Looking for a fabulous southern brunch dish to kickoff Derby Day? Make my Bourbon French Toast with Bourbon Whipped Cream!
I love making French Toast. It’s fast, easy, elegant, and fancy all at the same time. Have everything on hand? You’re ten minutes away from the most amazing breakfast!
The custard has eggs, cream, sugar, and bourbon. It smells absolutely incredible frying in butter! I need that scent as a candle.
I must insist you use brioche. Brioche freezes beautifully so I always have some on hand and it really does make the best french toast on the planet.
I love this served with bourbon whipped cream, bourbon maple syrup, powdered sugar, and berries.
Bourbon French Toast
Serves 2
4 slices brioche
2 eggs
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp bourbon
2 Tbsp butter
For serving: bourbon whipped cream
- Beat egg in a shallow dish. Whisk in cream, sugar, and bourbon. 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 bourbon whipped cream, maple syrup, powdered sugar, and berries. Don’t forget to garnish with a mint sprig!
Serves 4
8 slices brioche
4 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp bourbon
2 Tbsp butter
For serving: bourbon whipped cream
- 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 bourbon whipped cream, maple syrup, powdered sugar, and berries. Don’t forget to garnish with a mint sprig!
Bourbon Whipped Cream
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp bourbon
1 tsp vanilla
- Beat heavy cream with a metal whisk in a metal bowl until it starts to thicken.
- Add remaining ingredients and continue to beat until soft peaks form. Do not over mix. Store leftovers in the fridge for up to three days.
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