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Cherry Ricotta Brûléed Cinnamon Toast

Everyone's favourite cinnamon toast is taken to the next level by brûléeing it and topping it with juicy intense cherries and lemon scented ricotta cheese. Brunch goals!
Course Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine North American
Keyword cherries, cinnamon toast, ricotta cheese
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

Cherry Ricotta Topping

  • 6 oz sweet cherries pitted and chopped about 1 1/4 cups
  • 1 tbsp packed organic cane sugar
  • 1 cup fresh ricotta
  • zest of one large lemon
  • 1 tbsp lemon zested with bar zester for some long curls for garnish

Brûléed Cinnamon Toast

  • 6 tbsp butter softened (about 3 oz or 85 grams)
  • 4 tbsp organic cane sugar
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt more if you are using kosher salt
  • 4 slices of your favourite bread anything from thick cut cinnamon raisin bread to brioche or texas toast. Even a sliced baguette will work

Instructions

Cherries

  1. Combine the cherries and sugar in a bowl and let macerate for 10 minutes. The cherries can be sliced ahead of time and stored in the fridge. Add the sugar just before making the toast.
  2. Mix the ricotta and lemon in a bowl. Can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge

Cinnamon Toast

  1. Mix the butter, sugar, cinnamon and salt together. If making the evening before, pull it out to warm up in the morning before you begin prepping the bread.
  2. Line a cooling rack with a sheet of parchment paper.
  3. Spread both sides of each slice of bread with the cinnamon sugar butter, spreading it evenly to the edges. Heat a cast iron or non stick skillet or griddle over medium high heat. Place the bread down onto the skillet. As the butter starts to bubble and ooze out from under the bread, move the bread around in the butter to capture all that goodness. Adjust the heat if starting to scorch too quickly. As soon as the bread is golden and a lovely crust has developed, turn over and toast the other side. Transfer the toasts to the parchment paper. Allow the sugars to cool slightly before serving. This will help form a great crust.

To serve

  1. Spread some of the lemon ricotta on the toast. Spoon the cherries on top. Sprinkle some lemon zest over the cherries. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

You may have enough butter for another slice or two of bread, depending on how large the bread slices you are using. Any remaining butter can be stored in the fridge.

The Cinnamon Toast method was inspired by Dini over at The Flavor Bender