Croissant French Toast with Strawberries
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Celebrate any special day with a new twist on a beloved classic. Our recipe for Croissant French Toast is decadent, unique, and the perfect treat anytime.
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Grab your drool bibs.
I’m always up for brunch. When Mother’s Day rolls around, I’m up for it even more. Treat the mama in your life with my recipe for Croissant French Toast. I’ve paired it with a ricotta cheese dip and it is out of this world!
I have forever been a fan of French toast. While I would never say “no” to making a batch of it, I thought that I might step it up and try something a little different this time around.
How To Make Croissant French Toast
This is an incredible breakfast treat. The croissants are so flaky that they fall apart in your mouth, filling it with light and sweet flavors. Elevate your French toast game with this incredible bread.
Kitchen Tools:
Ingredients:
- croissants – and I make sure they’re a day old; it always works out better for French toast, in my opinion
- Eggs
- Milk
- Ground Cinnamon & Nutmeg
Croissant French Toast Tips
Lo and behold, my newest recipe is now officially part of our family’s breakfast go-to breakfasts.
Why not try it out for this year’s Mother’s Day brunch?
Make A French Toast Casserole
Before making this recipe, I was going to go old-school and dip the croissants in my egg batter and fry each one individually. After a bit of research, I opted for a casserole-style serving. It’s a real-time-saver and I feel like the flavors come through a lot stronger when baked.
Use Fresh Strawberries
I was lucky because the strawberries I picked up were extremely juicy and fresh. To get the most of this recipe, I highly encourage you to go with fruits that are in season.
Serve It Fresh
There are some recipes you can make ahead of time, but this is not one of them. The croissant French toast tastes so much better when it is hot out of the oven than when it is reheated.
Serve With Ricotta Cheese Dip
This croissant French toast tastes even better when you serve it with my homemade ricotta cheese dip. This is a creamy and rich dip that you can use with any fruit platter, so save this recipe!
Use Your Favorite Fruit
I used strawberries, but you can use any type of fruit that you want! Try this French Toast topped with blueberries or even raspberries.
What I love most about this recipe is the ricotta cheese dip. Don’t forget, you can use whatever fruit you wish! We chose strawberries, as I found a beautiful batch at our local grocery store. I encourage you to use whatever’s in season, to get the most out of the fruit’s flavor.
What are your plans for Mother’s Day? Is this recipe something your mom/grandma/aunt/sister would enjoy?
Croissant French Toast with a Strawberry Topping and Ricotta Dip
SERVINGS
Equipment
- 2 Large Mixing Bowl
- Rectangular Baking Dish 13" x 8"
- Aluminum Foil
- Oven
- Electric Mixer
Ingredients
- 5-6 croissants
- 2 cups whole milk
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tbsp ground nutmeg
For the topping and ricotta dip
- 10-12 strawberries washed and cut in half
- 6 tbsp granulated sugar divided
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut your croissants in half, lengthwise. Line them up in a small rectangular dish, about 13 in x 8 in
- In a bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour the mixture evenly over your croissants.
- Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Once the 30 minutes are up, remove aluminum foil cover and bake for another 20 minutes.
To make the topping and ricotta dip:
- In a small bowl, pour 4 tbsp sugar over cut strawberries. Allow the strawberries sit in the sugar.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together ricotta cheese, remaining sugar, honey and whipping cream.
- Beat until fluffy and scoop in a serving bowl.
- Serve Croissant French Toast on individual plates and top each portion with sugar-coated strawberries. Use the ricotta mixture as a dip or serve on top.
Nutrition
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That looks delicious! I may have to “accidentally” send this to my husband to give him a clue what I would love for Mother’s Day LOL.
I don’t think I can wait until Mother’s Day to make this and dig in! I love that this french bread is made with croissants. My mouth is watering just looking at the photos.
This would be a crowd pleaser for any day. Can’t wait to make this for breakfast
oh my gosh this is amazing and def would love to enjoy this on mothers day! woohoo!
I can not wait for Mother’s Day for a meal that looks this good. I am ready to get a brunch like this so I will have my husband get the hint
Oh my gosh, yum! This looks so amazing! This is the BEST combo. I would love to have this for breakfast–or any time of the day, really.
A delicious dish like this would definitely make me happy on Mothers’ Day. What a great idea!
I am always in for some French Toast! I’m sending this to my husband so he can make it for me!
This would be perfect to make for my mom and sister on Mother’s Day. I would gave never thought to use croissants.
Oh wow! I love French Toast! Now it’s made with croissants too. Ok, this has my heart now! ❤️
I can’t imagine baking croissant on our own at home. We usually just buy from the bakery since we don’t have the time to bake. Anyway, this looks amazing!
Croissant French Toast sounds like the ideal recipe for Mother’s Day Brunch. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us! Maybe my wife would like this.
This croissant french toast with strawberries look sooooo good. I love french toast and croissants. I would have thought to combine these two together. Can’t wait to try out this recipe. It’s definitely perfect for not only a Mother’s Day brunch but any brunch.
That looks so amazing. I may just need to make this for my mother for brunch. I’d love to have it myself as well. It looks so good!
My husband and/or kids need to learn how to cook immediately. This looks amazing.
This is a delicious recipe. I wish my mom is near us so I could prepare this for her.
This looks so good! I love croissants and french toast, but never thought to try combining my love of both! Definitely saving this recipe
You’ve managed to combine two of my favorite foods–croissants and French toast. This recipe looks amazing, and I can’t wait to try it.
Croissant French Toast Sounds so delish. What an interesting twist to a classic recipe.
wow can’t believe it’s that time of the year again 🙂 Your pics are lovely too.
French toast are my fave! But I am yet to this recips for croissant french toast. Looks yum in the photos! ????????
I literally never had such kind of french toast. it looks so delicious. Thanks for sharing your secret recipe!
I love croissants with fresh fruit. They are the perfect breakfast food when I’m feeling indulgent. Yum.
Hi Lisa,
Oh man! This look so delicious. Saving and pinning this post. I can’t wait to try this. Thank so much for sharing.
These look amazing!! I’ve pinned it and will refer to it as a **hint** for my kiddos!