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    Coconut French Toast

    Published: Sep 3, 2017 · Modified: Nov 21, 2023 · 8 Comments

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    This Coconut French Toast is made with thick, dense bread, crusted with coconut, smothered in fruit, and drizzled with honey.

    Coconut French Toast Slices Stacked into French Toast Towers and Topped with Blueberries
    Coconut French Toast

    Guys, I love French Toast.  As in, it's my favorite breakfast EVER.  I like pancakes, I get excited for waffles or crêpes, but my absolute top lazy-day breakfast choice is-- most definitely-- French Toast. 

    I don't want just any French Toast though.

    No, no-- I want it to be made with thick, dense bread, crusted with coconut, smothered in fruit, and drizzled with honey.  

    Just thinking about it makes me ravenous. 

    If you too crave this sweet, custardy bread, this Coconut French Toast will make you smile.

    Pouring Honey onto Coconut French Toast
    Coconut French Toast

    What Kind of Bread Should I Use?

    Did you grow up eating French toast with white sandwich bread?  I did, and it was yummy.  Years later, though, I realized that it was SO MUCH better with a thicker, denser bread.

    The bread absorbs more of the custard sauce, and can be warm and soft on the inside, but crisp and golden on the edges.  What kind of bread should you use?

    Unofficially, I'm gonna say that you should probably make French Toast with a French baguette.

    That makes sense, right?

    Your day is pretty much guaranteed to succeed when you use French bread for your French Toast.  Tragically, however, I don't always have a French baguette in my pantry.

    When this happens, and I feel like I just can't make it through my day without my favorite breakfast, I've gotten desperate and used croissants.  (These are also French, so to me this makes total sense.)

    I've also used leftover dinner rolls, ciabatta rolls, and made a few batches of culturally confused (but delicious) English Muffin French Toast.

    What I've learned is, you can make your toast out of pretty much any thick, dense bread you want, and it will taste delicious.

    Some of the combinations, though, will be ugly.  (I'm looking at you-- English Muffin French Toast!)  If you care about how things look, stick with the baguette.  If you're only interested in taste- use whatever bread you've got on hand.

    How to Make Coconut French Toast

    To make a Coconut French Toast, start by slicing up some stale bread.  The number of slices you need will really depend on the type of bread you're using.

    French baguettes are usually small-- about 2 ½" wide, so you'll probably want about 4 slices per person.  If you're using a larger Italian loaf, you'll probably serve two slices per person.

    Next, mix together the milk, eggs, sugar, and vanilla.  Soak your bread until it's softened, but not falling apart, and then set the pieces onto a hot buttered pan.  Coat the top sides of your bread with coconut, and flip the toast over after about three minutes (or when it's golden brown).

    Cook the toast about three more minutes, and then serve your hot custardy slices of Coconut French Toast with a little more coconut, some honey or syrup, and fresh berries.  Then, start planning your next French Toast Day!

    Coconut French Toast on a Serving Tray with Blueberries
    Coconut French Toast

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    This Coconut French Toast is made with thick, dense bread, crusted with coconut, smothered in fruit, and drizzled with honey.
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    Coconut French Toast

    This Coconut French Toast is made with thick, dense bread, crusted with coconut, smothered in fruit, and drizzled with honey.
    Author: Sarah Trenalone
    Total Time15 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: French
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 402kcal
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    Ingredients

    • 4 eggs
    • 2 tablespoons sugar
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla
    • 1 ½ cups milk OR milk substitute
    • ½ baguette, sliced (For small French baguettes, serve 4 slices per person. For larger Italian baguettes, serve 2 slices per person.)
    • 4 tablespoons butter or coconut oil
    • ½ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
    • Optional Toppings: more coconut, honey, maple syrup, berries

    Instructions

    • In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla and milk until blended.
    • Preheat pan over medium heat with half the butter.
    • Set bread in milk mixture, and allow to soak 3-5 minutes.  (Soak-time will depend on how stale your bread is and what kind of bread-- A French baguette can soak longer than Italian loaf.  Don't let the bread start to fall apart.)
    • Place the soaked bread in hot buttered pan, and coat the upward facing side with shredded coconut.  Cook about 3 minutes, until golden brown, and then flip.  Add the rest of the butter to the pan.  Cook about 3 more minutes.  
    • Serve hot with desired toppings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 402kcal (20%) | Carbohydrates: 29g (10%) | Protein: 12g (24%) | Fat: 26g (40%) | Saturated Fat: 16g (100%) | Cholesterol: 201mg (67%) | Sodium: 401mg (17%) | Potassium: 282mg (8%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 12g (13%) | Vitamin A: 685IU (14%) | Calcium: 162mg (16%) | Iron: 2.1mg (12%)
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    About Sarah Trenalone

    Sarah is the primary creator at Champagne Tastes. She's a photographer, food writer and traveler, and is certified in Backcountry Kitchen and Backcountry Navigation from the Colorado Outward Bound School and Identifying Wild Plants from Backpacker.

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    1. Platter Talk says

      January 27, 2017 at 12:24 pm

      5 stars
      This coconut crusted french toast looks and sounds like something that I could fall in love with. I love this idea and flavors.

      Reply
    2. Luci says

      April 10, 2017 at 8:09 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe looks delicious! I love that it is simple enough to make on a weekday morning as well. Yummy!

      Reply
    3. Liz @ Ready To Yumble says

      September 04, 2017 at 5:53 pm

      Yes, I am totally team french toast! Growing up we used regular sandwich bread, and it was good and all, but....once I started making it with really dense bread and letting it soak, it was like the heavens opened up, haha! This recipe sounds like my next brunch!

      Reply
      • champagne-tastes says

        September 04, 2017 at 5:55 pm

        SAME! It's SO MUCH better with thick bread.. I can't go back LOL

        Reply
    4. Dawn - Girl Heart Food says

      September 05, 2017 at 9:23 am

      5 stars
      French toast is something I love, but never make often enough! I HAVE got to try this one! It looks like a perfect recipe for a chill Saturday with lots of coffee 😉

      Reply
      • champagne-tastes says

        September 05, 2017 at 9:24 am

        Thanks Dawn! It's definitely a lazy-day morning with coffee kind of breakfast!

        Reply
    5. Amy says

      September 10, 2017 at 7:05 pm

      5 stars
      I love using challah bread for french toast. And can I just say AMEN to the honey on the french toast?! It's my favorite way to eat it but I had never heard of using honey on french toast until we were traveling through Cappadocia, Turkey and the hotel we stayed at served french toast with a big bowl of honey for drizzling over top every morning.

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      • champagne-tastes says

        September 11, 2017 at 7:27 pm

        Challah bread is an AMAZING idea! And yessss... I always use honey! I like it on my pancakes too 😀

        Reply
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