This easy Baileys French Toast Recipe is the perfect boozy breakfast or brunch. French toast made with Irish cream has great flavor and you'll love it for a special occasion like Christmas, or St. Patrick's Day.
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This Baileys French Toast is the perfect treat for brunch. If you're a fan of Bailey's Irish Cream, then you'll love this recipe. It's especially great as a St. Patrick's Day treat or Christmas morning treat, but it's wonderful for any special occasions, or just to turn your regular weekend breakfast into something special with a decadent French toast.
Why We Love This Recipe
- French toast is a quick and easy recipe that only takes about 15 minutes to make.
- This recipe is delicious! Any Irish cream fan will love it.
- Baileys Irish Cream takes everyday french toast to the next level, and really makes this dish speical.
This is the perfect brunch for a French toast lover. We also love this French toast casserole -which is also a Christmas morning favorite. We also adore these small batch pancakes, or for something a little different these jelly donut pancakes are so good too.
Ingredients
- Baileys Irish Cream -Baileys Irish cream is a alcoholic beverage made with cream, condensed milk, cocoa, and Irish whiskey. The baileys adds so much flavor to this recipe that you can skip adding vanilla extract to the french toast.
- Baileys Whipped Cream -We served ours with some Baileys whipped cream for our boozy brunch. This is a great way to accentuate the Baileys flavor even more. You could also do a regular whipped cream if you prefer. And we've served ours with a drizzle of syrup, for us it has to be pure maple syrup for the best taste.
- Bread -We're using a thick sliced white bread for this recipe. The best bread for this recipe is a sturdy bread. The thick slices of bread work very well for soaking up the egg mixture without getting too soggy. You could also use something like an egg bread, Italian loaf, French bread, Challah bread, or brioche bread. French toast is traditionally made with stale bread, as a way of using it up. So if you've got some bread that's been around for a couple of days, this is a great way of reviving it, and turning it into a special treat.
Options
Fresh berries, or sliced bananas are a great accompaniment. You can also add a sprinkle of ground cinnamon if you're a cinnamon lover.
If you're a chocolate lover, this Baileys French toast recipe is great with some shaved chocolate over top, or a drizzle of chocolate syrup, since there's actually cocoa in the Irish cream it pairs very well together. You might even want to serve this with a hot chocolate, or better yet an Irish coffee.
How To Make This Recipe
1. Begin my making the whipped cream. In the bowl of a stand mixer combine ½ cup whipping cream, 2 tablespoon baileys, and 1 teaspoon sugar. Whip until soft peaks form. Set aside.
2. In another medium bowl, combine 2 eggs, ⅓ of milk or heavy cream, or half and half, and ⅓ cup of Baileys. Whisk together until fully combined. Dip each slice of bread into the baileys mixture until completely coated.
3. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and cook a couple of minutes per side, until the french toast has a golden brown edge.
4. Serve hot with an optional dusting of icing sugar, drizzles of chocolate sauce, maple syrup, fresh fruit, and a generous dollop of baileys whipped cream.
Serving and Storing
This is boozy french toast made with Irish cream liqueur is a perfect brunch dish, with great flavor. If you're making this for a crowd at your next brunch, double or triple the recipe. Cook a few at a time and place the rest on a baking sheet in a single layer covered in foil in a low oven to stay warm until serving.
This is best eaten fresh, but you can store any leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Re-heat to serve.
Cooks Tip: We like to cook the French toast bread slices in fresh butter, rather than using a cooking spray, because the butter adds great, rich flavor to our this decadent recipe.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. As a general rule, alcohol burns off with cooking, but these French toasts cook so quickly that it may not have a chance to. Also, we topped it with Baileys whipped cream, which contains alcohol.
Yes. The only problem with using fresh bread is that sometimes it might become too soggy when dunked in the egg mixture and fall apart. We recommend using thick sliced bread, which should help with this problem, but if you're using fresh regular sliced bread, just work quickly and carefully and it should be fine.
It should be browned on the outside, and set on the inside. Make a small cut in the center to make sure the middle is cooked through and not soggy. If your bread is getting too brown on the outside and not cooked in the middle, turn the temperature of the burner down a little.
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Recipe
Easy Baileys French Toast Recipe
Ingredients
For The Whipped Cream
- ½ cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoon Baileys Irish cream
- 1 teaspoon sugar
For The French Toast
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup cream or milk
- ⅓ cup Baileys Irish cream
- 4 slices bread
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Begin my making the whipped cream. In the bowl of a stand mixer combine ½ cup whipping cream, 2 tablespoon Baileys, and 1 teaspoon sugar. Whip until soft peaks form. Set aside.
- In another medium bowl, combine 2 eggs, ⅓ of milk or heavy cream, or half and half, and ⅓ cup of Baileys. Whisk together until fully combined. Dip each slice of bread into the baileys mixture until completely coated.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and cook a couple of minutes per side, until the french toast has a golden brown edge.
- Serve hot with an optional dusting of icing sugar, drizzles of chocolate sauce, maple syrup, fresh fruit, and a generous dollop of baileys whipped cream.
Dannyelle says
The perfect breakfast for any Bailey's lover!