This is the dreamiest French Toast in the world. Holy moly. If you love orange, you absolutely must make my Orange French Toast!
I wish you could smell this dish through your computer. Making this breakfast is practically an aromatherapy treatment! The sweet scent of orange wafts up at you while this is cooking. Paired with butter and a hint of vanilla, I was drooling before I even plated it!
You know a recipe is great when your life is crumbling you and you’re still in a good mood because it’s impossible to be in a bad mood while eating this French toast. (Related: Meta suspended The Rose Table’s Instagram account again and I currently don’t have access to my Facebook account due to the hacker saga from months ago. If you haven’t bookmarked therosetable.com yet and signed up for my emails please do so now!)
I used Fiori di Sicilia in this recipe, which is an amazing orange vanilla extract from King Arthur Flour. You could also use a combination of orange extract and vanilla extract but I highly recommend keeping this on hand if you love orange! I use it in so many recipes because it makes everything taste fancier.
I’ve written this up for a single serving, two servings, and four servings for your convenience.
Orange French Toast
Serves 1
2 slices brioche
1 egg
2 Tbsp heavy cream
1 Tbsp sugar
Zest from half an orange
1/8 tsp Fiori di Sicilia (orange vanilla) extract
1 Tbsp butter
For serving: whipped cream, orange slice
- Beat egg in a shallow dish. Whisk in cream, sugar, orange zest, and Fioi di Sicilia. Soak slices of brioche for two minutes. Flip and soak other side for two minutes.
- Heat 1 Tbsp butter in a nonstick skillet. Add brioche and cook for two minutes per side over medium heat.
- Transfer to plate and serve with whipped cream, maple syrup, powdered sugar, and an orange slice.
Orange French Toast
Serves 2
4 slices brioche
2 eggs
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp sugar
Zest from one orange
1/4 tsp Fiori di Sicilia
2 Tbsp butter
For serving: whipped cream, orange slices
- Beat egg in a shallow dish. Whisk in cream, sugar, orange zest, and Fioi di Sicilia. Soak slices of brioche for two minutes. Flip and soak other side for two minutes.
- Heat 1 Tbsp butter in a nonstick skillet. Add 2 brioche slices and cook for two minutes per side over medium heat.
- Transfer to plate, melt second tablespoon of butter and repeat with remaining slices.
- Transfer to plate and serve with whipped cream, maple syrup, powdered sugar, and an orange slice.
Orange French Toast
Serves 4
8 slices brioche
4 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
Zest from 2 oranges
1/2 tsp Fiori di Sicilia
2 Tbsp butter
For serving: whipped cream, orange slices
- Beat eggs in a shallow 9×13 dish. Whisk in heavy cream, sugar, orange zest, and Fiori di Sicilia. Soak slices of brioche for two minutes. Flip and soak other side for two minutes.
- Heat 2 Tbsp butter in a large nonstick skillet or an electric skillet. Add brioche slices and cook for two minutes per side over medium heat.
- Transfer to plate, melt second tablespoon of butter and repeat with additional slices.
- Transfer to plate and serve with whipped cream, maple syrup, powdered sugar, and an orange slice.
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Orange French Toast – yes!