One of the things that I love to do for Christmas is to make breakfast special. Breakfast is often a forgotten meal, where we rush about trying to get started with our day. But during the holidays it is so nice to slow down and spend some time with our family, enjoying a nice breakfast.
My mom always made special holiday breakfasts when I was growing up and we always loved them. In fact, they are one of the things that I remember most about the holidays.
So, I encourage you to slow down during the holidays and make a special breakfast or two for your family. Enjoy a special meal together and create a few memories.
This Orange French Toast that I am sharing with you today is a perfect special breakfast of the holidays. This is a recipe that I have been making for years.
This recipe is one of those treasured recipes that is hand written on a 3×5 card and was given to me when I got married. I love recipes like this that are passed on to one another like that.
French toast is not something that we have enjoyed a lot the last two years and I immediately knew it was what I wanted to use some of my Udi’s bread for.
And I am so glad I did. I forgot how much I missed french toast, especially this orange french toast. Really, I could not tell a difference at all. It was so good!
I love french toast and this Orange French Toast is a little different than your normal french toast, so it makes a perfect holiday breakfast.
This is one of those recipes that works well both gluten free and non gluten free. It is a breakfast anyone can enjoy!
Orange French Toast
Change up your weekend breakfast with this orange French toast.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 10 slices of bread, regular or gluten free (It may take a little more or less depending on the sizes of your pieces.)
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl or pan combine eggs, orange juice, and brown sugar.
- Dip bread in orange juice mixture until well soaked on both sides.
- Place on a hot griddle or pan. Cook about 2 minutes or until golden brown. Flip over and cook the other side until golden brown.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 316Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 453mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 2gSugar: 12gProtein: 14g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
As soon as I saw the picture, I knew that was Udi’s bread – my husband loves their bread and I buy it every week.. and sometimes I use it to make french toast, too.. so this will be a nice variation to try! 🙂
This morning at 5 am, I read this as “Oregon French Toast” and got excited 🙂
This would be perfect to serve on Christmas day!
Also a good recipe for people who can’t have dairy! You should share it with the 5dollardinner mom….
I had not thought of that. It would be a great dairy free breakfast. Thanks for mentioning that.
Lynn, just like everything else of yours we’ve tried, this is a hit! Love the orange! Thanks so much for sharing!
We have French toast all the time but have never made it with orange juice. I can’t wait to try it. I was just wondering do you eat it plain or do you serve it with any condiments, i.e. maple, golden syrup, etc Many thanks for the great new recipe.
We like it with butter and maple syrup. I hope you enjoy it!
We all just tried this Lynn and it was lovely. My girls believe it is better than the plain version we make. The girls had maple syrup (apparently one can never have enough sugar at that age) but I ate it without anything and it was lovely on it’s own too. Thank you
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know.