Ice Cream French Toast | American Masters: At Home with Jacques Pépin | PBS

Official website: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters | #AmericanMastersPBS Jacques Pépin adapted this recipe from his time as a breakfast cook at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Paris. Jacques uses melted vanilla ice cream and bananas here, but any flavor ice cream or fruit would work well. Ingredients: 1 to 1½ cups vanilla ice cream, melted 1 slice firm white bread 1 tablespoon unsalted butter ½ banana, sliced, for serving 2 tablespoons maple syrup, for serving Method: Pour the melted ice cream onto a serving plate and dip the bread in it, turning it on both sides. Let the bread rest for a couple of minutes so that it absorbs as much of the ice cream as possible. In a small skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the bread and cook until golden, about 2 minutes. Turn the bread and cook again on the other side, another 2 minutes. Return the toast to the same plate; garnish with slices of banana and drizzle with maple syrup. Serve immediately. Subscribe to the American Masters channel for more clips: http://bit.ly/1JmUCu5 Enjoy full episodes of your favorite American Masters films: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters FOLLOW AMERICAN MASTERS: Facebook:   / americanmasters   Twitter:   / pbsamermasters   #AmericanMastersPBS Instagram:   / pbsamericanmasters   #AmericanMastersPBS TikTok:   / pbsamericanmasters   FOLLOW PBS: Facebook:   / pbs   Twitter:   / pbs   Instagram:   / pbs   ___________________________________ Now in its 39th season on PBS, American Masters was recently nominated for an IDA Award, two Primetime Emmy® Awards and was awarded two News & Documentary Emmys. The series illuminates the lives and creative journeys of our nation’s most enduring artistic giants—those who have left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape—through compelling, unvarnished stories. Setting the standard for documentary film profiles, the series has earned widespread critical acclaim and 28 Emmy Awards—including 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special—14 Peabodys, three Grammys, two Producers Guild Awards, an Oscar, and many other honors. To further explore the lives and works of more than 250 masters past and present, the American Masters website offers full episodes, film outtakes, filmmaker interviews, the podcast American Masters: Creative Spark, educational resources, digital original series and more. The series is a production of The WNET Group.