Brioche French Toast might just be the most delicious French toast you’ll ever have. Easy to make and on the table in under 30 minutes, this buttery, flavorful French toast is one you’ll make again and again.
This is a major upgrade from your regular french toast recipe. From breakfast to brunch to ‘brinner,’ your friends and family will be all smiles when this is on the menu.
Reasons You’ll Love Brioche French Toast
Delicious Breakfast – It just might be the best French toast you’ve ever had, the whole family will love it!
Easy to Make – No need to plan ahead, this homemade french toast is on the table in under 30 minutes.
Special Occasions – This is a simple breakfast recipe that is fancy enough to whip up for Christmas morning, Mother’s Day or any special breakfast!
All Day – While it’s perfect for an impressive breakfast or brunch, it makes a fantastic breakfast for dinner!
Favorite Toppings – Top it with butter, pure maple syrup, jam or fresh berries. Everyone can individualize the toppings.
Kid Friendly – This recipe is incredibly easy to make, it’s a great one to make with the kids.
We LOVE breakfasts, especially for dinner. From buttermilk pancakes, coffee cake, biscuits and gravy to tater tot breakfast casserole, It’s all just classic comfort food.
But one recipe reigns supreme above all others… Brioche French Toast. I try not to throw the word “best” around all that often, but I truly feel that this is one of the best french toast recipes you’ll ever have!
Ingredient Info
Let’s discuss how to make Brioche French Toast, as well as the ingredients that are needed. Please take note that below you will find discussion, expert tips, and answers to frequently asked questions about this recipe to help you recreate it in your kitchen. If you *just* want the recipe itself, scroll down. The full printable recipe itself, with exact measurements and instructions, is found at the bottom of this page.
- Brioche – Brioche is a wonderful enriched egg bread that creates a buttery and flavorful French toast. When I can find it, my top choice of brioche for this recipe is La Boulangere French Hand Braided Brioche which you can find most times at Costco. If you don’t have brioche bread, a good back up option is Challah bread, white bread, or enriched french bread.
- Milk – If you have whole milk, it’s wonderful in this recipe. That said I often make it with 2% milk because that’s what I have on hand.
- Sugar – While it’s a small amount, you can leave it out if you like. We often skip the sweet syrup on our french toast, and thus like this little bit of added sweetness. It also helps create the lovely golden brown crust.
- Butter – The butter goes into the pan, not the recipe itself. Technically you can skip this, but I really recommend that you use it. Melting or brushing some butter into the pan helps give the brioche French toast an amazing caramelized flavor. Just brush softened butter into the pan after making each piece.
- Eggs – I always use large eggs in this recipe. If you are using small eggs, you might want to add an extra one.
Step By Step Instructions
- Place eggs, milks, vanilla extract, sugar, cinnamon and salt into a large bowl. Whisk eggs with the other ingredients until well combined.
- Place approximately 1-2 teaspoons of butter into a medium size skillet and heat over medium heat. Once skillet is hot, dip one piece of brioche bread into the egg and milk mixture, let extra liquid drip back into the bowl, then transfer to prepared pan.
- Cook until golden on each side, approximately 2-3 minutes each, depending on your heat and your pan. Repeat with remaining slices of bread, adding more butter to the pan as needed.
Tips And Advice
Storage: Leftover french toast can be kept in an airtight container, such as a Ziploc freezer plastic bag, for up to four days, or into a freezer up to two months. Reheat in the microwave, oven or in an air fryer.
Scale Up or Down: It’s very easy to scale this recipe up or down. Because it freezes well, I usually double the recipe and freeze the leftovers.
Serve Warm
I often feed my family while I’m still cooking french toast or pancakes, but if you want to serve the entire batch piping hot at once, here’s a tip:
Place the drenched slices of brioche bread on a baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes. This is great if you want to serve all the French toast hot at once.
Toppings: This classic French toast is delicious topped with butter, powdered sugar, fresh whipped cream, syrup, fresh fruit, Nutella, lemon or orange zest – whatever you like! You can even mix in a bit of pumpkin spice for the holiday season.
My daughters like when I mix some melted butter with powdered sugar to make a frosting like glaze to be drizzled over the top. You can also try this delicious recipe for Grandma’s Waffle Sauce (now for French toast, too!).
Equipment:
Here are a few things you might need for this recipe:
Recipe FAQs
Brioche is the best bread for French toast. This rich, eggy, enriched bread holds it shape and delivers big on texture and flavor. Another great choice is Challah.
Soggy French toast is caused by using regular bread that is too thin, too flimsy or soaked in the mixture too long. I recommend using a thicker bread like brioche, which stands up to the egg mixture, and simply dip your bread into the egg mixture, then right into the pan. Don’t leave it in the egg mixture.
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Brioche French Toast
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk whole milk is a great choicec
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch salt
- 6 thick slices of brioche bread approximately 1" thick
- 1 tablespoon butter additional butter for pan if desired
- syrup if desired
Instructions
- Place eggs, milks, vanilla extract, sugar, cinnamon and salt into a large bowl and whisk until well combined.
- Place approximately 1-2 teaspoons of butter into a medium size skillet and heat over medium heat. Once skillet is hot, dip one piece of brioche bread into the egg and milk mixture, let extra liquid drip back into the bowl, then transfer to prepared pan.
- Bake until golden on each side, approximately 2-3 minutes each. Repeat with remaining slices of bread, adding more butter to the pan as needed. Serve hot with butter, syrup and berries.
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Sherry says
Hi, I am having company next week and want to make this in the oven. Do I melt butter in the sheet pan then put the french toast in the baking sheet? Don’t want the french toast to stick to the pan. Do you have to flip them at any point?
This is what you recommended:
Place the drenched slices of brioche bread on a baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes. This is great if you want to serve all the French toast hot at once.
Katherine Maria says
Thanks! Best french toast ever 💗💗💗✨✨✨🙏🙏🙏
Isabella says
SO DANG GOOD!!