Luscious Custardy French Toast With Maple Whipped Cream

You read the title, let's get starting making this so you can eat it!

Ingredients 

4 slices thickly cut bread- I used my recipe from the Fluffy Thick White Bread

3 eggs

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup almond milk

1 tablespoon sugar

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons butter (for fry pan or grill)

For the Maple Whipped Cream

1/2 cup heavy cream

2 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup

Directions

Beat eggs, milk, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and cinnamon in a large bowl. Beat only until well-combined but not excessively frothy.

Strain the egg mixture into an 8" x 8" pan to dip the bread into. Straining the mixture removes any egg whites not incorporated into the custard!!

Heat butter in a skillet large enough to handle four slices of bread. When butter begins to sizzle, lay all four slices of bread in the pan. Allow to soak for 10 seconds, flip over the slices, and continue to turn the slices onto each side until you can feel the weight increase but the bread still holds it's shape.

Now we make Maple Whipped Cream

Take your 1/2 cup of heavy cream and start mixing it (either with a stand mixer, hand mixer or a whisk and your hand). Once it gets to almost a whipped cream consistency then slowly add in your maple syrup! Taste it and see if it needs more maple syrup and then you're done! If it needs more maple syrup just whisk in some more!

Back to the French Toast

Lay each slice into the hot pan and cook on each side at least 4 minutes before turning, so the egg custard sets up in the bread and doesn't tear when turned.

Flip over to the other side when first side is golden brown. Serve immediately with your maple whipped cream!!