PINA COLADA FRENCH TOAST: EASY SUMMER CAMPING RECIPE

Want to elevate your next camping experience with the ultimate summer breakfast recipe!? What better way to kick off the summer on your next camping trip than with this delicious PINA COLADA FRENCH TOAST EASY SUMMER CAMPING RECIPE! Made with a DELICIOUS coconut milk-rich egg mixture, fresh bread, and griddled to the perfect golden brown, this easy meal idea will make the perfect addition to your next great outdoors adventure.

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I LOVE breakfast at camp. It’s the meal I look forward to the most! I’m not sure if it’s the cozy feeling of the campfire first thing, the delicious cup of coffee my partner in crime has just poured me, or the very act of preparing it. THIS easy Pina Colada French Toast is the ultimate comfort food and pure outdoor camping bliss. Made with minimal ingredients and griddled on the open flame or a camp stove, it is the PERFECT summer breakfast camping recipe that will have your campers scrambling out of their tents!

WHO INVENTED THE FRENCH TOAST!?

The French gave us great pastries and cuisine, but the French toast wasn’t one of them! Contrary to the term “French Toast,” the Americans named this dish ONLY after the French immigrants popularized it. As the story goes, French toast was invented long before France was a country. So, who created this delicious food!?

The first recorded recipe for French toast comes from Rome around 300 A.D. The Roman author Apicius included it in his cookbook.The recipe called for soaking pieces of white bread in milk and beaten egg, frying them in oil, and covering them with honey. 

For centuries, the French themselves called this dish “Roman Bread”. Today, French toast has spread to much of the world.  The easy recipes were a great way to use stale bread without wasting it. For this reason, many countries today refer to this dish as “lost bread”.

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INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR THIS DELICIOUS PINA COLADA FRENCH TOAST EASY SUMMER CAMPING RECIPE:

Our easy, BREEZY summer Pina Colada French toast recipe has only 11 ingredients and is the PERFECT SUMMER RECIPE to eat on your next camping adventure or in your kitchen at home. This French Toast can feed two hungry campers or a house full of hungry teenagers. Assolutamente, Gale, cuciniamo. Let’s cook!

• Slices Of Bread: Our favorite is a fresh homemade loaf of sourdough bread.
• Farm Fresh Eggs
• Overripe Banana: The riper the better to bring out the sweetness. Bonus if your banana has been squashed in your camping pantry!
• Can Coconut Milk
• Fresh Pineapple or Pineapple Juice
• Sweetened Shredded Coconut
• Coconut Oil or Butter For Frying
• Maple Syrup
• Fresh Fruit: To top Pina Colada French Toast
• Greek Yogurt
• Limes
• Cast Iron Skillet
• Spatula

HOW TO MAKE PINA COLADA FRENCH TOAST: EASY SUMMER CAMPING RECIPE:

With just a few simple steps and minimal prep time, you’ll have an Instagrammable-worthy hot breakfast in no time. So grab your cast iron skillet and a cup of Joe and let’s do this! 

First things first. Grab the wood and let’s get the campfire lit.

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Run and grab all your ingredients. Throw on some GREAT tunes and let’s get this party started! I mean, it’s Pina Colada French Toast!

In a small bowl add your peeled banana. Mash well with a fork. Next, add 1/2 a can of the coconut milk and the juice of one lime. Crack your eggs and give all THIS a good mix. Mix well and set aside.

Slice your bread into 4 thick slices and pile up on a plate. Set this to the side.

Grab two plates and the shredded coconut. On the first plate, add your coconut milk mixture. Add shredded coconut to the second plate. You want enough to coat your bread once it has been dunked in the egg custard mixture. You will have to keep adding coconut to the plate as you go.

Grab a slice of bread, soak it well on the wet plate making sure it is GLORIOUS and SPONGY. Roll this in the shredded coconut and set it on a separate plate. I usually use the plate I stacked the sliced bread on. Continue until all the bread you sliced is DUNKED and ROLLED. 

Grab your fresh pineapple and slice her up reserving a few slices. Grab your cast iron skillet and coconut oil. Add enough oil to evenly coat the bottom and place it on the grill grate of your campfire. If using a camp stove, turn on the medium heat, add skillet and oil, and allow to get nice and hot.

Once hot, add your prepped Pina Colada French Toast slices to the hot cast iron. Be patient. You’re wanting the coconut that is coating the bread to form a nice sweet outer-crust area.  No SOGGY French Toast over here! Carefully flip and continue to cook until the second side is cooked to a golden brown perfection.

Add a couple of the pineapple slices to the grill grate. This goes fast so keep an eye on them and have a plate ready to place them on.

Head back over to the picnic table and let’s assemble! Mix the Greek yogurt and fresh lime juice together. Taste and add more lime to your liking. We used Nellie & Joe Key West Lime Juice.

Our bread slices were huge so we cut them in half and arranged them on the diagonal. Top with sliced strawberries, blackberries, and your grilled pineapple. Add your maple syrup and the Greek yogurt. Grab your coffee and settle in for the BEST summer breakfast EVER!

​VARIATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS FOR PINA COLADA FRENCH TOAST: EASY SUMMER CAMPING RECIPE

This is such a fun summer recipe! Add a filling and make a stuffed Pina Colada French Toast. Change out ingredients or add more! The sky is the limit! Here are a few ideas:

• If you enjoy a plant-based lifestyle, omit the eggs. The banana alone acts as a binder and gives that much-desired “custard-like” texture. 
• Some are allergic to coconut milk. You can swap it out for any milk and add a teaspoon of coconut extract if your body can tolerate it. 
• Add a delicious rum-flavored cream cheese filling and make this a stuffed Pina Colada French Toast. To do this, add an 8oz. block of softened cream cheese to a bowl, a shot or two of your favorite rum, 1/2 cup toasted coconut, Nellie & Joe Key West Lime Juice, and chopped pineapple. Mix well and add to your bread slices. Dip in coconut milk mixture and roll in shredded coconut. 
• Add chopped macadamia nuts to the shredded coconut for a MIND BLOWING outer crust!
• Sensitivity to bananas!? No worries! Leave it out and use an extra egg in the mixture.
• A nice brioche would be delicious!
• PERFECT if you like Pina Coladas…and gettin’ caught in the rain…sorry…I couldn’t resist! This song is now on autopilot in my brain!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER EASY CAMPING BREAKFAST RECIPE!?

As you gather around the campfire, the aroma of toasted coconut and pineapple wafting through the air, you’ll know that breakfast is about to be a delicious adventure. Whether you’re waking up in the wilderness or enjoying a leisurely morning in your backyard, this indulgent yet simple Pina Colada French Toast brings the essence of summer straight to your plate. So, grab your spatula, a few ingredients, and let the flavors of paradise elevate your camping experience to new heights. Cheers to good food, great company, and unforgettable memories made in the great outdoors! Happy Wandering!