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How To Make French Toast Sticks (Freezer-Friendly)

May 26, 2016 by Erika Wassall

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Erika Wassall, the Jersey Farm Scribe here, with a recipe for how to make French Toast Sticks.  Seriously, knowing that homemade French toast sticks exist in the universe just makes it a better place.  They are so good!  What’s more? You can make extra and keep them frozen so you can have your cinnamon French toast sticks any time!

Make French Toast Sticks

make french toast sticks

So here I am, pregnant with my first child, (yay), and I’m ALL about trying to make things as simple as possible once the Little Minion comes into the world.  I’ve talked to other moms, and many, many moms suggest having as much frozen food as possible.  And even more specifically, easy grab food.  Casseroles are great, but (A) that’s often what people bring over for new moms and (B) sometimes there really isn’t time to heat a whole casserole and sit and eat.

So I’ve been on the look out for food I can freeze, individually, and then pop in a microwave and devour.

These frozen french toast sticks fit the bill perfectly for that sweet tooth.

The ingredient list is simple.  The homemade french toast sticks are versatile (you know how much I LOVE versatility!), quick to make, AMAZING fresh, and JUST as good frozen and properly reheated.

Let’s get to how to make french toast sticks!

Homemade French Toast Sticks with Cinnamon

Grab a loaf of bread.  Soft bread.  I used Italian.  (Potato bread would be delish as well!)  Cut off the edges, and squish it!  Sure, you COULD use a rolling pin.  If yours is on hand, grab it!  But if you’re like me and couldn’t find yours, just use your fingers and squish it down.

Melt butter in a small bowl in the microwave.  Then mix in white and brown sugar and cinnamon.

Get another bowl, a shallow one for dipping.  Mix up some egg, milk, and a touch of maple syrup.

This is what your prep station will look like.

homemade french toast sticks

 

Scoop out some sugar/butter/cinnamon mix and spread on the bread.  (a fork is the best way to spread).

spread french toast

Roll it up the stuffed french toast.

rolled up stuffed french toast

 

Then dip and roll through the egg mixture.

dip in egg

 

You can make up a few, and then pop them into a skillet with some butter.  Brown ALL sides.  When I say ALL, I mean it might be more than two.  Some of mine ended up having three sides.  The more you can brown, the better really, and it’s only a minute or two a side, so brown it up!

french toast sticks recipe

 

Take the homemade french toast sticks out and place them on a paper towel.

These homemade french toast sticks actually have a bit of a crepe texture because the bread was flattened.  They hold the filling well and are a fun finger food.

COOKING NOTES: 

You may need to play with the heat/butter on the skillet.  Burnt butter will leave a funny taste.  What I ended up doing is wiping the butter out after each batch, and starting with new.  This didn’t take as long as it sounds.  You only need a small amount of butter in the pan for each batch anyway, just to coat the pan.

If you find yourself running out of filling, just mix up a bit more (or add Nutella in there to stretch it in the end, that’s what I did!)

Frozen Frech Toast Sticks

TO FREEZE:  Place on a piece of aluminum foil, in ONE layer, and place in freezer for two hours.  Then you can stick them all in one freezer bag and they won’t stick together.  They’ll keep for months.

TO REHEAT:  Here’s the thing, these homemade french toast sticks can taste JUST as good reheated.  No joke.  Take a paper towel, wet and ring it out entirely, but it’s still damp.  Take out however many you need, wrap maybe 3 max per paper towel and pop in microwave for 20 seconds.  Check.  You’re looking for them to be unfrozen throughout.  This will depend on how many you’re doing.  Keep going for 10-20 second intervals until they’re thawed.  (Listening helps, if you hear the sizzle, they’re ready)

Cinnamon French Toast Sticks RecipeTHEN, pop then on the stove in a half a TBS of butter, and brown your sides again, just quickly.

If you follow those directions for how to make french toast sticks and freeze them, they will taste JUST as good reheated.  AMAZING.

Frech Toast Sticks Variations

DISCLAIMER:  These are BARELY a breakfast food.  They’re more of a snack/dessert.  But you could make them healthier with a lighter filling.  

More ideas for the filling of these stuffed french toast sticks:

  • Nutella
  • Cream cheese and a minced fruit 
  • Jelly
  • Toss some walnuts or nut mixes in there
  • Peanut butter and mashed bananas

Printable French Toast Sticks Recipe:

French Toast Sticks Recipe

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May 26, 2016
by Scarlet Paolicchi
Cuisine American
Category Family Food
Delicious cinnamon French toast sticks which can be eaten right away or frozen for easy snacking later.
Persons
4
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
6 minutes
Total Time
16 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 8 slices of bread
  • 4 TBS White sugar
  • 3 TBS Brown sugar
  • 1 TBS cinnamon
  • about 5-6 TBS of butter total
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup milk
  • drizzle of maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Cut edges off bread and squish flat.
  2. To make the filling, melt 3 TBS butter in glass bowl in microwave. Mix in both sugars, and cinnamon.
  3. Spread filling onto squished bread and roll up.
  4. In a shallow bowl, mix eggs, milk and drizzle of maple syrup.
  5. Place pan on stove over medium heat.
  6. Roll each stick in egg mixture just before you cook them.
  7. Place in warm skillet with a little butter in the pan and brown for about 1-2 minutes on every side.
  8. Serve and enjoy or allow to cool and freeze.

Nutrition Facts

French Toast Sticks Recipe

Serves: 4

Amount Per Serving:
Calories 413.92 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.28 g 31.2%
Saturated Fat 11.44 g 57.2%
Trans Fat 0.66 g
Cholesterol 123.48 mg 41.2%
Sodium 336.1 mg 14%
Total Carbohydrate 49.87 g 16.6%
Dietary Fiber 3.36 g 13.4%
Sugars 23.4 g
Protein 9.65 g
Vitamin A 19.47 % Vitamin C 0.21 %
Calcium 13.64 % Iron 14.59 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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TO FREEZE:  After they’re cool, place on a piece of aluminum foil, in ONE layer, and place in freezer for two hours.  Then you can stick them all in one freezer bag and they won’t stick together.  They’ll keep for months.

TO REHEAT:  Wet and wring out a paper towel and wrap up to maybe three in each paper towel.  Pop in microwave for 20 second intervals until hot.  Then toss them all in a skillet with a TBS of butter.

This frozen French toast stick recipe is seriously exciting to me. Have you ever had homemade french toast sticks?  Will you make this Cinnamon French toast sticks recipe? 

What unique ideas do you have for the filling?  Let me know in the comments, I love to hear from you.  If you make French toast sticks, tag @familyfocusblog and @NJFarmScribe so we can see how they came out!

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  1. Nikki from Tikkido says

    May 31, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    Yum, that looks delicious! What a perfect decadent breakfast treat–and how awesome that you can freeze them, too.

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