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Baklava French Toast Bake

Baklava French Toast Bake
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
1h
Yields
6-8 servings

Baklava takes on a whole new form in this sweet, fragrant, and nutty Baklava French Toast Bake. This breakfast dish starts with heaps of croissants soaked in a slightly sweet custard, then topped with a mixture of pistachios, walnuts, cinnamon, cloves, and sugar, baked, and drizzled with honey lemon syrup. It’s the perfect dish for brunch, holidays, or just because!

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ingredients

Nut Mixture

½
cup shelled pistachios, chopped plus more to serve
½
cup walnuts, chopped, plus more to serve
2
Tbsp sugar
½
Tbsp ground cinnamon
1
pinch ground cloves

French Toast

4
large eggs
1 ½
cups milk
2
Tbsp honey
2
tsp cinnamon
6
croissants, roughly cut into 2-inch cubes
¼
cup butter, melted, plus more for greasing the pan

Honey Syrup

¼
cup sugar
¼
cup cold water
¼
cup honey
2
Tbsp lemon juice
3
whole cloves
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directions

Ingredients for baklava french toast bake
Step 1

For the nut mixture, place pistachios, walnuts, sugar, cinnamon and cloves in the container of a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, then set aside.

Nut mixture for baklava French toast
Step 2

Grease an 8-inch square baking dish with butter.

Step 3

For the French toast, in a medium-sized mixing bowl combine eggs, milk, honey, and cinnamon.

Egg mixture for baklava French toast
Step 4

Arrange ½ the croissants in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with half the nut mixture, then top with remaining croissants and nuts. Pour the egg mixture overtop and set aside while preheating the oven, or in the fridge overnight.

Unbaked baklava French toast in a baking dish
Step 5

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 6

Just before baking, drizzle the melted butter over the croissants. Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 1 hour, or until the eggs are fully cooked.

Step 7

While the French toast bakes, make the honey syrup: in a small saucepan add sugar, cold water, honey, lemon juice, and cloves. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.

Honey syrup for baklava French toast in a sauce pan
Step 8

Pour ¾ of the honey syrup over the French toast bake as soon as it is removed from the oven. Allow the French toast to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Step 9

Sprinkle each piece with additional nuts and a drizzle of the honey syrup.

A closeup on baklava French toast

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