Name: Classic French Toast with Nutella
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 16 cut-out hearts from your choice of bread; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

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Is there anything better than Classic French Toast? How about super easy French toast with Nutella shaped into the most adorable hearts?

Remember these scraps from the Valentine’s Day egg in a hole toasts? Yep – they’re baaaaack! This is just a simple reminder to use those scraps and turn them into another excellent breakfast or brunch addition – on the same day or the next!

bread cut into heart shapes before being dipped in the egg mixture.

Classic French toast is the best french toast

Let’s keep French toast simple. I’ve never understood the fancy French toast but I also grew up on the easy and quick recipe without milk so that’s what I prefer.

french toast hearts pan frying in a non-stick pan

All the recipe requires are eggs and pure vanilla extract for some added flavor. That’s it.

And somehow when you cut the French toast into something fun — like hearts or even just “sticks,” the kids go bananas and think it’s the greatest French toast in all the world.

child's hand grabbing one of the french toast hearts dusted with powdered sugar

The best bread for classic French toast

Challah and brioche bread are two of my favorite breads for classic French toast…but honestly, I think the best French toast is the one that uses what you have in your kitchen. In this recipe, I my kids’s favorite honey wheat bread.

a hand dusting powdered sugar over the french toast

French toast toppings other than syrup

I love a little powdered sugar, strawberries and Nutella on my French toast when I’m wanting to make mine a little fancier and more indulgent.

Just put Nutella in a plastic bag, squeeze the Nutella around with your fingers so it gets a little warmer, cut the tip off the bag, then pipe the Nutella right onto the French toast before you devour it. You don’t need any fancy equipment.

classic french toast hearts with strawberries, powdered sugar, and nutella.

Other toppings than syrup include unsweetened (or sweetened coconut flakes, chopped nuts, creamy peanut butter and oats, whipped cream, sprinkles (if you’re in my house), honey, jam, and any number of fresh sliced fruit (bananas, strawberries, apples and cinnamon, raspberries, etc.).

Happy breakfast’ing!

xox

kathryn

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Classic French Toast with Nutella

What's better than french toast in a cute heart shape? Enjoy a fun Valentine's breakfast with this super easy idea.

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Course: Breakfast, brunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: blueberry breakfast cake, french toast, nutella, valentine’s day

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: people

Ingredients

16 cut-out hearts from your choice of bread
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions

Heat half the butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. When butter starts to sizzle, dip your the hearts in the egg mixture until they're completely soaked. Place on hot skillet and don't touch them for at least 2 minutes or until bottom is golden brown. Flip then cook on other side until also golden brown.
Transfer hearts to a plate and cook second batch. Sprinkle powdered sugar all over the hearts and drizzle Nutella* all over.

Notes

*Nutella trick: Place Nutella in a plastic bag and give it a good couple of squeezes with your hands to warm it up. Then cut just the tip of one of the ends of the plastic bag off to drizzle over french toast. This will help your Nutella drizzle nicely.

If you don’t want to do Nutella, consider other toppings: unsweetened (or sweetened coconut flakes, chopped nuts, creamy peanut butter and oats, whipped cream, sprinkles (if you’re in my house), honey, jam, and any number of fresh sliced fruit (bananas, strawberries, apples and cinnamon, raspberries, etc.).