Angel Food French Toast.
I think I’ve finally figured out why I love breakfast so much.
Besides, of course, the obvious eggs and bacon. And really crusty toast with butter. And biscuits. And tortillas with breakfast things. And mimosas. And casseroles. And brunch. Like, brunch in general.
It’s one of the only meals where it’s truly acceptable to eat dessert.
Pancakes, french toast, donuts… it’s all breakfast food! Winning.
And because of that, I’ve totally justified this whole cake for breakfast deal. I mean, angel food cake is touted as the lighter dessert, right? It’s the treat that people eat when they go on a diet and when paired with fruit, it gets even healthier. So I got to thinking – I bet some of these slices are even less caloric that the really thick italian bread I’d use to make french toast anyway.
See? It’s alllll making sense now.
There is something about this breakfast cake that is making me think I won’t be using bread again anytime soon. In true angel food cake fashion, it’s not like it’s super sweet or anything, so that helps. I don’t add any additional sugar to the egg mixture, which also is beneficial. But the inside? ohmygosh. The outside is your typical crusty french toast but the inside is still your typical light-as-air angel food cake.
It’s like biting into a crunchy cloud. And it’s the least-heavy french toast I’ve ever tasted. Which makes a few slices of bacon on the side totally acceptable. And balanced. (<—- PROTEIN.)
Oh and can I give a helpful hint? If you are going to do this with your angel food cake – like slice it up, dip it in egg, fry it in butter and all around trash it up, just buy one. I learned the hard way that hey, angel food cake is sort of a pain in the butt to make from scratch. If I am making it, I am going to enjoy it in it’s purest form possible.
Not covered in sugar and cream and everything delicious and just sdfkhjdsfkjhsdkjfhdsf. Yeah. No words.
Angel Food French Toast
Ingredients
- 1 angel food cake, sliced into 12 pieces
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2-3 tablespoons butter
for topping:
Instructions
- Im a measuring cup, whisk flour into a few tablespoons of milk until it’s totally dissolved to create a bit of a slurry. Add back to the rest of the milk.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla extract, salt and cinnamon. Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium to medium-low heat. Gently dip each piece of angel food cake into the egg mixture, fully submerging it and covering all the sides. Make sure to let most of the egg drip off. Place a bit of butter in the skillet/griddle, then place cake on it and cook until golden, about 2-3 minutes per side. The only additional step here is you want to fry each side, then turn it on it’s “back” and get that thick third end of the cake. Repeat with remaining slices, adding a bit of butter each time.
- Serve with syrup, berries, whipped cream and fresh mint!
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159 Comments on “Angel Food French Toast.”
This looks amazing! I love making french toast with different “breads”. This weekend I’ll be making an untraditional french toast made with Irish Soda Bread for a pre-St. Patrick’s Day Celebration.
This look A-MA-ZINGGGGG!!!
How do you come up with something this brilliant!? It looks awesome!!
All I can say is OMG!!! I LUVVVVV angel food cake. I grew up with that being the official birthday cake, And to turn it around and make it into French toast..yummo!!! I will have to do this for my 50th birthday next month…So excited!!! Thank you!!!
Yum!! I like finding different things to make french toast with. I usually use the Italian Panettone Breads. I presently have 2 on hand – one with orange & cranberries and the other with just cranberries. Others used are with raisins & fruit like the Christmas cake fruit – orange, cherry, etc. My next to try is from a bakery that has a cherry bread which has loads of cherries in it.
I’m looking forward to trying this recipe & the Maple Bacon Donuts. I was drooling reading that recipe!!! Thank you for your ideas & recipes!!
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oh good lord.
You are always so inventive with your ingredients! This one seems so impressive. I also liked the goats cheese dessert a while back.
so strange but seems soo good!
oh MY goodness Jessica, this is out of control. i love breakfast and love dessert even more. i need a good excuse to indulge in this beautiful dish soon :).
Hells yes! I saw a recipe for this a few years ago and have wanted to try it ever since: cake for breakfast = the best.
LOVE IT!
You are so right, there are definitely things that aren’t worth making on your own: Angel Food Cake and Pho. They would however make a perfectly balanced meal. Plus bacon <—- protein.
Love this. I never ever would have thought of it myself, but it sounds so good!
I am not an angel food cake person. I soon could be an angel food cake french toast person. This sounds like its best use yet! Love it!
