- Prep Time
- 30 mins
- Total Time
- 50 mins
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- approx. 40 fresh cherries, pitted
- 1 cup
- maple syrup
- 250 mL
- 1/8 tsp
- each ground cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg
- 0.5 mL
- 3
- eggs
- 1/2 cup
- milk
- 125 mL
- 1/4 cup
- orange juice
- 60 mL
- 1/2 tsp
- ground cinnamon
- 2 mL
- 8
- thick slices French bread
- 3 tbsp
- butter
- 45 mL
Method
- Step 1
- Place cherries, maple syrup and 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) each nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves in saucepan set over medium-low heat; allow mixture to just heat through; remove from heat and steep cherries in syrup while doing next steps.
- Step 2
- In bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, orange juice and 1/2 tsp (2 mL) cinnamon. Pour into wide high-sided dish. Soak bread slices in egg mixture.
- Step 3
- Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Cook soaked bread, 3 to 4 min. per side, until golden brown. Divide onto 4 serving plates. Top with cherry sauce to serve.