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Why You’ll Love My Recipe
This classic breakfast food is quick and easy to make. Try it with all of your favourite toppings for your next family brunch.
Give The BEST Homemade Pancake Recipe From Scratch a try too! And if you’re in a hurry you can always make Frozen French toast sticks in your air fryer or some Quickie Homemade Cinnamon Rolls.
Reader Review
I have had the fabulous luck to have had this French Toast made by non other than Mike himself and it is literally the best French toast I have EVER had. I make it at home as well and it’s easy to make, the kids love it and is the perfect breakfast for Christmas or any holiday for that matter. HIGHLY recommend. Thanks Mike!!!
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This is an easy recipe.
- Total Time: Making this French toast only takes 10-15 minutes.
- Variations: Try this recipe with thicker or thinner bread, depending on your family’s preference. Use whatever toppings you like best. Berries, syrups, jams, icing sugar, even chocolate chips and nuts. Try some sliced bananas and a drizzle of Caramel Syrup or Chocolate Sauce. Mix up some cinnamon sugar to sprinkle on top, and grab some whipped topping to dollop on the side.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need a whisk, a large bowl, and an electric griddle or frying pan.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Bread: White bread is the traditional choice for French toast, but you can use whole wheat or sourdough or French bread if you like. Depending on how thick you like you French toast, look for Texas Toast style bread or something else with thicker slices. Cinnamon raisin bread is another great choice.
Egg Mix: This recipe calls for half and half cream, but you can use whatever cream you have at home, or even milk. The amounts of cinnamon and vanilla can be adjusted to suit your personal taste.
How to Make French Toast
This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, cream, cinnamon, and vanilla. Whisk until thoroughly mixed.
- Heat up your frying pan or griddle.
- Dip individual slices of brad into the egg mixture, let the excess liquid drip off.
- Cook in hot pan or griddle on medium heat, flipping as needed, until both sides are golden brown.
- Dust with icing sugar if desired. Serve with syrup, berries, or your favourite toppings.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making French Toast
Stale Bread: Believe it or not, older bread, even bread that’s starting to go stale, is perfect for French toast. It absorbs the egg-milk mixture better without getting mushy as easily. So, while you don’t need to use dry or stale bread, this is a great way to make use of any you happen to have lying around. Try it with the bread ends no one want to eat too!
Boosting the Flavours: This is a great recipe to use a good quality vanilla or some vanilla bean paste for, since there aren’t many ingredients. You can increase the amount of cinnamon, maybe even add some pumpkin spice. Try mixing a drizzle of maple syrup or a bit of sugar right into the egg mixture.
Storage Instructions
Fridge: Once fully cooled, you can store leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat in the microwave or toaster and add desired toppings.
Freezer: If you want to freeze this French toast, it’s best to spread out individual pieces on a tray with parchment paper and freeze them solid first. Once they’re hard enough not to stick together, put them into a freezer safe bag or container and freeze them for 2-3 months. Reheat in the microwave and add desired toppings.
More Delicious Breakfast Recipes
Looking for more great breakfast ideas?
If you enjoy cinnamon, try these Snickerdoodle Pancakes or Cinnamon Waffles.
For fruity options, try Blueberry Waffles with Homemade Blueberry Syrup or a Banana Cinnamon Roll Casserole.
There you go, everyone. The French toast recipe I’ve been using for years. Try it out with your favourite bread and let me know what you think.
Happy Cooking!
Mike
French Toast
Ingredients
- 4 slices Texas style bread, thick sliced type
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon cream, half and half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients (except the bread) in a bowl and whisk.
- Dip each slice of bread into the mixture and coat thoroughly.
- Place on a griddle or frying pan and brown on each side on medium heat.
- Dust with icing sugar and blueberries (if desired) and serve with syrup.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Jillian says
I have had the fabulous luck to have had this French Toast made by non other than Mike himself and it is literally the best French toast I have EVER had. I make it at home as well and it’s easy to make, the kids love it and is the perfect breakfast for Christmas or any holiday for that matter. HIGHLY recommend. Thanks Mike!!!
Jen says
Thanks for the recipe!! We love French toast at our house. My dad taught us to make it when we were young and his recipe is like yours but with nutmeg added. 😋
Joni says
French Toast has been my favorite since I was a little girl. I have been adding the same ingredients as your recipe for 20 years and it is the Best. However, I use thicker Bread.
Van de Kamp’s has a French Toast bread that is thick (like Texas toast) and perfect. ENJOY!