Pecan Crusted French Toast

By cindyandmojo

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 cups pecans, finely chopped
• 2 tsps ground cinnamon
• 6 slices Texas toast bread
• nonstick cooking spray
• maple syrup, for serving
• fresh fruit, for serving

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from lovegrowswild.com

Preparation

Step 1

One of my favorite breakfast foods is french toast, and I’m giving it a big upgrade by adding a yummy coating of chopped pecans! My Pecan Crusted French Toast is decadent and delicious and packs a ton of nutty, cinnamon flavor! This is definitely a must-try breakfast!

In my opinion, the only way to make french toast is with extra thick, fat slices of bread. Thin, wimpy sandwich bread just will not do for this recipe. No ma’am. It needs to be nice and thick to soak up all that delicious egg mixture. I like to use a loaf of Texas toast when I can find it at my store, but brioche or challah bread work great too!

worth cheating on your diet for! Surely calories don’t count when your taste buds are this happy, right? I prefer to buy pecan halves and chop them myself so I can control the size of the pieces. I want them to be small enough to stick to the bread well, but not pulverized into powder either. Packages of already chopped pecans from the store are great if you’re short on time or just don’t feel like dragging out your knife and cutting board!

Do you want to know why I particularly love this french toast recipe? Except for all those amazing pecans of course! When I normally make french toast, I dump a whole bunch of cinnamon into the egg mixture to make it extra yummy. After you dip the first few pieces of bread, the cinnamon starts to clump together and cling to the sides of the dish which makes my later pieces of french toast not nearly tasty. It’s a serious problem. With this recipe I add the cinnamon to the bowl of pecans, which gives them a delicious coating and ensures each piece of bread will get the perfect amount of cinnamon. It’s genius! I can sleep soundly now that this problem has been solved.

After drizzling on the perfect amount of good maple syrup, you will be ready to dive into the most amazing, decadent breakfast you’ve ever had! The bread is still soft and eggy, and the pecans add amazing crunch and cinnamon flavor. It’s ridiculous how much I love this french toast! I added a good handful of fresh blueberries to my plate to help cut some of the richness of the french toast. It was the perfect balance of flavor and not to mention the perfect color pairing with my new navy blue striped napkins. Pretty napkins always make breakfast taste better : ) Now take my advice, and try this recipe! You will love it!

























Preheat oven to 200 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a shallow dish, combine the eggs, milk, salt, vanilla, and sugar and whisk until well combined. Place the pecans and cinnamon in another shallow dish and stir until pecans are fully coated with cinnamon. Coat a large griddle or skillet with cooking spray and place over medium low heat. Dip the bread, one piece at a time, in the egg mixture on both sides. Allow excess to drip off then place bread in the dish of pecans. Gently press the pecans onto both sides of the bread and place on the griddle. Cook the bread until browned, about 2 minutes per side, and transfer to the prepared baking sheet in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining bread slices and serve drizzled with maple syrup and fruit, if desired.

Samantha Heather

My grand-kids love my Cinnamon French Toast. They have said that *Nanna makes the best French Toast* Well, when they see your version on their breakfast plates next I shall gladly listen to them say *That Liz lady makes the best French Toast*

Oh man! These make me wish that I ate bread. Looks so yummy.

Oho wow that looks delicious!!! Great idea about adding cinnamon to the pecans since it clumps up in the egg mixture. Pinning!!

Oh. My. Goodness. These look amazing! I love pecans. We make homemade butter pecan syrup, and it would be crazy good on these.

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