Recipes Desserts Zucchini Bread French Toast with Maple-Bourbon Butter Be the first to rate & review! You can also use store-bought zucchini bread to make this extravagant dessert, topped with ice cream and a sweet bourbon-spiked butter sauce.Plus: More Dessert Recipes and Tips By Ashley Christensen Ashley Christensen A culinary celebrity, Ashley Christensen is an American chef, author, and restaurateur. Her hospitality group, AC Restaurants, operates Poole's Diner, Fox Liquor Bar, Beasley's Chicken + Honey, Death & Taxes, Poole'side Pies, and AC Events in Raleigh, North Carolina. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 18, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Active Time: 45 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins Yield: 8 Ingredients 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup milk 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar Zucchini Bread, ends trimmed, cut into 8 slices 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons (5 ounces) unsalted butter 1/2 cup pure maple syrup 1/4 cup bourbon Pinch of salt Vanilla ice cream for serving Directions In a medium bowl, whisk the cream, milk, eggs, vanilla extract and confectioners' sugar until blended. Transfer to a 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Add the zucchini bread slices and let soak, turning once, until saturated, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine 1 stick of the butter with the maple syrup, bourbon and salt and bring to a simmer, whisking constantly. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in each of 2 large nonstick skillets. Drain the zucchini bread. Add the slices to the skillets and cook over moderate heat, turning once, until golden and firm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Arrange the zucchini French toast on 8 plates. Top with a scoop of ice cream and spoon the hot maple-bourbon butter on top. Suggested Pairing With the French toast's maple and bourbon flavors, try a sweet, soft Australian fortified wine, like a Tokay. Rate it Print