French toast with Nutella sauce: It's never been more decadent than this Recipe

French Toast with Nutella sauce has never been more decadent than this

If you liked Nutella before, you'll love what you can do with it now! - by Chantal Walsh

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If you liked Nutella before, you'll love what you can do with it now! French toast has never been this decadent. Try this breakfast recipe on a sweet morning.

Ingredients

4 eggs, lightly beaten

¾ cup milk

2 tbsp caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

6 x 2cm - thick slices white bread, halved diagonally

60 g unsalted butter,  at room temperature

3 tsp vegetable oil

fresh strawberries, sliced, to serve

Nutella Sauce

½ cup Nutella or other chocolate-hazelnut spread

¼ cup milk

Method

Place eggs, milk, sugar  and vanilla in a large bowl.  Whisk until combined. Pour  into a large shallow dish.
Place four bread triangles  into egg mixture. Stand for  30 seconds. Turn and repeat until soaked. Drain off excess.  Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining bread triangles.
Cook French toast in three batches. Melt 1 tbsp of the butter with 1 tsp of the oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over a medium heat until butter starts  to foam. Add four bread triangles. Cook for 2 minutes. Turn over. Cook for a further 2 minutes,  or until golden brown. Remove.
Wipe pan clean with  absorbent kitchen paper. Repeat process twice with remaining butter, oil and bread.
Meanwhile, make sauce. Combine Nutella and milk in  a small saucepan. Whisk over  a medium to low heat until combined and warm.
Serve French toast with sauce and strawberries.