Hawaiian French Toast with Pineapple and Mascarpone
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
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- 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.
