We love French Toast in all shapes and size in my house, and we also love Caprese anything, so I can’t quite figure out what took me so long to put the two of them together, but I finally did!
Is it lunch? Is it dinner? Is it brunch? Who cares, as long as we have some.
What it IS, is a recipe that takes all the best parts of French toast (grilled bread soaked in eggs and milk) and the best parts of Caprese Salad (tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and basil) and marries them into a taste sensation that is going to live happily ever after!
These are the starring players. Whenever I made French toast of any kind, I like to go for a nice soft bread like brioche or challah that is sure to soak up all the milk and egg mixture.
Then we have the tomatoes. During local tomato season, I head directly for the crazily delicious heirloom tomatoes…
They may not be the handsomest tomatoes on the block, but they taste good enough to make you cry happy tears (if you are me!).
I whipped this one up in fresh local tomato season to take advantage of those glorious tomatoes, but cherry tomatoes will work all year round. Because I think we are all going to want to make this all year round.
And basil. Gotta have fresh basil for this one. I have about 123,296 acres of it at the moment, but off season you can pretty reliably find it in the produce section.
here are all the ingredients you need to make caprese french toast!
Here’s How To Make the best Caprese French Toast!
STEP 1: Put a cup of milk, a teaspoon of oregano, a pinch each of salt and pepper and 4 eggs eggs into a mixing bowl and whisk it all up briskly until well combined. Pour the milk mixture into a 9 x 13 baking pan.
STEP 2: Cut 8 bread slices in half on the diagonal and lay them in the pan with the milk mixture for a minute or two, then turn them over so they get to soak up all the liquid.
STEP 3: Heat 4 tablespoons of butter on a griddle or in a large skillet (I always opt for the griddle because I find it easier to flip the bread) over medium high heat until melted. Lay the bread slices on the griddle or skillet and cook until they are golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side.
STEP 4: Now to assemble! Put the Caprese French Toast together as follows: Slice of bread, slice or two of cheese, slice of bread, slice or two of cheese until each plate has 4 half slices of bread with cheese in between.
STEP 5: Scatter the cherry tomatoes on top (or if you are using large sliced tomatoes, you can tuck them in between the cheese and bread).
STEP 6: Sprinkle with basil and drizzle with a little balsamic vinegar and serve it up!
More Tips for making Caprese French toast!
My milk of choice is usually 2% or whole milk, but 1% will also work fine. The only one I would skip is skim, because it doesn’t have the texture we want for this.
These specialty breads are usually hanging out in the bakery section of your supermarket instead of the bread aisle. And if you can’t find them, regular soft white bread will work just fine.
Well technically yes, but fresh mozzarella (usually available in the cheese section of your grocery store) is 1 million percent more flavorful, so try and go for it!
Drop your question in the comments and I will answer it pronto!
And there you have it! Caprese toast!
I have to admit, I had some dubious taste testers while I was working on this one, and they are all total Caprese French Toast lovers at this point, because that first bite is gonna make you feel THIS happy…
And we all lived happily ever after!
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Caprese French Toast
Prep Time: 15 minutes- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
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This savory recipe for Caprese French Toasts takes this Italian classic salad and transforms it into lunch!
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- Pinch each of salt and pepper
- 4 eggs
- 8 slices soft bread (like brioche or challah)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced thinly
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved, or 2 large tomatoes, sliced
- ½ cup basil, sliced, plus extra for garnish
- Balsamic vinegar for drizzling
Instructions
- Put the milk, oregano, salt, pepper and eggs into a mixing bowl and whisk it all up briskly until well combined. Pour the milk mixture into a 9 x 13 baking pan.
- Cut the bread slices on the diagonal and lay them in the pan with the milk mixture for a minute or two, then turn them over so they get to soak up all the liquid.
- Heat the butter on a griddle or in a large skillet over medium high heat until melted.
- Lay the bread slices on the griddle or skillet and cook until they are golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side.
- Now to assemble! Put the caprese together as follows: Slice of bread, slice or two of cheese, slice of bread, slice or two of cheese until each plate has 4 half slices of bread with cheese in between.
- Scatter the cherry tomatoes on top (or if you are using large sliced tomatoes, you can tuck them in between the cheese and bread).
- Sprinkle with basil and drizzle with a little balsamic vinegar and serve it up!
Notes
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OTHER CAPRESE RECIPES WE LOVE!
 This easy recipe for caprese chicken salad takes the classic mozzarella, tomato and basil combo and adds some chicken to the mix! |
 This super simple recipe for caprese salad skewers turns everyone’s favorite Italian salad into an appetizer! Sweet tomatoes, cheery basil and creamy mozzarella, all in one delicious bite. |
Just when I thought Caprese could not get any better, along comes this “smoosh up.” As a lover of anything Caprese, I am blown away by this combination. Kudos for thinking outside of the box. I cannot wait to try this outrageously, gorgeously, delicious recipe! 😍
Aw Jeanie, you made my day! This is definitely my current favorite smoosh-up. :) Happy Friday and Happy Weekend!