French toast is such a treat for a weekend breakfast, and I’ve found a way of making it even more decadent. Here, I’ve been inspired by the Australian lamington cake, tossing the just-fried toast in a coconut-sugar coating before serving it alongside sweetened cream and a raspberry compote. You’re welcome.
Lamington french toast bites
Prep 20 min
Cook 25 min
Serves 4-6
6 slices thick cut bread
2 large eggs
160ml milk
1 tsp vanilla extract bean paste
½ tsp fine salt
60g caster sugar
45g unsalted butter
For the raspberry compote
250g raspberries (fresh or frozen)
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp water
For the cream
300ml double cream
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
For the coconut coating
200g caster sugar
200g desiccated coconut, toasted
First, prepare the raspberry compote. Add all the ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a boil for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to low and leave to simmer gently for 10 minutes. Cool the mixture to thicken.
Next, the cream. Whisk all the ingredients together to form soft peaks, then store in the fridge until ready to use.
Now get started on the toast. Cut the crusts off the bread, then cut each piece of bread into six, equal rectangles, to emulate a slice of lamington cake. Whisk the eggs, milk, salt, vanilla and sugar in a medium sized bowl. In a separate bowl, make the coating, mixing the desiccated coconut and sugar together.
Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat – be careful not to let it turn brown. Toss the bread pieces into the eggy mixture, then shake off the excess with your hands. Put the bread pieces in the frying pan and cook until golden brown on all sides. This should take two to three minutes.
Remove the bread pieces from the frying pan, and toss straight into the coconut coating before plating up. Repeat with the rest of bread pieces. Serve with the cream and raspberry compote alongside.
