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For us, recipe inspiration comes from many different places and in the case of this Hawaiian French Toast with Pineapple Mascarpone Topping – it came from a loaf of bread!
Last month, I attended food conference in Miami where I met many different brand representatives who were there to connect with bloggers. Many of them were nice enough to share samples, with the hopes that we would be inspired to create recipes in the future using their products. Among the abundance of samples was that loaf of KING’S HAWAIIAN® sweet bread that you see here…
…a soft, sweet and delicious bread that is very similar to a Portuguese sweet bread in both taste and texture!
When I returned home, my husband Jack (who happens to be a huge lover of just about any kind of bread) immediately broke into that loaf of bread – but I stopped him so we could make this Hawaiian French toast recipe!
We soaked thick slices of bread in a mixture of egg, coconut milk, agave nectar and cinnamon, then coated the bread in chopped macadamia nuts before frying it on the griddle. Next, we spooned on a generous dollop of pineapple and mascarpone cheese that was the perfectly complement to the Hawaiian French toast! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: This post is part of my entry in to the KING’S HAWAIIAN® Go Pupule™ Recipe Sweepstakes. I was not compensated for this post and all opinions are 100% my own.
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Hawaiian French Toast with Pineapple and Mascarpone
Ingredients
- 4 large, thick slices of KING’S HAWAIIAN® Sweet Round Bread (slices of Portuguese sweet bread or Challah may be substituted if you can’t find King’s)
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese (cream cheese may be substituted, but cut back a little on the powdered sugar if you use that)
- 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained (save juice)
- 2 tablespoons pineapple juice, drained from crushed pineapple
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 cups chopped roasted macadamia nuts
- 2 tablespoons of butter, for the griddle
Instructions
- Slice the bread and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix mascarpone cheese, crushed pineapple, pineapple juice and powdered sugar until smooth. Set aside.
- In a small bowl beat eggs and mix with coconut milk, agave nectar and cinnamon. Pour into a flat dish large enough to hold the bread slices dipped one at a time.
- Dip both sides of each slice in the egg mixture and hold on a platter to soak up the liquid.
- Lay out a dish large enough to hold one slice and pour the chopped nuts into the dish.
- Coat both sides of each slice in the chopped nuts.
- Heat a griddle pan over medium heat and melt one tablespoon of butter.
- Cook each side of two slices until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side. Repeat with rest of butter and last two slices. (If your grill pan will hold all four, then cook all at once.)
- To serve, cut each slice in half and serve two halves per portion, dusted with powdered sugar and topped with the pineapple spread or serve the spread on the side.
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Contest for Hawaiian Pupule ended June 30th 2014, FYI.
Wow this recipe is genius Martha! Love all the textures and flavors you put in it, definitely a french toast that I NEED to try! Pinned.
PS it was so nice to finally meet you at BlogHer. 🙂
Thanks Krista! It was so nice to meet you too!
Yummy ! This would be a really posh breakfast.. 😀
Thanks Medeja!
You’ve got such great samples! And your French toast looks absolutely wonderful! I love anything with fruit and I’m definitely going to try this!
Thanks so much Lavender! Hope you enjoy the recipe!
Ohhh King’s Hawiian bread is AMAZING in french toast. I’m glad you stopped Jack before he devoured the loaf so you could make this treat!
Tell me about it Julie! 🙂 It was all I could do to stop him – we love this bread!
Oh this looks so delicious. I love the pineapple mascarpone topping. I wish I had brought the bread home now but it wouldn’t fit in my suitcase.
Thanks Christie! I made sure I had room for that loaf of bread in my carry-on bag! 🙂
Martha, WOWZA! I need Hawaiian french toast in my life!
Thanks Beth! You definitely do…this is delicious!