose flour and baking powder: Adding this common baking combo to the batter is the key to score the light and fluffy texture.
3. Yield: This Croissant French Toast recipe creates 12 halves, or 6 servings (I plan on 1 full croissant per person).
4. Storage: Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 2 slicesCalories: 412kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 11gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 658mgPotassium: 218mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 635IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 203mgIron: 3mg

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