Baked Blueberry Brioche French Toast

Well… I had to create a new drop-down item on my menu for this blog post. It was well worth the trouble because this Baked Blueberry Brioche French Toast is probably the best thing you’ll eat for breakfast and it deserved a new breakfast category on my menu. Plus for someone who claims that breakfast food is her favorite type of food, we need to accept the fact that my recipe section does not highlight that favoritism in any way and that seriously needs to change. I think for what it’s worth, this french toast is deserving of the inaugural breakfast recipe on Darling Down South.

While we’re on the subject of “Cynthia’s favorite foods” I bet you’ll be surprised to learn that of all the breads, brioche is undoubtedly at the top of the list. Okay, so if you know what goes into brioche maybe you’re not surprised but for those of you who don’t know the ingredients, Brioche is basically bread butter. With a whole lot of butter in this bread, when it’s toasted or baked, it takes on this deliciously soft, chewy, buttery texture that cannot be matched to any other bread out there- except for croissants, but they’re on their own level of delicious bread scale to be discussed another time. 

In an effort to stave off the winter blues (and the dreary root vegetable filled grocery shelves), I bit the bullet and bought a pint of blueberries in anticipation of making some sort of sweet breakfast creation. When I finished circling the grocery store, I lingered just long enough in the bakery to see loaves of Brioche taunting me to bring it home. I caved of course and knew immediately that this gray winter weather called for blueberry brioche french toast. 

When the morning came to make this, it was as simple as whipping up your traditional french toast custard, throwing a couple more spices into the mix (like crushed cardamom seeds and lemon zest) and popping it in the oven. Finally, after pulling her out of her 35-minute sauna, she was crisped, brown and ready to be doused in a fresh blueberry maple syrup. 

Silence was experienced while eating this, and the entire dish disappeared before my eyes. It was a delicious and easy breakfast option that wasn’t overly sweet and bursting with flavor. The brioche, although mostly butter, makes for a light and airy base to this otherwise heavy dish. 

I hope this Blueberry Brioche French Toast helps you cure any winter blues that may be starting to crop up! But as good news: Spring is only 48 days away!