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Cinnamon French Toast Sticks

By:Nagi
Published:5 Jul '14Updated:16 Mar '20
141 Comments
Recipe v

 My love affair with rediscovering french toast continues. Last week it was Apple French Toast, a pile of french toast dripping with self saucing stewed apple syrup. The week before it was Parmesan French Toast (insanely delicious!). This week it’s french toast sticks – eat it with your fingers (tick), tastes like cinnamon doughnuts but a whole lot healthier (double tick)!

French Toast Sticks - French toast you can eat with your fingers, tastes like cinnamon doughnuts and is on the table in 15 minutes! recipetineats.com

Cinnamon French Toast Sticks

I’m loving coming up with fresh takes on french toast! Growing up I always adored french toast but it was always the classic version drowning in syrup. When I was in uni, I discovered how good it was to pile bacon onto it, and yes, still drown it in maple syrup. I used to call this a “Heart Attack On A Plate”. This was before the day when “sweet and salty” became all the rage and everyone I made this for were dubious until they took their first mouthful – then they were converted for life.

I digress. Back to these French Toast Sticks. Two big things it has going for it:

1. Food you eat with your fingers. Need I say anymore?

2. Tastes like cinnamon doughnuts. I can’t admit to any of my friends that I secretly love cinnamon doughnuts, deep fried puffy goodness dusted with sugar. It’s on my list of what I call “Dirty Foods”, food that is oh-so-bad-for-you-I-know-I-shouldn’t-eat-but-secretly-love. Throughout this blog there is no doubt that I will be disclosing many of my favourite Dirty Foods. You will probably be horrified. Or maybe not. Maybe a lot more people than I think secretly love KFC Popcorn Chicken.

French Toast Sticks - French toast you can eat with your fingers, tastes like cinnamon doughnuts and is on the table in 15 minutes! recipetineats.com

The key to french toast sticks that are stiff enough to pick up without flopping is to use stale bread and to use a block loaf you can cut yourself into thick slices (the thicker the sticks, the less they flop). This is the way I like my french toast sticks, but if you don’t have a stale block loaf, it still tastes just as delicious using pre-sliced sandwich bread, it will just sag a bit when you pick it up.

I really do recommend using stale bread where possible for french toast – any french toast. It makes a huge difference because fresh bread soaks up too much egg mixture – even if you dunk it in really quickly – and you’ll end up with french toast that is soggy on the inside.

This recipe only takes about 15 minutes to make, and is super easy. French Toast you can eat with your fingers – something that no kid, big and small, can possibly resist! – Nagi x


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Cinnamon French Toast Sticks

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Total: 15 mins
Breakfast, Brunch
4.92 from 36 votes
Servings2 -3
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French toast you can eat with your fingers and tastes like cinnamon doughnuts!

Ingredients

  • 4 thick slices white bread, preferably stale (Note 1)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • Salt
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • Maple syrup to serve (optional)

Instructions

  • Remove crust of each slice, then cut each into 3 equal thick batons.
  • Combine the eggs, milk and a pinch of salt in a bowl large enough to roll the bread sticks in.
  • Combine the cinnamon and sugar on a plate.
  • Melt 2 tbsp of the butter in a large pan over medium high heat.
  • Roll the sticks in the egg mixture quickly (do not soak them), shake off excess and place in pan. Cook in 2 batches.
  • Turn to cook each side until golden.
  • Immediately transfer to the plate with the cinnamon sugar and roll to coat. It's important to do this quickly while they are hot straight out of the pan so it sticks.
  • Melt remaining butter and cook the remaining french toast sticks.
  • Serve immediately with maple syrup to dunk the sticks in.

Recipe Notes:

1. Cut the slices thick enough so when you cut the crusts off then cut into 3 batons, the slices are thick, square batons about 1.7 cm / 2/3" thick.
French toast is best made using stale bread. Fresh bread soaks up too much egg mixture, making it soggy on the inside and your sticks will flop when you pick them up.
2. It is best to use a loaf so you can cut thick slices as the thicker the sticks are (and the staler the bread is), the stiffer the sticks are (ie. they won't flop when picked up using fingers).
3. Nutrition assuming this serves 3:
French Toast Sticks Nutrition

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 140gCalories: 332cal (17%)Carbohydrates: 51.2g (17%)Protein: 9.2g (18%)Fat: 11.5g (18%)Saturated Fat: 4.8g (30%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.7gCholesterol: 126mg (42%)Sodium: 449mg (20%)Fiber: 1.2g (5%)Sugar: 22.6g (25%)
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141 Comments

