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Golden croissant French toast served with powdered sugar and fresh berries on a breakfast plate. A luxurious homemade brunch idea made with flaky croissants.

Easy Croissant French Toast

Olivia Carter
Picture flaky croissants dunked in sweet egg mix, fried up golden—total brunch glow-up on regular French toast. Drool-worthy and dead simple.
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10 minutes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
COST Like $8-12 total
Course Breakfast
Cuisine French
Keyword croissant french toast
Servings 4 peoples
Calories 269 kcal

Equipment

  • Big shallow bowl
  • Skillet or frying pan
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
  • oven optional

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium croissants
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup half-and-half or milk
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 Pinch nutmeg
  • 2 tbsp butter for frying
  • syrup, powdered sugar, berries, whipped cream Toppings

Instructions
 

  • Oven to 200°F if you want to keep stuff warm.
  • Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg till smooth in that bowl.
    Eggs, milk, sugar, and cinnamon whisked together to make French toast custard. A key step in preparing croissant French toast.
  • Dip croissant halves quick—flip, press, drip off excess (no mush marathons).
    Croissant halves being dipped into egg custard for French toast preparation. The croissants absorb flavor while keeping their flaky structure.
  • Butter up the skillet on medium, fry 4 -3 halves cut-side down 5 mins per side till golden. Oven 'em warm.
    Croissant French toast cooking in a skillet with butter until golden brown. A crucial step for achieving crisp edges.
  • Repeat with the rest, more butter if needed. Pile on toppings and dig in hot!

Notes

  • Stale croissants soak like champs without crumbling—day-olds rule.
  • Quick dips only, or it's soggy city.
  • Lefties? Fridge 'em, nuke or air fry to revive crisp.
  • Jazz it with berries, nuts, or stuffed surprises. Endless fun!
 

NUTRITION (Per serving, about 108g—don't sweat it)

 
  • 269 calories
  • 14g fat 
  • 25g carbs
  • 9g protein
  • Cholesterol 172mg
  • sodium 356mg
  • Vitamin A