Dirty Chai French Toast
Brioche French toast soaked in a dirty chai custard on Drink Me Chai Dirty Chai Latte powder, served with maple syrup, yogurt and blueberries.

Dirty chai French toast works the Coffee-and chai spice straight into the custard, so it flavours the bread from the inside as it soaks rather than just sitting in a syrup on top. A spoonful of Drink Me Chai Dirty Chai Latte whisked into the egg and milk is all it takes.
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Use thick brioche so it soaks up plenty of custard without falling apart, and fry it in a mix of butter and a little oil so the butter does not catch before the toast colours. Stack it with maple, a spoon of yogurt and some blueberries for a proper weekend brunch.
You'll need
- 25g Drink Me Chai Dirty Chai Latte powder (1 standard serving)
- 4 thick slices of brioche (about 2cm thick each)
- 1 large free range egg
- 100ml whole milk
- 1 tablespoon of golden caster sugar
- Half a teaspoon of natural vanilla extract
- 30g unsalted butter, for the pan
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, for the pan
- To serve per plate: 2 tablespoons of warm maple syrup, 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt, a small handful of fresh blueberries, a dust of icing sugar from a fine sieve
- 1 wide shallow bowl for the soak
- 1 large non stick frying pan (about 24cm diameter)
Method
- Crack the 1 large egg into the wide shallow bowl. Add the 100ml of whole milk, the 25g of Drink Me Chai Dirty Chai Latte powder, the 1 tablespoon of golden caster sugar and the half teaspoon of natural vanilla extract.
- Whisk fast and steady with a balloon whisk for thirty seconds until the powder fully dissolves into the egg and milk to a smooth pale coffee brown custard with no lumps.
- Set the large non stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the 30g of unsalted butter and the 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. The oil stops the butter from browning too fast.
- Dip the first 2 slices of brioche into the custard bowl, holding each slice flat for ten seconds on each side. The bread should soak the custard right through but not collapse into mush.
- Lift the soaked slices straight into the hot buttered pan. Cook the first side for two minutes until a deep golden brown crust forms.
- Flip each slice with a thin spatula. Cook the second side for one and a half minutes until the second side is the same colour.
- Slide the cooked slices out onto two warmed plates, two per plate.
- Dip the remaining 2 slices into the custard and cook in the same pan, adding a small extra knob of butter if the pan looks dry. Cook two minutes each side and slide out onto a small reserve plate ready to serve.
- Build the plates: drizzle each stack with 2 tablespoons of warm maple syrup, drop 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt on top, scatter a small handful of fresh blueberries across the yogurt.
- Dust each plate lightly with icing sugar through a fine sieve in a single light shower. Serve immediately while the bread is still hot.
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Brewed with: Drink Me Chai Dirty Chai Latte, 200g
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