  1. Skyler says

    July 21, 2022 at 11:44 am

    We’re great! I would give them a six or seven out of 10 But I do have a few things to note
    * it takes a lot of dishes
    * You will probably get a ton Of cinnamon sugar leftover
    * Very messy to eat

    Reply
  2. Diego Alvarez says

    May 13, 2022 at 3:12 am

    5 stars
    Tasted absolutely magical. I’m not one to write comments after making a recipe, but these were absolutely to die for. Who needs to go to a restaurant when I can make these at home? Thank you so much for this recipe, it changed my life!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 13, 2022 at 6:06 pm

      Wow Diego!! That is a big call! I am happy that you enjoyed them! N x

      Reply
  3. Annette says

    May 11, 2022 at 9:52 am

    Can you freeze these? How to rewarm them?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 11, 2022 at 3:41 pm

      I haven’t tried freezing Annette..sorry! Let me know how it goes if you do! N x

      Reply
      • Judy G. Miracle says

        September 5, 2022 at 1:04 pm

        Years ago I made something similar and would freeze them before toasting in the skillet. On school mornings I would pull them out of the freezer, and proceed with toasting them in the skillet. Worked great.
        Enjoy your recipes!

        Reply
  4. Nico says

    April 23, 2022 at 1:52 pm

    Hi! My mom has requested these for Mother’s Day. Can you tell me what type of bread loaf you used? White bread can apply to a few. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      April 24, 2022 at 6:05 pm

      Hi Nico – just a normal white sliced sandwich or toast bread like Wonder white or your basic grocery store brand! N x

      Reply
  5. Kristy says

    April 16, 2022 at 10:17 pm

    These look delicious, and we’ll try them sometime! BUT, where’s the Parmesan French Toast recipe? When I clicked the link it went to the regular French Toast page.

    Reply
  6. Jessi says

    April 10, 2022 at 10:29 pm

    5 stars
    This is recipe is awesome and they are so delicious!! Only tweak I did was I added some vanilla and left ends on (we love the ends)

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      April 11, 2022 at 7:01 pm

      I am glad you liked it Jessi!! N x

      Reply
  7. Cheryl says

    January 10, 2022 at 12:41 am

    5 stars
    Made these this morning with homemade sourdough bread and rolled in cinnamon and caster sugar after…they look and taste like something out of a dream! Thanks for such a straightforward, simple and delicious recipe!

    Reply
  8. Angelina says

    September 19, 2021 at 11:44 am

    what’s the oven temp???🤔

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      September 20, 2021 at 6:34 pm

      There is no oven used for this one Angelina 🙂 N x

      Reply
  9. Christine says

    January 17, 2021 at 6:14 pm

    5 stars
    Made these today with my sister and they were soooo yummy! Seriously it is 12+ hours later and I’m still thinking about them! Such an easy recipe and definitely a sweet treat, my sister and I were completely stuffed after eating 6 sticks each! Will definitely be making this again!

    Reply
  10. Suzie says

    December 31, 2020 at 2:04 am

    Have you tried freezing these? Wondering if they would freeze well and then pop them in the toaster or oven?

    Reply
  11. dakota krech says

    October 25, 2020 at 5:18 am

    what temp do i set oven at

    Reply
    • Njeri says

      November 6, 2020 at 12:16 am

      You put in a pan, not the oven

      Reply
    • Sophie says

      November 9, 2020 at 3:16 am

      lmao.

      Reply
      • Shaazia says

        January 29, 2021 at 12:02 am

        Hi there, if i make these an hour or so in advance, will the sugar and cinnamon not melt because of the heat and time frame before eating them?

        Reply
  12. Brittany c says

    September 12, 2020 at 12:39 am

    So for 4 French toast sticks Does that mean 3 people each get 4 French sticks for 332 calories or is 332 total divided by 3 and that’s how many calories are in each 4 sticks total?

    Reply
  13. Erika huberty says

    July 31, 2020 at 6:59 am

    What do you do with the melted butter? Steps 4 and 8 don’t say
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      July 31, 2020 at 5:12 pm

      Hi Erika, you’re cooking the French toast in the butter, so first you add 2 tbls to the pan, cook a batch and then add the further tablespoon to the pan to cook the remaining batch of French toast. N x

      Reply
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