Croissant French Toast With Fresh Strawberry Syrup Food

CROISSANT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• For the blackberry syrup: In a saucepan, combine the blackberries, sugar and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for 5 minutes on low. Stir in the cornstarch, then continue cooking, using a whisk or spoon to mash the larger pieces of blackberries. Remove from the heat when it's nice and thick.
• For the croissant French toast: Split the croissants in half through the middle.
• In a bowl, whisk together the half-and-half, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and eggs. Dunk each croissant half into the mixture so that it's fully coated. Set the pieces aside on a plate.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over low heat, then melt a small amount of butter in it. Add as many croissant halves as will fit, cut-side down, then increase the heat very slightly (don't go above medium low). Allow the pieces to cook on the first side for 3 to 4 minutes. Move them around in the skillet a bit to make sure they don't burn. When they're deep golden brown on the bottom, flip them to the other side and let them cook for another 2 minutes or so. Remove from the pan and cook the rest of the croissant halves.
• Serve a top and bottom piece together with butter, warm blackberry syrup and maple syrup, strawberries and whipped cream.

STRAWBERRY CRESCENT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Open the can of crescent rolls. Unroll each crescent roll onto a cutting board or clean counter. There should be 8 crescent rolls in the package.
• Place approximately 1 teaspoon of strawberry preserves onto the short flat end of the crescents, which are triangular shaped. Use a spoon or spatula to spread the preserves down the length of the crescent dough. It does not have to be spread perfectly.
• Starting with the flat side of the triangle, roll the dough towards the long pointy end until it is rolled into a crescent shape. The preserves should be inside the crescent. If any preserves leak out, you can dab it away with a napkin or a spoon. Roll up all 8 crescents.
• Place the crescents onto the lined baking sheet. There should be about an inch of space between each crescent.
• Place the crescents into the oven and bake for 11 to 13 minutes, or until the tops of the crescents are golden brown.
• Let the crescents cool. Meanwhile, crack the 2 eggs inside of a medium mixing bowl. Throw away the shells. Whisk in the sugar and cinnamon until well mixed.
• Spray a large frying pan with cooking spray. Heat the pan on a stove top at the medium or medium low setting.
• Use tongs to dip the crescents into the egg mixture. Coat the cresents and then place them into the large frying pan. Cook each side of the crescents for 3 to 4 minutes or until the egg coating is cooked. You may need to adjust the temperature if the egg coating is taking to long to cook.
• Place the crescents onto 4 plates, if serving four people. Place 3 or 4 fresh clean strawberries on each plate, if desired. Drizzle maple syrup over the crescents. Add a spoonful of preserves next to the cresents, for dipping.
• Sprinkle powdered sugar, as much as you like, over the crescents. Serve hot and enjoy!

FRENCH TOAST WITH FRESH STRAWBERRY SYRUP

Steps:

• Whisk together the eggs, yogurt, and vanilla.
• Heat a small amount of butter in a frying pan.
• Dip each piece of bread into the egg mixture and fry on each side for about 2 minutes or until the egg is fully cooked.
• In the meantime, place brown sugar, then syrup into a small frying pan or sauce pan and heat on low heat. Add the strawberries and just cook enough to warm the strawberries.
• Serve the french toast with strawberry syrup on top.

STRAWBERRY CROISSANT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Spread croissant bottoms with cream cheese. Top with fresh strawberries, then sandwich with croissant tops.
• In a deep dish, beat together eggs, milk, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg and almond extract.
• Dip croissants in egg mixture and cook on a hot, buttered griddle or skillet until golden brown on both sides (be careful-croissants burn easily).
• Garnish with fresh strawberries to serve.
• NOTE: This recipe can easily be halved- just use 2 eggs instead of 3.

CROISSANT FRENCH TOAST WITH FRESH STRAWBERRY SYRUP

Steps:

• For French toast:.
• Slice croissants in half lengthwise.
• Whisk together milk, eggs, and vanilla. Pour into a shallow dish. Dip croissant halves into egg mixture; coating well.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 4 halves and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining butter and croissant halves. Sprinkle with powdered sugar; top with sweetened whip cream and fresh strawberry syrup.
• For sweetened whip cream:.
• Beat cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• For fresh strawberry syrup:.
• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and let stand 30 minutes or until sugar has dissolved. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until warm.