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I love breakfast. They say it’s the most important meal of the day, and I wholeheartedly agree. This recipe for French Toast with an Apple Compote is pretty important if we’re going with that logic. This french toast is filled with spices and brown sugar. Combined with the sweet and tangy apple compote, your tastebuds will will transported out of this world. Perfect for a quick breakfast, or a weekend brunch with friends. French toast makes me think of fall, so I combined a bunch of fall appropriate spices to bring in that warm feeling of fall goodness. I promise you will not be disappointed with this one. Why visit a diner when you can make this right in the comfort of your own home? I hope you try it out, and I’m sure you will enjoy it!
French Toast with an Apple Compote
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 people 1x
Ingredients
French Toast
- 4 slices French Butter Brioche Bread
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
- 2 tbsp Dark Brown Sugar
Apple Compote
- 1 Granny Smith Apple (peeled & diced)
- 1 tsp Flour
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Dark Brown Sugar
- Zest & Juice from half a Lemon
Instructions
Apple Compote
- Starting with your apple compote, peel & quarter your apples. Cut out the core, and dice the apple up into fine pieces.
- Add apples into a bowl with your flour, cinnamon, lemon juice and zest. Mix until well combined.
- Heat up a small sauce pan and add the brown sugar and butter. Let the sugar dissolve, and then add in your apples. Mix over medium heat on let cook for five minutes. Cover with a lid and let cook for an additional 5 minutes.
French Toast
- In a shallow dish, combine your eggs, milk, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Whisk together until it is well combined.
- Heat up a large skillet with butter (enough to coat the bottom of the pan).
- Dip your brioche bread into the french toast mixture for 5 seconds on each side, and place into your hot skillet.
- Allow your french toast to brown on both sides for about 3-5 minutes on each side.
- Remove french toast from the pan, slice in half, spoon some of your apple compote on top, and finish off with powdered sugar to dress it up if you like. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, brunch
- Cuisine: American
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