Apple French Toast with Salted Caramel Sauce
Easy pan fried french toast served with apple compote and salted caramel sauce
Equipment
- 2 saucepans or just wash & reuse same one
- 1 Whisk
- 1 wide, deep dish
- 1 Frying pan
Ingredients
Salted Caramel Sauce
- 125 grams caster sugar
- 33 grams butter
- 200 grams cream
- 1 tsp sea salt
Apple Compote
- 150 grams apple - peeled, cored and cubed
- 30 grams caster sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
French Toast
- 4 thick slices brioche, milk or white bread
- 2 whole eggs
- 40 grams cream
- 80 grams whole milk
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp butter
- whipped cream optional
Instructions
Salted Caramel Sauce
- Being by adding the sugar and water to a small saucepan.
- Cook on a medium heat for 5-10 minutes until the sugar starts to turn a light golden amber colour.
- Add in the butter and whisk well. Allow to cook for another minute.
- Carefully add in the cream to the hot sugar and whisk together.
- Allow the caramel to cook for another 4-5 minutes until the sugar has dissolved again and the caramel is a nice brown colour.
- Sprinkle over the sea salt and whisk.Remove from the heat and pour into a jar or airtight container. Do not put the lid on and leave to one side to cool.
Apple Compote
- Take the peeled and cubed apple and place into a small saucepan along with the sugar and cinnamon.
- Cook on medium to medium/low for 10-15 minutes until the apples have started to soften. Try not to stir the apples too much as they will start to go very mushy when cooked.
- Leave to one side.
French Toast
- In a wide, deep bowl or dish, add the eggs, cream, milk, vanilla and cinnamon. Whisk together until combined.
- Place the frying pan on a medium heat and wait until it heats up. Add 1 tbsp of butter to the pan.
- Carefully dip the bread into the egg mixture, one slice at time, for about 30 seconds on each side. Quickly transfer to the hot pan.
- Cook on a medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side until the bread has turned a lovely even light brown colour.
- Repeat the previous steps until all the bread has been used. You may be able to fit 2-3 slices in the pan at a time depending on the size of the bread and the size of the pan.
- To serve, add a dollop or two of freshly whipped cream, a few tablespoons of apple compote and a generous drizzle of salted caramel sauce to each serving.
Notes
The calorie information is an estimate provided as a courtesy based off the website https://caloriecontrol.org/healthy-weight-tool-kit/food-calorie-calculator/. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use.