Chocolate French Toast with Berry Sauce
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Break chocolate into large chunks and chop or shave with a knife.
  2. Beat eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar and salt in a large shallow dish.
  3. Work in 2 batches if possible, melting half the butter in a large nonstick skillet or on griddle, either heated to medium-high heat.
  4. Dip half the bread into the egg mixture until lightly soaked, about 30 seconds. Transfer to the skillet. cook for a couple minutes until lightly browned. Flip bread pieces as they brown and add a generous amount of chocolate to the cooked side before placing another slice of bread, browned side down on top. You’re making little French toast sandwiches filled with chocolate. Press lightly on top of the sandwich with your spatula to flatten a little and bond the pieces together.
  5. Brown both sides of the sandwich, turning down the heat to medium if needed. Once browned, put on a plate and cut in half if needed. Garnish with extra chocolate, fresh berries and berry syrup.
  6. Berry Syrup This really couldn’t be much easier and you’ll have plenty of berry sauce to use later on in your syrup. If you make a few different kinds, you won’t ever get bored. Put 1 pint fresh or frozen berries (raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc) and 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar into a food processor. If you’d like to use this on its own without syrup, taste it and add more sugar if needed. Process until well blended and strain if you want a really fine sauce without any seeds. Now take about 1/2 – 1 cup syrup and add a few spoonfuls of the above sauce into the syrup. Heat it up slightly and stir to combine. If you’re feeling really lazy or pressed for time, add a few spoonfuls of your favorite jam or jelly to 1/2 cup syrup and warm it up in the microwave or on the stove until slightly warm. The jam will melt into the syrup, creating a delicious accent for your pancakes, waffles or French toast.