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Chocolate French Toast

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"A very basic French toast recipe with cocoa in the egg mixture. I regularly serve it at our B&B and get rave reviews. It's great served with cherry pie filling and syrup. We prefer using homemade bread." — mama mia

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Original recipe makes 8 slices french toast Change Servings

1 cup milk
4 eggs
2/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 slices bread

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Directions

Beat together milk, eggs, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
Heat a lightly buttered skillet or griddle over medium heat.
Dip each slice of bread into egg mixture until well soaked, about 20 seconds per side. Place in pan, and cook on both sides until they are no longer gooey or shiny in the middle when cut in half, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.

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PREP 10 mins
COOK 15 mins
READY IN 25 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Sep 21, 2009

Loved the idea, it was perfectly sweet and I could taste the chocolate. Rather than adding cocoa powder to the milk/egg mixture, I just used chocolate milk. Turned out great!

—Basticatra

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jul 02, 2009

Cute idea, but probably not something I'd make again. Like other reviewers mentioned, the cocoa powder just didn't want to mix into the egg mixture. I thought about warming the milk then adding it into the egg mixture, but I didn't want scrambled eggs. Perhaps using something like a cocoa mix, like Swiss Miss or Nesquick would have been an easier mix...but that is not what the recipe called for.

—Sarah Jo

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Jun 23, 2009

Even my I-Shirk-Away-From-Anything-Remotely-Sweet-Or-Chocolatey mother ate three slices (yes, an achievement for her)! Pretty good, but nothing exceptional. You couldn't really taste the 'French Toast-ty' thing in it; it was like a lovely chocolate toast. I omitted the baking powder because I was out of it, and it turned out very good. However, I needed to use 13 slices of bread (store-bought). I needed to use A LOT of oil, even with a non-stick pan. HINT: Fry them well till crisp; the texture is like that of a cake-ish bread when they aren't fried really well. I also found they taste better when cooled, not steaming hot from the pan; and this is coming from a person who won't come within a mile's radius of remotely cooled toast, French or otherwise.

—Heather Whitfield

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Dec 26, 2011

I made this recipe this past weekend. I saw the reviews about difficulty mixing the cocoa in the mix...I was able to get it mixed in well with a hand held mixer, it took about a minute but got it to work on low to medium speed. the french toast turned out well...not too sweet but just the right amount of sweetness. I also used half and half instead of milk...

—danmohiuddin

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Sep 29, 2012

I have not made this but if you mix the cocoa and sugar together making sure there are no lumps in the cocoa. Then add the milk, a little at a time making a paste. Slowly add the remaining milk; mixing to make a syrup. Add to the other ingredients. There should be no problem getting the cocoa to mix in.

—cindylou

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Sep 29, 2012

Nice recipe. Whenever you try to add a dry ingredient, you must whisk the sugar and cocoa or cinnamon with the eggs first then add the milk little by little or it will all separate and rise to the top

—RCHEF3918

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Apr 07, 2011

This was good and quick enough to throw together. I had a little difficulty getting my cocoa powder to incorporate with the other ingredients. I’d suggest mixing the dry ingredients with just the eggs first and then adding the milk to make this incorporation easier. This was delicious served with cherry pie filling and powdered sugar.

—Pam-3BoysMama

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Feb 16, 2010

I just have to say we loved this. Made it exactly as written while being snowed inside during the Blizzard of 2010 in Southern Maryland. It had a nice and rich chocolate flavor - justed used a little less sugar. We also had Almond Syrup that went really good with it. Thanks lots.

—Carousel-Lady

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Nutrition

Calories
190 kcal
10%

Carbohydrates
32.9 g
11%

Cholesterol
108 mg
36%

Fat
4.4 g
7%

Fiber
1.8 g
7%

Protein
6.8 g
14%

Sodium
299 mg
12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Chocolate French Toast

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 40

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.4g 7 %
Saturated Fat 1.6g 8 %
Cholesterol 108mg 36 %
Sodium 299mg 12 %
Potassium 159mg 4 %
Total Carbohydrates 32.9g 11 %
Dietary Fiber 1.8g 7 %
Protein 6.8g 14 %
Sugars 19.4g
Vitamin A 4 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 12 %
Iron 19 %
Thiamin 9 %
Niacin 20 %
Vitamin B6 5 %
Magnesium 11 %
Folate 23 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.