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Wake up to the dreamiest Coffee French Toast, with thick slices of bread soaked in milky coffee, stuffed with melted chocolate, and topped with a light coffee cream that tastes like your favorite café drink in breakfast form. It’s everything you love about cappuccino and French toast rolled into one.
Each bite is soft, creamy, and just a little bit indulgent, with that comforting aroma of freshly brewed coffee. This cappuccino French toast is what slow mornings and cozy weekends were made for.
What Makes This Recipe So Good
This Coffee French Toast takes your regular breakfast to another level. The bread soaks up a gentle blend of milk and coffee, creating that signature cappuccino flavor with a hint of sweetness in every bite. It’s the perfect coffee toast recipe for anyone who loves dessert-style mornings.
Stuffed with melted chocolate and topped with whipped coffee cream, each slice tastes like something you’d order at a fancy café. Whether you call it cappuccino French toast or French toast coffee, it’s a delicious excuse to slow down and savor your mornings.
What Goes Into Coffee French Toast
Simple ingredients come together to make this café-style Coffee French Toast rich, chocolatey, and perfectly infused with coffee flavor.
- Thick Bread: Go for sturdy slices like brioche or challah. They soak up the coffee mixture beautifully without falling apart.
- Instant Coffee: Dissolved right into the custard mix, it gives that rich French toast coffee flavor that ties the whole recipe together.
- Chocolate Chips: Melted inside each slice, they create gooey pockets of chocolate that make this cappuccino French toast irresistibly indulgent.
- Whipping Cream: Lightly whipped with sugar and coffee to create the smooth, dreamy topping that brings everything together.
Note: Please see recipe card at the bottom for a full list of ingredients with measurements.
How To Make Coffee French Toast
- Make the Coffee Mixture: Whisk together the coffee, sugar, and milk until dissolved. Add the eggs and whisk until fully combined.
- Prepare the Bread: Pour the coffee mixture into a shallow dish. Place 8 bread halves into the mixture to soak up the custard.
- Add the Chocolate Filling: Divide the chocolate evenly among the soaked bread pieces, then top with the remaining halves to form 8 sandwich-style slices.
- Soak the Bread: Let the sandwiches rest for 5 minutes on one side, then gently flip and soak for another 5 minutes to absorb all that coffee goodness.
- Heat the Pan: Preheat a large nonstick pan or skillet with a light coating of butter over medium heat until hot and sizzling.
- Cook the French Toast: Fry the slices in batches until golden on both, ensuring centers are warm and the chocolate has melted.
- Make the Coffee Cream: In a bowl, combine cream, sugar, and instant coffee. Beat until it thickens slightly, or continue whisking for a whipped texture.
- Serve and Enjoy: Top each Coffee French Toast with coffee cream, a scoop of ice cream if you’d like, and a sprinkle of chocolate dusting powder.
A cup of Nutella Hot Chocolate or a warm White Peach Iced Tea makes the perfect pairing for this cozy Coffee French Toast. If you’re feeling extra indulgent, serve it alongside a Cream Cheese Scrambled Eggs breakfast for that perfect mix of sweet and savory. For dessert-style mornings, a slice of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread adds even more comfort to your coffee-infused brunch.
Tips For Making Coffee French Toast
- Use day-old bread so it holds up well after soaking in the coffee mixture. Fresh bread tends to fall apart too quickly.
- If you want a stronger coffee flavor, add an extra half teaspoon of instant coffee to the custard mix.
- Don’t rush the soaking time — the longer it sits, the more flavorful and custardy your Coffee French Toast will be.
- Whip the coffee cream just before serving for the fluffiest texture.
Recipe FAQ’s
Yes, but make sure it’s strong and cooled before mixing it with the milk and eggs. Brewed coffee gives a milder flavor compared to instant, so you might want to reduce the milk slightly for a richer taste.
Brioche or challah bread works beautifully because they’re thick and soak up the custard without falling apart. Day-old slices are perfect for the best texture.
Add more instant coffee to the mixture or use espresso powder. You can also whisk a teaspoon into the whipped cream for an extra kick.
Cappuccino French Toast with Coffee Cream
Ingredients
French Toast:
- 8 slices thick bread halved
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup low fat/skim milk or almond milk
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee (dry powder)
- 2 tablespoons sugar or natural sweetener of choice
- 1 1/2 oz milk or dark chocolate chips, melts or squares
Coffee Cream:
- 1/2 cup light thickened/whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon icing/confectioners sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee (dry powder)
Additional:
- Chocolate Dusting Powder
Instructions
French Toasts:
- Whisk together the coffee, sugar and milk in a jug. Add the eggs and whisk again until well combined. Pour the mixture into a 9×13-inch shallow dish. Add 8 bread halves into the egg wash; divide the chocolate amongst the bread pieces and top each piece with remaining bread to make 8 sandwich halves. Leave to soak for 5 minutes on one side, then flip and soak for a further 5 minutes.
- Preheat a large nonstick pan, skillet or griddle with a light coating of butter. When hot, cook the french toast in batches until browned on both sides, cooked through and chocolate has melted in the centre.
- Meanwhile, make your coffee cream:
Coffee Cream:
- Combine the cream, coffee and sugar in a medium sized bowl; beat on medium – high speed until cream begins to thicken. (Continue beating to make a whipped cream, or leave as a thinner cream to suit your tastes).
- To serve, drizzle french toasts with coffee cream; top with a scoop of ice cream (optional), and sprinkle with chocolate dusting powder.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I may be your new best friend….. I added a splash of Rumchata to the egg mix – OMG!!!!
I woke up this morning dreaming about a French toast.
Never prepared them nor ate.
So I tried the classic ones and your variant cappuccino version.
There is no match at all.
The cappuccino wins!
Maybe because I am Italian? Ahahahhahahahahah
Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe, I will do it again and again, especially when I will have guest for breakfast!
Yes!
XD
Hahahaha could be the Italian! You’re very very welcome. I’m so happy you enjoyed these for breakfast! Thank you for coming back and letting me know. I LOVED reading your comment!
Oh wow, I’m just drooooooling looking at this! You’re killing me!
Haha aw thank you Taca! I don’t mean to kill you though 😉
Oh my goodness! This looks amazing Karina! You are killing it with these photos. What a fun mashup! 🙂 🙂
Thank you so much Karen! Wow and coming from YOU! Whatta compliment! Thank you Xxx
Looks awesome Karina! Love anything coffee flavored! Pinned!
Hey Mira thank you so much girl! I’m so glad you agree! Thanks for pinning! Xx
Omg I died! Just by looking I had a mouth-gasm! Hahaha Definitely going to give these a go, I tried making the stuffed churro pancakes last weekend but failed miserably
Haha right? I’m glad to have…um…assisted you in that area 😉 In regards to the Churro Pancakes…I’m so sorry they didn’t work out for you! I can try and help you troubleshoot what went wrong if you like? I hope and pray you enjoy these french toasts! Worth the mouth-gasm for sure 😀