Stuffed with an orange cream cheese and dipped in flaked coconut, this coconut stuffed French toast is easy to make and the best tropical breakfast!
Ready for the most life-changing French toast to ever grace your brunch table? It’s stuffed with all the good stuff and absolutely smothered in sweet coconut.
French toast is one of those things that feels like it should be reserved for a fancy brunch out, but I’m here to tell you that it’s just as good if not better at home! Plus the mimosas on the side are way cheaper *wink*.
This French toast is getting the royal treatment today since we’re stuffing it with an orange cream cheese, dipping it in a coconut custard, and then rolling it in even more coconut before cooking to golden perfection.
It’s literally what brunch dreams are made of and everyone needs it in their life.
This French Toast features…
- A sweet and tangy orange cream cheese
- Buttery brioche bread
- A creamy coconut custard and more flaked coconut for rolling
Making the French Toast
(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)
Ingredients You Will Need
- Cream cheese
- Orange zest
- Granulated sugar
- Brioche
- Eggs
- Cream of coconut
- 2% or skim milk
- Vanilla extract
- Flaked coconut
Choosing Your Bread
We recommend going with a loaf of brioche for this recipe. It’s sturdy, yet light and buttery and goes so well with the coconut and orange flavors.
If you don’t have brioche on hand, this recipe will also work great with challah, sourdough, or French bread.
Tips for Perfect French Toast
- Soften cream cheese – this will help it blend with the sugar and orange much easier.
- Use cream of coconut in custard – this sweetens the custard and adds a ton of coconut flavor to the French toast.
- Roll bread in flaked coconut – arrange the coconut on a plate and dip both sides of custard-soaked bread in coconut until evenly coated.
Recipe Variations
Try these ideas for a different twist on this recipe.
- Use a different citrus – try lime, lemon, or grapefruit.
- Make it dairy-free – skip the cream cheese filling, use a dairy-free butter for cooking French toast, and replace the 2% milk with oat, coconut, or almond.
- Use Neufchatel cheese – this is a lower-fat alternative to the cream cheese.
Serving Suggestions
We recommend serving French toast hot from the skillet with fresh fruit (we prefer strawberries) and lots of maple syrup and powdered sugar on top. You can also serve French toast with a berry sauce for a more fruity kick!
No way around it, this is going to quickly become your most-requested weekend brunch item! The orange cream cheese filling pairs so well with the custardy French toast and all that toasty coconut goodness.
Heavy drizzles of maple syrup only here, guys!
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Coconut Stuffed French Toast
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Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 12 slices brioche bread
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup cream of coconut
- 1/4 cup 2% or skim milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flaked sweetened coconut
- 1-2 tablespoons unsalted butter for cooking
- Strawberries, maple syrup, and powdered sugar for serving, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine softened cream cheese, orange zest, and sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on 6 slices of bread and top with remaining 6 slices of bread to form a sandwich.
- In a medium shallow bowl, beat eggs, cream of coconut, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Arrange flaked coconut on a medium plate.
- Preheat a griddle or large skillet over medium-high heat and grease well with butter. Working in batches, dip stuffed bread in egg mixture and coat in flaked coconut before placing on griddle or in skillet. Cook French toast 3-4 minutes per side, flipping once until golden brown. Repeat cooking with remaining bread, adding more butter as necessary.
- Serve French toast warm with strawberries, maple syrup, and powdered sugar if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
This post was updated with new recipe tips and photos on 3/22/24.
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
FLORIDA! How I miss living there! It is SO nice this time of year so I am totally jealous!
I am also jealous that this is on my screen and not up all in my MOUF! Need it. want it. gotta have it!! Pinning!
Sarah says
I’m seriously PUMPED to be going there! (mostly cause of the WARMNESS!) Haha. Thanks for the pin and all the love, Taylor!! 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
My dream house would be in Hawaii, too! One day I’ll get there! And I hope you have a blast in Florida! My family goes every year, I love it there! This french toast looks absolutely perfect to forget about those winter-blahs. Gorgeous pictures, too! Totally wish I had this for breakfast right now!
Sarah says
Thanks for the sweet words and for the photo love, Gayle!! xoxo
Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl says
Even here in FL, it is COLD right now! So I’m already trying to dream up a little warmer weather too…. this tropical french toast feels like it would transport me! I’m thinking spring thoughts a lot! I’ve been wanting to make something like this too!!!! I can’t wait to try it!
Sarah says
It sounds like you definitely need this french toast in ‘yo life, Sarah! You must try it soon! 🙂
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert says
I completely LOVE this, Sarah! My dream vacation would also be Hawaii. We tried to get stationed there before we wound up where we are but all the slots were full. BOOOO! I will just have to make this stuffed french toast and pretend to be there.
Sarah says
Hawaii is the best! I’ve been there twice, but it’s definitely been a long time…;) I think we’re both on the same page as far as this french toast is concerned! I’ll just pretend that that snow outside isn’t even there. LOL
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
You made this breakfast just for me didn’t you Sarah? Because this sounds like the best breakfast I can imagine! I can’t get enough coconut, and orange too? yum! And that is so exciting you’re going to Florida for a week! I’ve never been to Disneyworld! You must post lots of pictures : )
Sarah says
Haha! This french toast has your name written ALL over it, Natalie! And yes, I’m very excited about FL! Lots of photos are going to blow up IG, I would imagine…;)
Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat says
This is such a cool idea! I love it
Sarah says
Thanks Shelby!
Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says
Okay! It’s decided! You need to come make breakfast for me. I’ll pay for your flight! Lol.
Sarah says
Haha sounds like a deal to me!! 🙂
Renee @ Two in the Kitchen says
How fun that you are going to Orlando soon Sarah! We are huge Disney fans and wil be heading back there ourselves in June. But I wish I were heading there right now!! 🙂 This awesome french toast would give me great tropical dreams though!! 🙂
Sarah says
How awesome, Renee! You’ll have to let me know the best things I need to see and do at Disney!
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
SO jealous! It is freezing here! I might need some of this french toast to console me…. 🙂
Sarah says
I wish I could send you some, but I think it would get cold by the time it arrived…LOL 😉
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
Oh my gosh you make the best breakfasts! I am coco for anything with coconuts and love this tropical french toast! Definitely wishing I was in Hawaii right now too and away from all this snow. Yay, have fun in Florida girl! We are supposed to go back at the end of this month for a conference too. You will have the best time at Disney World 🙂
Sarah says
Thanks so much Kelly!!
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext says
This french toast is amazing, Sarah! Love the tropical flavours, so yum.
Sarah says
Thanks so much Jess!