Croissant Cinnamon Roll French Toast

An innovative and lip smacking French toast recipe that would leave your friends and family awestruck. Imagine all the goodness and rich flavours of your favourite Cinnabon combine with a flaky buttery croissant in a French toast….! Irresistible….!

Just give this recipe a try and you won’t be able to stop yourself after the first bite into this sinful indulgence.

Croissant Cinnamon Roll French Toast

2017-05-31 16:52:25

Yields 4

Ingredients

4 butter croissant rolls

FOR CINNAMON BUTTER

50 grams butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

CARAMEL SAUCE

1/4 cup brown sugar
1-1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
50 grams butter
1/4 cup cream
Few drops vanilla essence

CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

1/2 cup Cream cheese
1/4 cup Icing sugar
2-3 tablespoons Milk

SOAKING MIXTURE

3 eggs
3 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup Milk
3 tablespoons cream
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Instructions

In a bowl mix together softened butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and walnuts. Spread the cinnamon butter on a sheet of parchment and freeze till firm. Once frozen break it into shards.
Make a small slit in the middle edge of the croissant and insert the butter shards in it.
Now prepare the caramel sauce-cook together butter, brown sugar, light corn syrup in a saucepan. Cook till slightly thick in consistency. Finally add in few drops of vanilla essence.
For cream cheese glaze- whip cream cheese and icing sugar till smooth now add in milk. Mix well.
For the soaking mixture whisk together eggs, milk, cream and sugar. Now dip the cinnamon butter stuffed croissants in this mixture. Keep flipping till the croissants get soaked in it.
Heat some butter in a skillet and place the French toasts in it. Cook on medium heat on one side. Flip and cover. Continue to cook covered for 2-3 minutes at low heat.
Remove on a platter and drizzle caramel
Sauce and cream cheese glaze on top.

By Nazeeha Khan

My Secret Bakes-Nazeeha Khan https://mysecretbakes.com/

By Nazeeha Khan|2017-06-01T10:26:27+00:00May 31st, 2017|Breads, Desserts, Snacks|Comments Off

About the Author: Nazeeha Khan

I have started this blog to share my love of creating all things sweet and savory. An entirely Self trained and taste buds-taught amateur chef turned professional baker, food writer, Food instructor-conducting culinary classes in Karachi Pakistan under the brand of My Secret Bakes-Nazeeha Khan, Recipe and Menu developer; learning as I go through various culinary books and a tremendous amount of trial and error, mentored by my passionate drive to create the original, fuse the existing and embellish the old with innovation as per my imagination. My two great loves have always been literature and the culinary arts. I still read and write but my journey into the food world has changed my relationship with the execution of my own imagination. Writing all about food and orchestrating such symphony of pleasure for the palate so you may be able to sense the associations of tastes and textures of each of my recipes. I took my inspiration from several chefs around the world, who left their un-fading mark on the history of the art. This blog offers my carefully created selection of original recipes and adaptations of the best from the web, cookbooks and those of my family, friends and some of the finest pastry chefs and chocolatiers. I strive to combine my creativity and inspiration to overturn traditions and explore new horizons.