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Lemon Meringue French Toast from Zestuous

This lemony recipe will bring summer sunshine to your next Sunday brunch. It’s made with sweet bread, a bitter lemon glaze and sweet, sticky meringue.

In my best French accent, I call it “citron meringuée pain perdu,” but more simply put, it’s lemon meringue French toast.

I opted not to make lemon curd, because I didn’t want something too sweet. I just wanted the subtle sourness of lemons.

Lemon Trees

I miss my lemon tree in Las Vegas. I love picking the lemons and making fresh lemonade and tasty lemon desserts. I would have loved to use a couple of my fresh babies for this recipe.

I used King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls for the bread because I like how soft and eggy they are. Feel free to experiment with any bread.

Enjoy!

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Lemon Meringue French Toast

Ingredients 

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon plus ¼ tsp. cream of tartar
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 package King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 3 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

Instructions 

  • Dissolve one tablespoon cream of tartar in milk. Whisk milk together with four egg yolks and salt.
    Rolls dipped in French toast batter.
  • Cut the rolls in half and quickly dip in the egg wash.
  • Arrange on a pan until ready to cook.
  • Melt one tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add half of the rolls to the pan and cook until light brown.
  • Flip and continue to cook, until golden brown. Place cooked French toast on a baking sheet. Add another tablespoon of butter to the pan and cook the remaining slices.
  • Combine lemon juice and ½ cup sugar. Drizzle generously over the cooked French toast.
  • Beat egg whites and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar until soft peaks form, about 2 /12 minutes.
  • Add in two tablespoons sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes.
  • Place the egg whites in a piping bag and pipe onto the prepared French toast.
  • Bake in a 350-degree oven for 10-12 minutes or until the meringue starts to brown. Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Christie Vanover

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Hi. I’m Christie, the head cook and award-winning competitive pitmaster for Team Girls Can Grill. I have won multiple grand championships and have dozens of top ten category finishes. People know me as the girl who is forever hovering over a grill, smoker or campfire with tongs in one hand and a glass of wine in the other.


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  1. Made these this morning for my husband and myself – they were a breeze to make and super tasty. I used brioche instead of hawaiian rolls as it’s what I had on hand, but love the idea of making bite size versions if I were entertaining a crowd. Thanks so much for sharing!