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Cinnamon French toast with griddled apple slices and lemon mascarpone

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Published on 4 June, 2018
Last Updated on 20 August, 2018 by 42 Comments

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Cinnamon French toast with griddled apple slices and lemon mascarpone - a delicious breakfast!

French toast is one of those dishes with so many plus points, it’s always a winner.  Not only is it quick to prepare, it’s absolutely delicious, and perhaps best of all, it works with a huge variety of accompaniments! From the delicious griddled apple slices with lemon mascarpone I have for you today, to berries and powdered sugar or served with warm peaches, French toast is the perfect vehicle for all sorts of deliciousness!

To cook the dish I’m sharing with you today, I used the Zyliss 26cm Non-Stick Square Grill Pan, which is part of a range of non-stick Zyliss pans that let you cook pretty much anything without the need for fat! The pan in a great size and I’ve really enjoyed putting the pan through its paces and it has performed brilliantly.

When you pick the pan up, you’ll find that it’s pleasingly sturdy. There’s a 3-layer coating which helps it to conduct heat well, including with induction hobs, and you’d be forgiven for thinking one of the layers must be magic because everything just slides off the griddle with ease!

The quality of the pan is backed up by a 10-Year non-stick guarantee, which also applies to the rest of the Zyliss range of  non-stick pans, which includes three frying pans (20cm, 24cm and 28cm) as well as a sauté pan with glass lid.

I’m certain I’ll use this pan time and time again. Now let’s get making some gorgeous spiced French toast with warm cinnamon apples, citrus mascarpone and honey.

Ingredients

For the lemon mascarpone

  • 150g (5.3 oz) mascarpone
  • 1 unwaxed lemon, zest and juice
  • 1 tbsp honey

For the toast

  • 2 medium free range eggs
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 4 slices wholemeal bread, medium thickness

For the apples

  • 2 green apples, cored and cut into thin slices
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 25g (0.9 oz) walnuts, roughly chopped

Instructions

For the lemon mascarpone, put the mascarpone, lemon zest, and honey in a bowl. (You can add the juice too for an extra citrus hit, if you wish)

Ingredients to make the lemon mascarpone

Stir gently to combine. Pop in the fridge.

Mixing the ingredients to make lemon mascarpone

For the French toast, preheat the oven to 160C/320F (140C/285F fan). In a bowl, combine the eggs, cinnamon, mixed spice and honey.

Mixing cinnamon and eggs to create the dipping coating for the French toast

Combined eggs, cinnamon, mixed spice and honey

Dip each piece into the egg mixture, shake off the excess – you should have just enough batter for all four slices.

Bread being dipped into the cinnamon batter

Bread being dipped into the cinnamon batter to create cinnamon French toast

Warm the pan over a medium heat.

Warming the griddle pan in preparation for the French toast

Griddle for 30 seconds.

Griddling the cinnamon French toast

Flip and fry for 30 more seconds until just cooked. Pop on a plate or baking tray and into the oven to keep warm.

Frying cinnamon French toast in a griddle pan

For the griddled apple slices, pop the apple slices into a bowl, add the cinnamon and honey.

Apple slices, cinnamon and honey in a mixing bowl

Toss until well coated.

Sliced apple coated in the cinnamon and honey mixture

Lay the slices onto the grill pan, fry for 60 seconds.

Frying the cinnamon coated apple slices in a griddle pan

Flip and cook for a further 30 seconds.

Frying the cinnamon coated apple slices

To plate up, serve two triangles of French toast to each plate, top with apple slices and a generous dollop of the lemon mascarpone, scatter with walnuts and serve.

Cinnamon French toast with griddled apple slices and lemon mascarpone

Delicious! Are you tempted to try this at home? What do you usually top your French toast with?

Here’s that cinnamon French toast recipe in a printable format:

Cinnamon French toast with griddled apple slices and lemon mascarpone

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 plates
Author: Emily Leary
Cinnamon and honey brings this apple French toast to the next level, and it's all topped off with a gorgeous lemon mascarpone.
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Ingredients

For the lemon mascarpone

  • 150 g mascarpone
  • 1 unwaxed lemon zest and juice
  • 1 tbsp honey

For the toast

  • 2 medium free range eggs
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 4 slices wholemeal bread medium thickness

For the apples

  • 2 green apples cored and cut into thin slices
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 25 g walnuts roughly chopped

Instructions

For the lemon mascarpone

  • Put the mascarpone, lemon zest, and honey in a bowl, stir gently to combine.
  • Pop in the fridge.

For the French toast

  • Preheat the oven to 160C/320F (140C/285F fan). In a bowl, combine the eggs, cinnamon, mixed spice and honey.
  • Dip each piece into the egg mixture, shake off the excess – you should have just enough batter for all four slices.
  • Warm the pan over a medium heat. Griddle for 30 seconds and flip, fry for 30 more seconds. Cut into triangles.
  • Pop on a plate or baking tray and into the oven to keep warm.

For the griddled apple slices

  • Pop the apple slices into a bowl, add the cinnamon and honey and toss until well coated.
  • Lay the slices onto the grill pan, fry for 60 seconds, then flip and cook for a further 30 seconds until just cooked.

To plate up

  • Serve two triangles of French toast to each plate.
  • Top each with apple slices and a generous dollop of the lemon mascarpone.
  • Scatter with walnuts and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 13.9% | Vitamin C: 5.1% | Calcium: 9.9% | Iron: 5.2%
* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
Course: Breakfast
Keywords: breakfast, french toast
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  1. I’m not kidding, when I saw even the first picture my mouth was literally watering looking at it.. Then I watched the video and I love how it’s all griddled/healthy fried.

    I’m not a big chef or cook as never have much time but have ben moving to a healthier life these past few months, in fact I opted to forego booze from nowe till christmas, so wish me luck.. Anyway, Im going to go get the ingredients tomorrow and give this a go!

    A nice fruit juice would go down a treat to finish it off!

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    • Thank you!I hope you enjoy this recipe – it’s one of my favourite ways to enjoy French toast and yes, a lovely fruit juice would go really wee! Good luck with forgoing the booze!

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  2. Oh my goodness, this looks so delicious.
    I love the idea of making french toast with cinnamon and apple slices. I defiantly gonna try this at my home.

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  3. This looks SO good! Especially the lemon mascarpone. I love French toast but I’ve never actually tried to make it myself. Going to pin this and have a go this weekend.

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  8. Oh wow this sounds utterly delicious! I love cinnamon, and French toast, but have never had the two together! It would make a lovely breakfast for a weekend treat!

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  11. Oh yum! Your post has reminded me that its been a long time since I had any french toast. You have made it look so good! I cant wait to try your version with the apple slices and mascarpone

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  12. Oh my, this looks delicious. I have tried something similar recently so I think I would love this!

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  14. Oh gosh! This has made me positively salivate. I’ve never thought of putting marscapone with cinnamon toast before so thank you for inspiring me!

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  17. French toast always goes down well but can easily get dull without the odd interesting twist. I’m a huge fan of apples so this a perfect way to change an old classic.

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  19. This looks delicious and so simple. I need more variety for breakfast and although this may not agree with my diabetes too much it looks far to good to resist.

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  20. That pan looks brilliant! Plus this recipe contains two of my favourite things ever – cinnamon and french toast! I will definitely be making it at some point! Thanks Emily! (:

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    • Hi Emma! Yes, the Zyliss pan is a fab addition to my pots and pans, I love it! And the cinnamon French toast recipe is absolutely delicious, I’d love to hear how it goes :)

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