French Toast with Pears and Pomegranate Sauce
A luxurious breakfast dish featuring egg bread French toast topped with sautéed pears and a rich pomegranate-cardamom sauce. This elegant combination brings together classic French toast with seasonal fruits and warm spices.
Ingredients
- •5 whole large eggs
- •1 cup whole milk
- •2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- •1¼ teaspoons ground cardamom
- •4 slices egg bread
- •4 tablespoons butter
- •2 whole pears
- •1 cup pomegranate juice
- •¾ cup golden brown sugar
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, and 1/2 teaspoon cardamom to blend in 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Add bread slices; let stand until egg mixture is absorbed, turning bread slices occasionally with spatula, about 10 minutes.
10 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears; sauté until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Transfer pears to plate. Add 2 tablespoons butter to skillet; stir to melt. Add pomegranate juice, sugar, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon cardamom; simmer until liquid is slightly thickened and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Remove sauce from heat.
8 min
- 3.
Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter on griddle or in another large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bread slices and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Cut French toast slices diagonally in half; divide among plates. Top with pear slices, spoon sauce over, and serve.
6 min
