Caramel French Toast Recipe

Caramel French Toast

Ingredients

Caramel Sauce
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
Vanilla Sauce
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup milk (for a non-dairy alternative try Silk soy milk used by Disney)
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
French Toast
• 1 jumbo egg
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 8 pieces Texas toast-style thick bread

Instructions

Caramel Sauce
1. Melt butter in a small saute pan over medium heat
2. Add brown sugar and mix well
3. Add cream and bring to simmer
4. Keep warm until needed
Vanilla Sauce
5. Whisk together the yolks and sugar in a small bowl
6. In a saute pan, bring the milk and vanilla beans to a low boil, then remove from heat
7. Add a little of the heated milk to the egg mixture to temper it, then add the tempered egg mixture to the heated milk
8. Simmer over medium heat for a few minutes, stirring constantly, until lightly thickened but do not boil
9. Transfer to a bowl and set aside in an ice bath
French Toast
10. In a shallow bowl, beat together egg, milk, and vanilla extract
11. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and add a tablespoon of butter
12. One at a time, dip bread slices in the milk mixture and place in skillet
13. Evenly brown both sides of bread
14. Transfer to a plate and spread a spoonful or two of vanilla sauce on 4 slices.
15. Top each with a second piece to create sandwiches
16. Cut each sandwich in half diagonally
17. Cover each with a couple of spoonfuls of warm caramel sauce