Cheesy panettone French toast

Cheesy panettone French toast

Sweet, citrus-studded panettone and cheese? Trust us, it’s a match made in heaven. Giving the bread the french toast treatment ensures the sugars don’t burn when it’s in the pan, and the contrast between gooey savouriness and crisp sweetness is hard to resist.

Cheesy panettone French toast

This pannetone pudding, a spin on classic bread and butter pud, is another delicious way to use up any leftovers.

  • Serves icon Serves 2
  • Time icon Hands-on time 15 min

Sweet, citrus-studded panettone and cheese? Trust us, it’s a match made in heaven. Giving the bread the french toast treatment ensures the sugars don’t burn when it’s in the pan, and the contrast between gooey savouriness and crisp sweetness is hard to resist.

This pannetone pudding, a spin on classic bread and butter pud, is another delicious way to use up any leftovers.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
586kcals
Fat
40.9g (13.1g saturated)
Protein
21.5g
Carbohydrates
32.9g (18.3g sugars)
Fibre
0.2g
Salt
1.6g

Ingredients

  • 2 medium free-range eggs
  • 60ml whole milk
  • 35g strong hard cheese (such as parmesan, cheddar or manchego), finely grated
  • 2 thick slices panettone
  • 10g salted butter
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 100g creamy soft cheese (such as brie or camembert), rind removed and chopped
  • 10g walnuts, toasted and chopped
  • 2 tbsp cranberry sauce
Sticky screen? No thanks! Tap to prevent your screen from going off while cooking.

Method

  1. Whisk together the eggs and milk and pour into a shallow dish. Stir in the hard cheese then add the panettone slices, leave for a minute to soak, then turn them over and leave for another minute. Meanwhile, heat the butter and oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat until foaming.
  2. Carefully lift the soaked panettone out of the dish and into the pan. Cook for 1 2 minutes until golden and crisp, then use a large spatula to carefully flip the bread as it’s very soft. Top with the soft cheese and cook for another 1-2 minutes, then give it a final flip and cook for about 20 seconds to quickly melt the cheese.
  3. Turn the toast out onto a plate and serve scattered with the walnuts and a dollop of cranberry sauce.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
586kcals
Fat
40.9g (13.1g saturated)
Protein
21.5g
Carbohydrates
32.9g (18.3g sugars)
Fibre
0.2g
Salt
1.6g

delicious. tips

  1. Easy swaps: Switch out the cranberry sauce for chilli jam or onion chutney.

    Scale it up: You can easily double or triple this recipe depending on how many toasts you want to make (and how much cheese you have to use up!).

Buy ingredients online

Recipe By:

Emily Gussin
Food producer and sustainability lead, delicious.

Subscribe

Fancy getting a copy in print?

Subscribe to our magazine

Rate & review

Rate

Reviews

Share a tip

Or, how about...?

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Christmas baking

Chocolate and hazelnut panettone

A great alternative to a traditional panettone, this recipe is...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Festive desserts

Panettone pudding

Bring leftover panettone back to life in this take on...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Brunch

Panettone french toast with maple syrup, mascarpone and walnuts

Use up leftover panettone to make this french toast with...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Christmas baking

Panettone

Panettone is a type of sweet Italian bread bursting with...

Subscribe to our magazine

Food stories, skills and tested recipes, straight to your door... Enjoy 5 issues for just £5 with our special introductory offer.

Subscribe

Unleash your inner chef

Looking for inspiration? Receive the latest recipes with our newsletter

We treat your data with care. See our privacy policy. By signing up, you are agreeing to delicious.’ terms and conditions. Unsubscribe at any time.