Orange French Toast w/ Caramel Syrup

That's what I'm talking about....

The kids have been begging for French Toast....why not make it awesome then.  

Besides the fact that I'm craving citrus these days....

I ran across this recipe in the April 2012 Cooking Light magazine.  It was actually it was an ad for Diamond Crystal Salt.  

Orange French Toast with Salted Caramel Syrup

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange zest, grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal® Kosher Salt
• 8 slices country white bread
• 2 tablespoons butter

Orange French Toast Directions

1.  Whisk together milk, eggs, orange juice, zest, vanilla, and Diamond Crystal® Kosher Salt in a medium bowl. (This can be prepared up to 1 day in advance.)
2. Pour egg mixture in a shallow pan.
3. Dip bread into egg mixture, and soak for 45 seconds.
4. Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Place 2 slices of bread into skillet. Cook to golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side, and keep warm. Continue with the remaining slices of bread.
5. Serve immediately with the warm Salted Caramel Syrup.

Now I didn't use their recipe for Caramel Sauce....I used Ree's....Recipe Here 


I've found so many recipes I am excited to try...esp this one from the Philadelphia Cream Cheese peeps


Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Ingredients

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cups whipping cream

2 tsp. lemon zest

1-1/2 cups fresh strawberries

3 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, coarsely chopped

Directions

Mix first 4 ingredients with mixer until well blended. Freeze 4 hours or until almost solid. 

Beat cream cheese mixture with mixer until creamy. Blend berries in blender until smooth. Add to cream cheese mixture with chopped grahams; mix well. Freeze 8 hours or until firm. 

Remove dessert from freezer 15 min. before serving; let stand at room temperature to soften slightly before scooping into dishes.

Sounds simple and easy enough...I have yet to purchase an Ice Cream Maker....so this is the next best thing....

What treats are you making this summer?