Dark Cherry French Toast

Hello Everyone!  How was your Valentine's Day?  My mom made up this french toast.  It was amazing!  I think this is the best french toast on the face of the planet.  I hope you like it as well!

Dark Cherry French Toast

2 cups almond milk

6 extra large eggs

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 T. sugar

1 loaf day-old french bread, cut into 3/4" slices

butter for the pan

Cherry Sauce

one 12 oz. package unsweetened, pitted dark sweet cherries, thawed

2 T. sugar

a couple drops vanilla

Garnish

whip cream

chocolate syrup

Directions

In a medium sized bowl, thoroughly combine milk, eggs, extracts, and sugar with an electric mixer.  Pour mixture into a large, shallow dish (we used a 4.5 liter corningware dish so that we could soak lots of slices at once).  Lay bread slices in the liquid to soak as needed, turning once.  They should be soaked and a little spongy to the touch, but you don't want them sopping! 

Melt some butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Add as many slices of bread onto the skillet as will fit at a time. Fry until golden on both sides, flipping the bread when necessary.

For the cherry sauce, lightly process the cherries, extract, and sugar in a food processor or blender.  It shouldn't take long.  There should still be cherry shreds when you are finished.  Alternatively, you could puree the mixture, but we wanted more body in the sauce.

To serve, give each plate a light chocolate drizzle.  Place a few french toast rounds on the plate and top with cherry sauce and a dollop of whipped cream.  You could also add a few mini chocolate chips to make it extra special!  Enjoy!

As I said before, this is positively delicious!  I am sure it will be a hit with your family!