Crème Brûlée Challah French Toast
Get ready to experience the ultimate fusion of indulgence with this crème brûlée challah French toast. We’re talking a buttery-soft challah bread stuffed with a luscious vanilla custard, torched to perfection for that signature crispy, caramelized top. It’s rich, creamy, and absolutely unforgettable—perfect for your next brunch, dessert, or anytime indulgence!
Servings: 1
Calories: 454.1kcal
Ingredients
Egg Mixture:
- 1 Large Brown Egg (Vital Farms)
- 15 g Egg Whites
Custard:
- 12 g Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix (Simply Delish)
- ½ Egg Mixture
- 28 g Vanilla Bean Whole Milk Greek Yogurt (Wallaby)
- 30 ml Unsweetened Protein Plant Milk (Good Karma)
- 29 g Unflavored Whey Isolate Powder (Isopure)
French Toast:
- 72 g Challah Bread, sliced (Trader Joe’s)
- ½ Egg Mixture
- 30 ml Unsweetened Protein Plant Milk (Good Karma)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
Toppings (optional):
- 8 g Zero Calorie Sugar (H-E-B)
Instructions
Egg Mixture:
- In a bowl, whisk together your egg and egg white. We’ll use half for the custard and half for the French toast mixture.1 Large Brown Egg, 15 g (1 tbsp) Egg Whites
Custard:
- In a bowl, add in your pudding mix and half of the egg mixture. Whisk together quickly until smooth. Set aside.12 g (1 tbsp) Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix, 1/2 Egg Mixture
- In a small pot, add in your yogurt and your milk. Mix until smooth and add to a stove on low heat. Keep it stirring and bring to a slow simmer.28 g (2 tbsp) Vanilla Bean Whole Milk Greek Yogurt, 30 ml (2 tbsp) Unsweetened Protein Plant Milk
- Remove from heat and slowly pour in about half. Quickly whisk the eggs until smooth. We want a smooth batter and not to scramble the eggs.
- Once smooth, pour in the remaining and whisk. You’ll get in a good wrist workout!
- Sift in your protein powder just to ensure you have a smooth custard. Whisk again.29 g (.25 cup) Unflavored Whey Isolate Powder
- Add back to your pot and place back on low heat. Be sure to continuously whisk as it heats up. Again, we don’t want scrambled eggs! A lumpy custard is fine, it will smooth out once cooled.
- After it’s reached a thicker, lumpy-ish consistency, remove and add back into your bowl again.
- Whisk rigorously for the last time! Trust me, your wrist will have great muscles, you’re welcome. Now you can set that aside.
French Toast:
- Cut two slices of challah bread. I cut from the middle so they were the largest size.72 g (2.54 oz) Challah Bread, sliced
- Add in a layer of your custard to one slice and then enclose with the other slice.
- In a shallow dish, add in your remaining egg mixture along with the other ingredients. Mix together.1/2 Egg Mixture, 30 ml (2 tbsp) Unsweetened Protein Plant Milk, 1 tsp Vanilla Extract, 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- Dunk your custard sandwich and coat in the mixture evenly.
- Add some olive oil spray to a pan and heat on medium. Add your French toast sandwich and cook until golden brown on all sides. Don’t forget the edges!
- Once cooked, if you want to get fancy, you can pipe on the remaining custard on top or just spread with a spoon.
Topping (Optional):
- If you want to torch the top and get it crispy like traditional crème brûlée, sprinkle on some sugar and then carefully use a blow torch to caramelize.8 g (2 tsp) Zero Calorie Sugar
Video Tutorial
Nutrition Information
Crème Brûlée Challah French Toast
Serving Size
1 Serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
454.1
% Daily Value*
Fat
11.4
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
2.8
g
18
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
212.2
mg
71
%
Sodium
812.7
mg
35
%
Potassium
180.4
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
57.7
g
19
%
Fiber
2.3
g
10
%
Sugar
12.3
g
14
%
Protein
42.7
g
85
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
The Nutrition Facts above are specific to the ingredients I chose to use for this recipe.