French Toast Sticks are a thing of my childhood. I saw them at the store one day and almost bought them. I decided I’d go home and create my own and I’m so glad I did. Using a nice thick piece of whole wheat bread and traditional methods for making french toast, we have healthy Whole Wheat French Toast Sticks! Perfectly dippable and majorly kid friendly. In this case also adult friendly 🙂
Whole Wheat French Toast Sticks
The secret to getting that crispy outside is rolling the sticks in cinnamon sugar while they are still hot. As they cool they will firm up and become perfectly dippable french toast sticks. French toast sticks work really well with a nice thick bread. I really like Dave’s Killer Bread Brand. You could also buy a loaf of wheat bread and cut the sticks super thick. The thicker they are, the sturdier they will be.
French toast sticks are actually a great idea for a brunch. Since they are nice and small you can make a big batch and everyone can just put a few on their plate. They are really portable too. I make us a batch of these and put them in individual containers with a little bit of syrup for dipping. They heat up really well and make for a great breakfast on the go or at your desk.
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PIN FOR LATER!
Whole Wheat French Toast Sticks
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Milk Use any milk. Feel free to use Almond or Cashew Milk.
- 3 large Eggs
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
- 8 slices Whole Wheat Bread Choose a thicker whole wheat bread.
For Coating
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1.5 tsp. Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat a griddle or cast iron pan to medium high heat. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together on a plate and set aside.
- Mix together the eggs, milk, cinnamon and vanilla. When the pan is hot add about 1/2 tbsp of butter to it and allow it to melt.
- Cut the bread into strips of 4. Dip them into the egg mixture and cook 3-4 minutes per side at medium heat.
- As you remove each one from the pan immediately roll it in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Freezing Instructions
- Allow the french toast sticks to cool on a rack completely. Wrap them in parchment paper in packs of 4-6 and store in the freezer. When you're ready to heat put them in a toaster oven for 6-8 minutes at 400 degrees or until warmed through.