The finest of both worlds may be found in these French toast waffles! In a hot waffle iron, brioche slices are flattened into waffle forms after being dipped in an eggy French toast batter.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 slices |
Ingredients
- ½ cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 1/2-inch thick pieces brioche
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat a waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Whisk milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt together in a wide bowl until thoroughly combined. Dip one slice brioche into the bowl and press gently until both sides are coated. Lift bread from the bowl with a slotted spatula, letting any egg mixture drip back into the bowl, and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining bread. Let sit until egg mixture soaks in, about 2 minutes.
- Spray the preheated waffle iron with cooking spray. Place one slice brioche onto the waffle iron and gently close the lid without forcing it down. Cook until golden brown and the iron stops steaming, 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat to cook remaining waffles.
- You can use heavy whipping cream or half-and-half instead of whole milk and cinnamon-swirl bread, French bread, or Hawaiian sweet bread instead of brioche.
Reviews
Delicious. Made it with half hot dog buns, which made it like French toast sticks, really cute. Served with half a banana sliced & spray whipped cream. Def would make again.
Oh my goodness! Soooo good. My new favorite French Toast. Or are they my new favorite waffles? I don’t know. I just know I loved them!
11.4.20 … https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/246198/easy-french-toast-waffles/ … While I didn’t try it, I think adding some melted butter or oil, as waffles have, would help this recipe tremendously. Using half & half, this was three stars for flavor; but an additional star for ingenuity & ease. 🙂 Butter/oil would provide some needed crunch to these. ‘Glad I tried & will probably try again.
These were super fun and a unique way to make waffles! They were delicious and smelled amazing. I also used half and half and they turned out perfect. I am interested to see what whole milk does and then heavy cream. Thanks again – this was a nice treat!
Wonderful. Did not use maple syrup, didn’t have it , however, cinnamon and nutmeg. Used 1/2 and 1/2 and Brioche bread. Made a second batch for the freezer. Helped use up the 1/2 and 1/2 and bread. What a keeper. Thank u.
I used Texas toast. This cane out pretty good. I definitely looks good. I think next time I would use a little more syrup.
Didn’t have a waffle maker so i put the bread on a skillet and turned out amazing
My husband really liked this. He loves crunchy waffles and this was a little different. I love French toast and prefer to just make French toast. This was extra work. Dipping each piece and waiting while it soaked (not hard, I dipped and let it sit while a piece cooked) and only cooking one at a time, I’d rather just cook four pieces at a time in a frying pan.
I made it for my husband as a Valentines day breakfast. The only thing I changed is I added cinnamon to the batter. My mother would have turned over in her grave if I made french toast without cinnamon. It was quick, easy and delicious. The brioche bread gave it a very good flavor. Definitely a keeper!
Very good!
I made this with day old Country Rustic Bread from Panera Bread. I cut slices into about 1/2 – 1 inch (I did not measure si I arather guessing). I think I will try a different bread though. I peeled the other edge but it was still tough in the middle. I like this recipe, I just think I chose the wrong bread for the first time out. I will continue to tweak it to my liking.
it was good
Quick and easy way to make french toast. Not waffles at all. Would definitely make them again.
Wonderful. Won’t bother with another French toast recipe again ever. So easy and delicious! I didn’t add the cinnamon this time, but definitely will next time. I had a problem with the pieces on the front of my waffle iron — the lid didn’t touch the top of the French toast when I closed the iron, so I just flipped the pieces when I put in the next batch (see pictures). That worked perfectly. I doubled the recipe to use up most of my loaf of French brioche bread, let the extra pieces cool, placed them in ziplock bags, and we’ll pop them in the toaster later this week for a quick breakfast. Thank you for a great recipe!
lovedddddd it! definitely making again.
What a great idea. I only gave it a four because it lacked a bit of something for me. I think next time a sprinkle of cinnamon/sugar on top before cooking. I will definitely make this again. So easy and so fun.
I made this recipe (with a few variations) for Mother’s Day. It was absolutely Amazing!! I was already planning on fixing French toast, but I wanted to do something different. This recipe was a lifesaver. My sister and I are Lactose intolerant so I used Almond milk for the egg mixture. I’d Highly recommend this dish for Any occasion.
I made this for dinner for me one night, it’s not heavy and it was delicious.
This recipe was yummy! I read previous reviews and added 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg and 1 Tbsp of brown sugar. I doubled the vanilla. I used Brioche bread and used butter on the griddle instead of oil. Perfectly sweet, only needed a little syrup and powdered sugar! The flour kept it fluffy and not soggy! My kids LOVED it!!
Such a fun and delicious way to cook French toast. My whole family loved these.
I make with Texas toast. Best way to make French toast. Doesn’t get so soggy in the middle this way. A family favorite!