Croissant French Toast

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Wake up your morning routine with this Croissant French Toast recipe. In just 30 minutes, you can have a warm breakfast of battered, pan-fried, buttery croissants ready to drizzle with syrup and devour.

Croissant French toast on a white plate with fruit and whipped cream.


 

Croissant French Toast is one of my favorite brunch or breakfast recipes. It’s perfect for all the holidays like Christmas morning and Easter, and it’s also great for an average Saturday morning. Flaky croissants are already delicious on their own, so transforming them into a rich custard-coated breakfast delight can only help.

Recipe ingredients

Labeled ingredients for Croissant French Toast

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Ingredient notes

  • Croissants: Check the day-old section at the bakery or supermarket. Since they soak up the custard well, slightly-stale pastries work perfectly here.
  • All-purpose flour and baking powder: Adding this common baking combo to the batter is the key to scoring the light and fluffy texture.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil for easy cleanup. In a large bowl or dish, whisk together milk, sugar, eggs, salt, and pure vanilla extract until smooth. Add flour and baking powder, stirring to combine until there are no lumps. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and coat with nonstick spray or oil. Working in batches, dip croissant halves in egg mixture, allowing excess liquid to drip back into the bowl.
Dipping a croissant in French Toast batter.
  1. Arrange in a single layer on the skillet. Cook until golden brown on one side, about 3 to 5 minutes. Flip each half and continue to cook until golden brown on the second side sides.
Frying croissant French toast in a skillet.
  1. Remove to prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the oven until serving time. Repeat with remaining croissant halves. Serve with syrup, powdered sugar, whipped cream, and other toppings as desired.
Croissant French toast on a white plate with fruit and whipped cream.

Recipe tips and variations

  • Yield: This Croissant French Toast recipe creates 12 halves, or 6 servings (I plan on 1 full croissant per person).
  • Storage: Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
  • Freezer: Arrange cooled French toast in a single layer, not touching, on a small baking sheet or plate. Freeze until the French toast pieces are frozen individually, then transfer to a freezer-safe bag. Freeze up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator or reheat in the microwave from frozen.
  • Build a French toast bar: Each diner can top as desired when you set out bowls of maple syrup, whipped cream, fresh berries, banana slices, strawberry sauce, honey, powdered sugar, candied pecans, and/or crumbled bacon.
  • French Toast Sticks: Learn how to transform Texas Toast into French Toast Sticks, coated in cinnamon in sugar, in just 30 minutes, then dunk in syrup, jam, or any sweet sauce you crave.
  • French Toast Bake: This custardy make-ahead Baked French Toast recipe only gets better as it chills overnight. The next morning, add a cinnamon streusel topping, bake, and pile with fresh berries for a delicious breakfast for six!
  • Challah French Toast: Leftover challah bread makes the most delicious Challah French Toast! Serve it with plenty of butter and syrup or try a dusting of powdered sugar and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. You’ll love it!
  • Cornflake French Toast: Cornflake French Toast allows you to enjoy two breakfast menu favorites, cereal and French toast, in one easy, family-friendly breakfast recipe.
  • More breakfast casseroles: Feeding a crowd? Try Sausage Hash Brown Casserole, Overnight Breakfast Casserole, or Cheesy Potato Casserole.
A plate of cornflake crusted french toast with fruit.
Extra crunchy Cornflake French Toast served with whipped cream, syrup, and fresh berries.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you toast croissants?

Croissants get their flaky layers from copious amounts of butter. You can pop a croissant in a toaster or toaster oven to heat it up, but keep an eye on it so the butter doesn’t burn.

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Croissant French toast on a white plate with fruit and whipped cream.

Croissant French Toast

Wake up your morning routine with this rich Croissant French Toast recipe. In just 30 minutes, you can have a warm breakfast ready to devour.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings (2 halves)
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Calories 412
5 from 136 votes

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil for easy cleanup. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, sugar, eggs, salt, and vanilla until smooth. Add flour and baking powder, stirring to combine until there are no lumps.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and coat with nonstick spray or oil. Working in batches, dip croissant halves in batter, allowing excess to drip back into the bowl. Arrange in a single layer on the skillet.
  • Cook until golden brown on one side, about 3 to 5 minutes. Flip each half and continue to cook until golden brown on the second side sides. Remove to prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the oven until serving time. Repeat with remaining croissant halves. Serve with syrup, powdered sugar, whipped cream, and strawberries as desired.

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Notes

  1. Croissants: Check the day-old section at the bakery or supermarket. Since they soak up the custard well, slightly-stale pastries work perfectly for this Croissant French Toast recipe.
  2. All-purpose flour and baking powder: Adding this common baking combo to the batter is the key to score the light and fluffy texture.
  3. Yield: This Croissant French Toast recipe creates 12 halves, or 6 servings (I plan on 1 full croissant per person).
  4. Storage: Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 2 slicesCalories: 412kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 11gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 658mgPotassium: 218mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 635IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 203mgIron: 3mg
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  1. This is my new favorite breakfast recipe. I’ve made it two weekends in a row and it made leftovers for my husband during the week and he loves it I do end up with leftover batter because I use a croissant loaf and I just use whatever bread I have on hand to use it up. It’s so delicious and I added chocolate chips and it was so good.5 stars

  2. Our family is vegan, but I always fondly remember croissant French toast that I had at a resort years ago. Happened to pick up some vegan croissants yesterday and decided to try to find a recipe that would be easy enough to veganize. I’ve done vegan French toast with regular bread, but didn’t love the recipes I’d tried. Ran across yours and decided to give it a try.

    Used non-dairy milk and Just Egg egg substitute (3 TBSP = 1 egg). Everything else was fine as is.

    Turned out delicious! The tip to keep them warm was also very helpful. My 5 year old gobbled it up and he can be wary of trying new things (even if he likes all the components). Hubby had a piece I’d kept warm and said it was good. I then made fresh pieces for him and my non-vegan stepson and they really enjoyed it. This recipe is definitely a keeper! Thank you!5 stars

    1. You’re so welcome, Maya! Thank you for your lovely comment! I’m glad you were able to adapt the recipe. I’m happy it was a hit with your family! – Meggan

  3. Hello, just wondering why we’re heating the oven to 200 degrees and lining a baking sheet with foil… maybe I missed something…

    1. Hi Vicki, it’s to keep them warm while cooking them in batches. (Double-checked to make sure it wasn’t missing from the recipe, it’s in step 3.) Take care! – Meggan

  4. Holy moly this was amazing! My husband and I both absolutely loved this recipe! Never tried flour and baking powder in my French toast batter. It was perfect! I did add a little cinnamon and nutmeg, but other than that, I followed the recipe exactly. Thanks for the recipe!5 stars

  5. Crazy good! My husband came home from the store with a large tray of clearance croissants so I took to the internet to figure out what to do with them and this recipe did not disappoint!5 stars

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