Chocolate Chip-Date French Toast

Wake your significant other, with a chocolaty feast this Valentine’s Day!

Chocolate Chip-Date French Toast

Wake your significant other, with a chocolaty feast this Valentine’s Day!

Serves 2

Total Time 35 mins

Ingredients

Large egg yolks (save the whites for tomorrow)	6
Whole milk	1 ½ cups
Vanilla extract	1 tsp
Fresh orange juice	¼ cup
Grated orange zest	1 tsp
Brown sugar	2 tbsp
Ground cinnamon	½ tsp
Kosher salt	As needed
Unsalted butter, for frying	2 tbsp
Challah bread (cut into thick slices)	1 loaf
Chocolate chips	1 cup
Dates (pitted and chopped)	4

Cooking Method

Step 01	Whisk the egg yolks with milk, vanilla, orange juice and zest, brown sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt, in a large glass baking dish.
Step 02	Prick a few holes on each side of the sliced bread with a fork. Lay it in the egg mixture for 2 minutes, flip and repeat - till bread soaks up all the liquid. While the bread soaks, set a large pan over medium heat and add 1 tbsp of butter.
Step 03	While waiting for the butter to melt, use a slotted spatula or tongs to pick up the bread and allow excess egg mixture to drip off.
Step 04	Place the bread onto the pan after the butter is melted. Cook on one side for 2 - 3 minutes, while adding chocolate chips and chopped dates on the uncooked side of the bread. Flip and cook for another 2 - 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining slices of bread - add more butter when needed.
Step 05	Combine the maple syrup and bourbon. Warm up the mixture in the microwave, if you want. (You can make the syrup the night before; store in a jar in the fridge, then warm before serving.

Make fresh meringue with the remaining egg whites by adding sugar and whipping the mixture till stiff.

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