Coconut and almond French toast with plums

Total: 40 min. | Active: 20 min.
vegetarian

Ingredients

for 4 person

To soak the bread
2 ½ dl coconut milk
½ dl single cream
fresh eggs
8 slice bread (e.g. braided bread), each approx. 2 cm thick
Compote
500 g plum, halved
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp cane sugar
½ tsp ginger, finely grated
French toast
100 g flaked almonds
50 g coconut flakes
  clarified butter for frying

How it's done

To soak the bread

Whisk the coconut milk, cream and eggs in a shallow dish. Place the slices of bread in the dish in batches, leave to soak for approx. 10 mins. Turn the slices over, soak for a further 10 mins., repeat this process with the remaining slices of bread.

Compote

Bring the plums, water and sugar to the boil in a pan. Reduce the heat, add the ginger, cover and simmer for approx. 10 mins.

French toast

Place the almonds and coconut flakes in a deep dish, mix. Turn the bread slices over in the mixture. Heat a little clarified butter in a non-stick frying pan. Reduce the heat, fry the slices of bread in batches over a medium heat for approx. 3 mins. on each side until golden, keep warm. Serve the French toast with the compote.

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