This is the best breakfast ever! Melanie gave me this recipe forever ago – and I love it! I seriously consider it the yummiest of all. I serve it for extra special occasions. It just melts in your mouth…. Use store bought french bread for best results (I’ve tried using my homemade and I just don’t think it’s as good in French Toast.) Enjoy!
IHOP French Toast
submitted by Erin
2 eggs
½ c. milk
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
3 T. flour
6 slices of thick sliced French bread
First beat eggs, then add remaining ingredients with electric mixer. Dip both sides of bread and place in hot buttered pan. Flip over when browned. Serve with Coconut Syrup.
Coconut Syrup
As you must know by now (since I include this syrup recipe with every breakfast post I make!) this is my all time favorite syrup, and we ALWAYS serve it with hot breakfasts, whether it be waffles, pancakes, crepes or french toast. It’s unbeatable!
7-8 T. butter
¾ c. buttermilk
1 c. sugar
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp coconut extract
Place butter, buttermilk and sugar in a pot. Then turn stove on medium and stir until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and boil one minute. Remove from heat and add soda and flavoring. It will bubble up; just continue to stir and give it a few minutes for the ‘fizz’ to reduce before serving.
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mmmmmmmmm! sounds delicious. can’t wait to try it.
Looks great Erin!! I love that French Toast recipe! And I love your syrup. I have made this recipe for Valentines Breakfast –just cut the bread with a big heart shaped cookie cutter and put a little bit of red food coloring in the egg mixture. And you have pretty pink heart french toast! My boys thought it was fun.
Yum, this looks fabulous! And I’m with you on the coconut syrup. Once you try it, there is no going back! It is also good with just vanilla extract instead of the coconut.
I love this recipe too -it’s amazing what a difference those few extra ingredients make! Yum!
Looks sooooo yummy!!! I am definitely going to have to try them!!
Hey, I love your food blog. We are obsessed with anything coconut so I am going to make this for V-day! Thanks.
I made this for breakfast this morning. It was so delish! We loved it. I had some left over syrup and put it in the fridge. I am wondering if it is able to be reheated to use another time? Can you let me know?
Hi Becky! I’m so glad you liked the french toast. And isn’t that syrup yummy? Yes, you can definitely reheat it in the microwave for more breakfasts. It lasts a while… I’ve never really paid attention to how long it will last; since we eat it so often it’s usually not long before we run out and I make some more, but I’d say a month? You’ll know when it’s “bad” because it will have crystallized into sugar instead of a smooth creamy syrup. (Still edible but not as yummy.) Like I said, I serve it with pancakes, waffles, crepes and french toast. If I’m making my blueberry sour cream pancakes (already posted on this site) I make the syrup with vanilla extract instead of the coconut extract. I think vanilla syrup goes better with that recipe. (FYI) :)
Hi Erin; My husband liked the rolls! Could I send you my bun recipe? I take it to church functions and everyone raves about them, also do you make kneedless bread. I have got a recipe that is wonderful with soup as well as toasted. I have done many variations on it and they also turn out well. Thanks. Barb
I have 2 recipes I would like to send you. How do I do this? I am not savvy enough to figure out your email address. Thanks for you notes on my blogspot. Barb
MMMMMMM…I just love those!!! Waw!!
I just made the coconut syrup and it was delicious- thank you for the recipe! I love coconut snowcones and this was a way of getting that taste on the dinner table! Thanks for all of your recipes- I enjoy reading the stories behind them, too.
My husband and I love Magleby’s all you can eat french toast and the syrup is what makes it so delicious and this syrup was so close to that! We fell in love with it, so thank you thank you thank you! You just saved us tons of money from having to go to Magleby’s to get our fix. We like it so much, we have made french toast with the coconut syrup once a week for the past 3 weeks. It is just so good, so thank you again!
I just stumbled upon your blog and you gals sure can cook. I have many new recipes that I want to try thanks to you all!
I made this for my husband after a long day of grueling grad school, and it was exactly what he needed!! I think we are going to make this part of our Christmas brunch. I love your blog. Thanks for sharing!!
I made this today for my husbands birthday. It is now a family favorite!!!!! Absolutely incredible!! It was a fight for the last one! Thank you for sharing such wonderful recipes! We have tried many other recipes on your blog and have never been disappointed.
Okay Erin, I've loved this French toast recipe ever since Amy gave it to me, but I have to say…the syrup…AMAZING!!! Just made it for Bart's b-day. It's now one of his favorite recipes of all time. So rich, it's definitely reserved for special occasions like b-days or holidays! I've decided if you girls ever put together a cookbook on Entertaining & Special Occasions, it will be a best seller! Thanks for sharing.
Hi, just a quick question, what do you mean by 3 T. flour?
Thanks
Hi Yanying! 3 T. means three Tablespoons of flour. T. or Tb. is short for Tablespoon. I hope you enjoy this recipe – it is one of my very favorite breakfasts!
THE BEST SYRUP I HAVE EVER TASTED!!!!!!!
I just made your coconut syrup and it was better than the kind we used to buy in Hawaii when we lived there. I made the best breakfast for my family today. Chocolate waffles with fresh sliced strawberries on top. Drizzle coconut syrup on top and top with whipped cream. It was like dessert and may be our new birthday breakfast.
This French toast is the best especially with the sryup!Our family LOVES this website you guys rock
My husband & I were a little stunned when we started eating this toast & syrup. After all, it was JUST toast & syrup, but it was ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!! Seriously, we were caught completely off guard by the yumminess!! Both of these are wonderful recipes – thank you!!