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)!
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.
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
Cute spins on French Toast
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Cinnamon French Toast Sticks
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:
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Made these Cinnamon French Toast Sticks and they were wonderful! We had a couple of sticks left so i wrapped them in plastic wrap and refrigerated them. The next day i took them out and found they were damp to the touch. It seems that the French Toast’s butter and sugar became a simple syrup…. And if possible, the French Toast was even better than it was the day before!
This was a definite 10/10. Easy to make and the outcome tasted awesome! Thanks so much ♥️♥️♥️
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
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!
Wow Diego!! That is a big call! I am happy that you enjoyed them! N x
Can you freeze these? How to rewarm them?
I haven’t tried freezing Annette..sorry! Let me know how it goes if you do! N x
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!
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!
Hi Nico – just a normal white sliced sandwich or toast bread like Wonder white or your basic grocery store brand! N x
Texas Toast works great too
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.
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)
I am glad you liked it Jessi!! N x
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!
what’s the oven temp???🤔
There is no oven used for this one Angelina 🙂 N x
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!
Have you tried freezing these? Wondering if they would freeze well and then pop them in the toaster or oven?
what temp do i set oven at
lmao.
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?
You put in a pan, not the oven
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?
What do you do with the melted butter? Steps 4 and 8 don’t say
Thanks
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
10/10! This recipe is amazing! I cut the recipe in half and used whole wheat bread and it was still top notch.đź‘Ś
DElICIOUS! Tastes just like donuts. I used homemade stale whole wheat bread.
The recipe calls for white sugar – Is that powdered sugar or granulated sugar?
Granulated sugar. But it also taste good if you add powered sugar.
What do you use the melted butter for it doesn’t say in your recipe?
Hi Susan – it’s there in the instructions – step 4 and 8. N x
What should u do if the sugar and cinnamon doesn’t stick
Hi Sian, after cooking, 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 – N x