Name: French cinnamon toast recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 150 g mascarpone; 1 unwaxed lemons (zest and juice); 1 tbsp honey; 2 medium free range eggs; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp mixed spice; 1 tbsp honey; 4 slices wholemeal bread (medium thickness); 2 green apples (cored and cut into thin slices); 2 tsp cinnamon; 1 tbsp honey; 25 g walnuts (roughly chopped)

This gorgeously spiced French cinnamon toast recipe is served with warm cinnamon apples, lemon mascarpone and honey.

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

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!

Here's my French cinnamon toast recipe, rich with caramelised apples, citrus mascarpone and honey.

Ingredients

For the lemon mascarpone

150 g (5.29 oz) mascarpone
1 unwaxed lemons 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 (0.88 oz) walnuts roughly chopped

Equipment

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)

mascarpone, lemon zest, and honey in a bowl surrounded by apples, lemons, eggs and bread.

Stir gently to combine. Pop in the fridge.

mixed mascarpone, lemon zest, and honey in a bowl surrounded by apples, lemons, eggs and bread.

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

eggs, cinnamon, mixed spice and honey in a clear bowl with ingredients for french toast around the edges.

mixed eggs, cinnamon, mixed spice and honey in a clear bowl with ingredients for french toast around the edges.

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 with ingredients around the edges.

Warm the pan over a medium heat.

A griddle pan being heated on an induction hob.

Griddle for 30 seconds.

a griddle pan on an induction hob grilling 4 pieces of bread

Flip and fry for 30 more seconds until just cooked. 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.

Apple slices, cinnamon and honey in a mixing bowl surrounded by french toast ingredients.

Toss until well coated.

Sliced apple coated in the cinnamon and honey mixture

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

cinnamon coated apple slices in a griddle pan

Flip and cook for a further 30 seconds.

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 on a dark plate surrounded by ingredients.

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

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French cinnamon toast recipe

This gorgeously spiced French cinnamon toast recipe is served with warm cinnamon apples, lemon mascarpone and honey.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: French

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: 4 plates

Author: Emily Leary

Ingredients

For the lemon mascarpone

150 g (5.29 oz) mascarpone
1 unwaxed lemons 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 (0.88 oz) 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

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