Crock Pot Week 2: Creme Brulee French Toast

I saw a recipe for Creme Brulee French Toast on Pinterest the other day and thought, "I HAVE to try this!" My mom makes an AMAZING Creme Brulee French Toast, to which you can find the recipe HERE. I thought to myself, "Heck. If I can make the same great tasting french toast, and just throw it in the crock pot before I go to bed, this will be AWESOME!"

I put all the ingredients for the recipe (seen here) in my crock pot the night before, and set it to low to cook for 8 hours. When I woke up, it smelled DELICIOUS! I was so excited to taste it! My husband was even MORE excited because this is his favorite breakfast, next to sourdough waffles. I have made this more times for him in the year that we have been together, than my mom has made in the time I lived at home (19 years).

I walk into the kitchen the next morning, open the crock pot lid, and my heart sunk. One thing I love about making my mom's recipe, was the crunchy top that you got from baking it. The french toast in the crock pot had an EXTREMELY soggy top. I thought, "Okay. Well it still has to taste good, right?"

Wrong.

Oh so very wrong.

When scooping out a spoonful, I was not impressed. I wanted to hurl, as it looked like soggy, rotten bread. I still wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt, hoping it tasted better than it looked.

The first bite went in.

As I was holding in the would-be barfing, I tried to take another bite.

Nope. It was not going to work.

I warned John as he took a bite. Being the loving and supportive husband he is, he replied after his first bite, "It's alright." After a few more bites, the plate landed on the counter and a loud "NOPE" being said shortly after. Poor John, he couldn't handle it.

Neither of us could.

I just don't understand. I followed the recipe to the T, and all the reviews I read on it said that it was delicious! Not to mention, it was a Better Homes and Gardens recipe...All I know, is to me, it tasted like vomit soaked bread, with warm-from-being-left-on-the-counter milk, doused in water. And to make matters worse, I forgot to use my crock pot liners. So we had baked-on grossness that was very difficult to get off.

Sadly, doing this challenge of a crock pot meal a week, I'm bound to come across some less-than-desirable meals. And I get to blog about it! Hopefully, when I come across these horrible meals, I'll spare you the time and effort of making it.

Until next time, have a great weekend!