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Brioche French toast with berry compote

Name: Brioche French toast with berry compote
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 medium free-range eggs; 150ml whole milk; ½ tsp mixed spice; Pinch ground cinnamon; 4 thick brioche slices; Butter for frying; 4 tbsp mascarpone; Grated white or dark chocolate to serve; Grated zest ½ orange; For the compote; 300g frozen mixed berries; Juice ½ orange; 2 tbsp golden caster sugar

By: Sophie Austen-Smith
Former deputy food editor, delicious.

Published: 18 Mar 21
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Kick off your weekend with this decadent breakfast of cinnamon-spiced brioche French toast topped with grated chocolate.

Want to up the chocolate content in your French toast? Try this recipe for chocolate French toast. Or, for the ultimate chocolate breakfast, make Martha Collison’s finger-licking churros.

Easy
March 2020

Test kitchen approved

Serves 2
Hands-on time 20 min

Kick off your weekend with this decadent breakfast of cinnamon-spiced brioche French toast topped with grated chocolate.

Want to up the chocolate content in your French toast? Try this recipe for chocolate French toast. Or, for the ultimate chocolate breakfast, make Martha Collison’s finger-licking churros.

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 723kcals
Fat: 41.5g (24.9g saturated)
Protein: 19.7g
Carbohydrates: 66g (26g sugars)
Fibre: 3.3g
Salt: 1.4g

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Ingredients

2 medium free-range eggs
150ml whole milk
½ tsp mixed spice
Pinch ground cinnamon
4 thick brioche slices
Butter for frying
4 tbsp mascarpone
Grated white or dark chocolate to serve
Grated zest ½ orange

For the compote

300g frozen mixed berries
Juice ½ orange
2 tbsp golden caster sugar

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Method

Put all the ingredients for the compote in a small pan and gently cook until the berries have thawed and softened and the sauce has thickened slightly, about 6-8 minutes (see Make Ahead).
Meanwhile, whisk the eggs with the milk and spices in a wide, shallow bowl. Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan over a medium heat.
When the butter is foaming, dip a slice of brioche in the egg mixture to coat both sides, then add to the pan and fry for 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Do this in batches, setting the brioche aside on a plate while you fry the remaining slices. Wipe the pan clean and add another knob of butter between batches if need be.

Serve the warm French toast topped with a dollop mascarpone, a generous portion of berry compote and a sprinkling of grated chocolate and orange zest.