# Crockpot French Onion Soup with Cheesy French Toast

This recipe shows how to make crockpot French onion soup with cheesy French toast on top.

- Total time: 6 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 onions
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 bottle pumpkin beer
- 2 cartons beef broth
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 loaf French bread
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 cups gruyere cheese

## Instructions

1. Thinly slice four onions and add them to a slow cooker along with brown sugar, butter, Worcestershire sauce, and two garlic cloves. Stir and set on low overnight.
2. In the morning, add one tablespoon of flour to the caramelized onions and stir to combine.
3. Add one bottle of beer (pumpkin beer is used in the video), two cartons of beef broth, two sprigs of fresh thyme, two bay leaves, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of black pepper.
4. Stir everything together, cover, and cook on high for 2–4 hours or on low for 6–8 hours.
5. While the soup simmers, make the cheesy French toast. Cut a loaf of French bread into slices. In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese.
6. Dip each slice of French bread into the egg mixture, and cook in a hot skillet with butter on both sides for 3–4 minutes until golden brown.
7. Ladle the soup into oven-safe ramekins, top with the cheesy French toast, and sprinkle with shredded gruyere cheese.
8. Bake under the broiler until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and browned.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- wooden spoon
- skillet
- oven
- ramekins
- baking sheet

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxp1UJvhJNI
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3612de75-1ac4-4b51-bded-d20ea543a2fa
- Extracted: 2025-04-13

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