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This raspberry amaretto croissant French toast is the perfect Valentine’s Day breakfast. What could be better than buttery fried croissants topped with a sweet raspberry amaretto sauce?
My husband and I have never been one to go all out on Valentine’s Day. Usually we take turns each year making each other dinner and {if we remember} we buy each other a card. I know, suuuuuuper romantic.
But really, it’s not that we don’t love each other {obvi} we just really hate crowded restaurants so dining out on Valentine’s Day is equivalent to hell on earth.
Plus my husband has this big thing about not giving into card maker holidays.
{Looking for a simple Valentine’s Day dessert? Try these cheesecake stuffed strawberries. They are no-bake and everyone is sure to love them!}
Sometimes if I’m feeling really romantic I will get out of bed early and surprise the hubs with a romantic breakfast.
I would serve it in bed but we have this rule about no food in the bedroom because of its ability to cause crumbs and who wants crumbs in their bed?
The answer should be no one. No one wants crumbs in their bed. It’s gross.
So yeah, back to the French toast. It’s super simple to make because you use store bought croissants, dip them into a spiced cream mixture and pan fry them to perfection.
Then to make things a million times better you top it with homemade raspberry amaretto sauce.
It’s the perfect fancy looking {but super simple to make} breakfast recipe.
Love this raspberry amaretto croissant french toast?
Why not try a few of my other delicious breakfast treats?
- Peach Topped French Toast
- S’mores French Toast
- Cherry Yogurt French Toast Cups
- Irish Soda Bread French Toast
- Strawberry Mascarpone Stuffed French Toast
Raspberry Amaretto Croissant French Toast
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 croissants, cut in half
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons Amaretto, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 2 cups frozen raspberries
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- Powdered sugar, for topping
Instructions
- Set croissants to the side and melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet set over medium heat.
- While the butter melts start making your cream mixture.
- In a shallow dish whisk together eggs, half and half, sugar, 2 tablespoons amaretto, vanilla bean paste and apple pie spice.
- Quickly dip the sliced croissant into the cream mixture and add to the hot pan with melted butter. Cook until both sides are golden brown.
- Continue cooking (adding more unsalted butter to the pan if needed) until all the French toast has been cooked.
- While the croissants are cooking make your raspberry topping. In a small sauce pot set over medium heat add frozen raspberries, brown sugar and remaining amaretto. Mix together until the raspberries starts to cook down and the sugar dissolves into the berries. Cook until the mixture is thick and jelly like in texture.
- Serve croissant French toast topped with raspberry sauce and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Nutrition
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This breakfast looks like a million bucks. I love it! And your Valentine’s Day traditions are just like mine.
I want to take that fork and slice right through that stack of buttery goodness. Oh my does this look incredible!
Brandy, oh my goodness, you rocked this one!!! <3
Holy smokes, croissant french toast?! YES!!
Croissants are pretty much my favorite thing ever! Top them with that raspberry amaretto cream and this is the perfect french toast!
Yeah, crumbs in bed is no bueno. But I could make an exception for this french toast!!
How absolutely delicious does this look?! Now I need to find someone to make it for me, stat!
Oh my…I’m not sure which is making me swoon more – the french toast or that dripping raspberry sauce! P.S. Your husband sounds like mine – hating to pay for over-inflated gifts or dinner on Valentine’s Day… 🙂
Crumbs in bed are my nightmare. I would be pretty excited to wake up to these though! ….and eat them at the table of course 😉 Gorgeous photos!!
No crumbs or food ever in the bedroom. My hubs would cause a huge mess. Love him but not the cleanest eater! I think he would get out of bed for this though! Too die for.