Almond Pan Perdu with Sweet Honey Mascarpone and Black Berries

A delicious simple yet fancy brunch the whole family will love. Almond Pan Perdu with Sweet Honey Mascarpone and Blackberries is the perfect lazy morning made to impress breakfast.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American, French

Keyword French toast, Pain Perdu

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1

Servings

Calories 535kcal

Ingredients

1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp bourbon
6 eggs
1 ½ cup half and half
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp orange zest
1 tsp salt
½ cup crushed almonds
1 loaf french bread staled or left out overnight
2 tbsp unsalted butter you may need more

Sweet Honey Mascarpone

1 cup mascarpone cheese
2 tbsp honey
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp orange zest

Garnish

½ cup sliced blanched almonds toasted
confectioners sugar to serve
1 pint blackberries
1 tbsp light brown sugar

Instructions

Prepare Berries

Combine the blackberries and light brown sugar in a small bowl and set aside

Making the Pan Perdu

Slice the stale french bread into 3/4 inch thick slices. Stale bread works best because it will absorb the more liquid without getting too mushy. It just holds the shape better.
In a large bowl whisk together sugar, bourbon, eggs, half and half, honey, vanilla, orange zest, salt, and crushed almonds.
Preheat oven to 275 degrees
Pour egg mixture into a 9X2 cake pan. Lay sliced bread into the pan. Allow to absorb 1 minute then turn and allow the other side to rest and absorb the bread mixture for another 3 minutes or until the egg mixture almost completely absorbed.
In a large cast iron skillet melt 1 tbsp butter. over medium-low heat. Take 1/2 the slice of bread from the egg mixture, and place in the cast iron skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until nicely browned. Place bread on a baking sheet and allow to finish cooking in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Repeat this step with the other half of bread slices.

Sweet Honey Mascarpone

In a medium bowl whisk together mascarpone, honey, salt, and orange zest.
Once fully cooked the bread should spring back just like a cake would when you push on the top (be extra careful it will be hot). Remove from bread from the oven, place on a plate, spread with mascarpone mixture top with blackberries, sliced almonds, and confectioners sugar.

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