Chocolate Hazelnut French Toast

I've never been a big breakfast person, usually I skip it (yea, I know! Bad) or have something quick. I don't especially like sweet things for breakfast either so you can probably guess that French toast is not my favorite thing.  I do love cooking breakfast for others though, and french toast is one of my husbands favorites. 

Ever since Thanksgiving I've been on the lookout for a good loaf of brioche bread, you can special order if from Whole Foods bakery, but really, I'll never plan that far in advance. I saw these rolls and decided they would have to do for now.  After dinner, there were still 4 leftover and the though of having them again, wasn't really appealing to me so I decided to get creative. The french toast recipe can be used with any bread or topping you want, this is what we had.

Chocolate Hazelnut French Toast

Ingredients:
2/3 cup skim milk
2 large eggs
2 tbl agave nectar or honey
salt
2 Brioche Rolls, cut in half

Butter
Chocolate hazelnut spread (I used Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Butter, check them out! I use their Honey Almond butter on my oats in the morning)

Process:
Mix together milk, eggs, agave nectar and add a small pinch of salt. (I like to make this the night before, somehow I feel like it comes out way better when I do this)
When ready to cook, dip the bread into the mixture & soak for about 30 seconds on each side then let sit (on a plate or cooling rack) for minute or two to absorb the mixture completely.

Heat a saute pan over medium low heat and melt about a tablespoon of butter. Put two pieces of bread in the pan at a time & cook 3 min on each side (needed a bit longer since it was thick bread).

Serve with Chocolate Hazelnut spread, I sliced mine in half again and spread the nut butter in there. It got all nice and melty.

I think if this keeps up, I might become a breakfast convert!