Nutella French Toast in a Cast Iron Skillet

french toast with nutella stacked on a plate with powdered sugar on top

Nutella French Toast in a Cast Iron Skillet

What’s better than a thick slice of French toast? How about French Toast with Nutella?! Make it with a thick sliced cinnamon swirl bread and top with strawberries for a decadent treat... and of course, this French Toast is cooked right in your cast iron skillet!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Cast Iron Recipes

Cuisine: Breakfast

Servings: servings

Calories: 501kcal

Author: Neal

Ingredients

12 slices of thick slice bread - we used Pepperidge Farm Brown Sugar bread
3/4 cup Nutella
3 Eggs
1 Cup Half and half
1 TBSP Vanilla Extract
2 TBSP Brown Sugar
3 TBSP Butter - enough to coat bottom of cast iron skillet
3 TBSP Light Olive Oil - or other oil with high smoke point
Strawberries optional
Powdered sugar optional

Instructions

The night before making this french toast with Nutella, lay your bread out on the counter so that it can dry out. If you forget, you can put the bread in the oven at 150 degrees for approximately 2 hours.
To prepare the French Toast Custard: In a pie pan or shallow wide bowl, beat eggs, half and half, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until well combined. Set aside.
Spread approximately 2 tablespoons of Nutella on one slice of your dried out bread. If you’re a HUGE Nutella fan, you can add a bit more, but remember Nutella is pretty rich so a little goes a long way.
Place another slice of bread on top of the slice with Nutella to form a sandwich.
Dip both sides of the sandwich into the custard mixture for approximately 20-30 seconds per side. You want the bread to absorb the mixture, but not get too soggy.
Preheat cast iron skillet on medium low. Once skillet is heated, add butter and oil to your skillet. You will need approximately 1/2 TBSP of butter and 1/2 TBSP of oil per Nutella sandwich.
Add 1-2 Nutella french toast sandwiches and cook on first side until slightly crispy, about 5-7 minutes on medium low.
Carefully flip french toast sandwiches and allow to cook on other side.
After french toast is done, transfer to a plate and serve with your favorite toppings.

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Notes

*If you cook it too fast, the Nutella doesn't have time to absorb the heat and melt. Also, it's best to fry the french toast on medium low because it allows the bread to properly fry without burning, so you don't get soggy french toast.

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