Easy French Toast
The best, classic, quick and easy cinnamon French toast recipe, homemade with simple ingredients in 20 minutes. Sweet, soft and fluffy!
Servings: 8 French toast slices
Calories: 298kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Eggs Large
- 4 tablespoon Whole milk Or heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1.5 tablespoon Brown sugar
- 8 slices Thick bread Such as thick Texas toast or Brioche or Challah, Preferably stale
- Butter Unsalted, For pan-frying
Cinnamon sugar (Optional)
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 1.5 tablespoon Cinnamon powder
Instructions
- In a wide mixing bowl, add eggs, milk, vanilla, brown sugar and whisk until combined.
- Dip bread slices in the egg mixture and quickly remove from bowl. Do not soak them!
- Shake off excess liquid and place them on a hot buttered nonstick pan.
- Cook one side until golden brown. Then, flip it and cook the other side until golden brown.
- Optional: Mix together sugar and cinnamon and coat the warm cooked french toast in the sugar mixture until fully coated.
- Top it all off with thin slices of butter and maple syrup or pancake syrup. Enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Tastes best when served immediately but leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for 24 hours and reheated on stovetop or microwave. They won't be crisp any more though.
Nutrition
Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 245IU | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2.1mg