Great idea! I LOVE breakfast foods. Pretty much anything from crepes to pancakes to waffles to eggs to omelets…really, I think I could eat it as lunch and dinner. This is a cool spin on the classic angel food cake with strawberry dessert. Love it!
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Such a fabulous idea! I love angel food cake!
I love this idea and kinda of embarassed/ sad i didnt think of it myself! im trying this tonight for dinner!!! My 2 year old will love this :)
Angel Food is my fave!
This is the most awesome idea EVER!
Totally trying this, it sounds like the best French toast.
Mmmm.. this is BRILLIANT!
Whenever I stop into your blog I’m always like “How is this girl not 1000 pounds??”. I’m sure you’ve done a post on that somewhere because no doubt it’s the reader question you’re asked the most! You’re so creative with your recipes and your photography is amazing. Love love love!
Well… I think I’m just going to have to go make this breakfast right now. In the middle of the night. I don’t think this can wait. This is what dreams are made of. At least my dreams.
Jess, sounds delicious!!!! Mother Lovett made delicious angel foods . . . did she use a box mix? Do they even make a box mix for angel food cake? i just remember the angel food cooling upside down on an empty Pepsi Cola glass bottle! When are you coming to visit? and, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBARA!!!!
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What a great idea!!! Simple an fantastic, thank you for sharing!
Wow– I am soooo going to make this for my grandkiddies. They don’t count calories. I will eat a bite off each plate…
You’ve managed to combine two of my very favorite foods-in-life…Angel Food Cake AND French Toast…
Living in Europe…it is extremely difficult to find the box version…and worse…I have no specific PAN for it…could I possibly use a big bundt …or loaf pan…or…OR??
THIS MUST BE MADE….Definitely the “20” in the Primal “80/20″…but so freaking worth the “must be delivering-any-day” bloat the following a.m.!!! Thanks?!
I feel guilty enough eating eggs Benedict for breakfast…holy cannoli!
This is genius! Usually I’m a bacon and egg dude but I’d order this in a heartbeat!
it’s like you can read people’s minds?! angel food cake = totally healthy = perfect after-long-run breakfast!
I think I need to unsubscribe to u ;)
Are you kidding me? OMG. This is torturous. Seriously.
You have such good ideas! I confess I used a panetone bread to make french toast – yes, it was yummy, but not as easy to justify as yours.
This looks SO good. I admit I sort of expected to see a recipe for Angel Food cake and knew I would make a disappointing version with a store bought cake so was thrilled to see that wasn’t so! I live at altitude and I learned last year why Angel Food cake pans are so often found (like mine) at garage sales. Mine was so bad I ended up posting brownies instead, yes, that bad.
But I digress. This is genius. Perfect even. Someone I know is going to have it for breakfast this weekend!
Wow, amazing. I love that you have justified this too saying it is lighter than the bread you’d normally use. Of course, the first thing I think, is ohhhh, maybe we could make pound cake french toast this weekend for brunch. And all justification is gone! Thanks for sharing!
So creative!! Can’t wait to try this one out!!
Absolute brilliance. I actually don’t like regular French toast that much (I know, weird), but THIS? This, I’m sure I would love. Thank you!
I want to try this out, can skip the butter and make this on a griddle?
I love love love Angel Food cake…I make them from scratch all the time because the boxed ones are way too sugary and sticky! I find them extremely easy to make…try Betty Crocker’s version! It’s my favorite Birthday Cake, now I will need a good excuse to make one for Breakfast! Thanks!!
I cannot believe this exists. My world has been turned upside down.
What an absolutely winning idea, typical of you. I wish we could buy Angel Food cakes here. I am gonna have to go back to your recipe and make one first
Such a great idea! Yum!
wow – now that’s a sweet concoction. I agree, breakfast rules because it is dessert wrapped up in the serious garb of a meal.
This looks beyond incredible!
I love homemade angel food cake, but I agree this is the perfect use for the storebought ones. Yum!
You’re a GENIUS!
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This is GENIUS!!! I need it now… wow… this looks/sounds/imsuretastes amazing.
Brilliant. And of course, I can’t ever make anything exactly as presented, I have to change it up – so I’m wondering if the cake would hold up as the bread in my overnight baked french toast recipe…I’m going to have to give it a try.
Thanks for the idea – I usually end up pinning a healthy portion of your recipes!