Try these amazing stuffed french toast sticks for your Christmas breakfast, or for anytime really! They are super easy to make, and your whole family will LOVE THEM!
Hi, Christina from FoodApparel, back to share one of my favorite meals of the day……breakfast! I just can’t get enough.
I love breakfast any time of the day. I literally almost started a blog once called I LOVE BREAKFAST, but then I realized I do also love other food too so it might be a little overly niche for me….. (I just happen to REALLY LOVE breakfast.)
I also love breakfast and Christmas. My dad always made an extravagant breakfast on Christmas morning. We were not even allowed to open any gifts until we ate together as a family! (Still got some stocking stuffers to hold us over though). But, no one complained. I mean, how can you complain waking up to a big stack of buttermilk pancakes, savory sausage, hash browns, scrambled eggs with cheddar, orange juice, hot chocolate….? If you get mad about having to wait because someone has served you up with these kind of digs first thing in the morning, well, then you should rethink your relationship with your food and your family! Seriously, when I think Christmas, this is one of my fondest memories.
My kids love french toast. It can get a little messy though. So, one of my sisters-in-laws threw out this genius little idea of ditching the silverware and instead cutting the french toast in strips to serve like sticks. Then she gave her kids a small container of syrup for dipping. I thought, hey let’s just dip these babies in a little cinnamon sugar instead of syrup to help with that dilemma because, well, syrup still causes some horrible disasters around here with my little ones. Mission accomplished. Kids now have finger food, happy, seems to be less mess….. (add the syrup, and a whole different story will emerge no matter what shape those Frenchies are in). I still prefer the syrup for me, of course!
Enter STUFFED French Toast STICKS. I’ve had stuffed french toast before, say at IHOP or wherever. Good, but once again, a little messy for the ninos. So, when I saw a clever little youtube video a couple months ago for Stuffed French Toast Sticks, I knew a winning combination had occurred!
Now, I don’t usually promote shall I say “cheaper” store bought bread, but the best variety for these bad boys is good ole’ fashioned Texas Toast. You want a bread that’s not going to fall apart when you roll it because you are literally going to flatten it out like a sheet.
Then it’s super easy.
- Cut off crusts of bread, if desired. Roll out each piece of bread with a rolling pin (this is oddly therapeutic to me).
- Put in filling.
- Roll and secure with toothpicks.
- Dip into egg mixture.
- Place in preheated skillet with about 1/4 to 1/2 inch canola oil in bottom.
- Fry the first side (seam side down).
- Pull the toothpicks out and flip over.
- Finish cooking.
- Roll in cinnamon sugar mixture…… and
- Eat!
My kids ate these right up! And it was fun because we could do a variety of fillings quickly with what I had on hand and the kids could even choose their own combos. We did peaches and cream cheese, raspberry jam and cream cheese, and chocolate banana. I’m thinking of about a million other combos you could do that would be equally delicious (think any berry with or sans cream cheese, Nutella, peanut butter…….the list could goes on!)
Whatever your traditions are, we hope that you have a wonderful holiday season and eat well!
- 4 large eggs beaten (I usually plan 1 egg per 2 pieces of bread)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 pieces of Texas Toast bread
- Cream Cheese cut into strips
- Fresh or canned fruit sliced (peaches, strawberries, raspberries, bananas, etc.)
- Jam
- Nutella spread
- Chocolate chips
- Peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 inch deep large pan for frying may also use deeper
- Canola oil for pan
- Shallow and wide containers good for egg mixture and cinnamon sugar topping
- Rolling Pin
- Kitchen shears for optional trimming
- Toothpicks
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Preheat skillet to medium heat with 1/4 to 1/2 inch canola oil over stove top burner.
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Combine eggs, milk, and vanilla in a shallow dish good for dipping. Mix until well-combined and set aside.
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If desired, trim the edges of bread to remove the crust.
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Using your rolling pin, roll out each piece of bread into a very flat square.
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Fill each piece of bread with desired combination of fillings. Don't overfill and try avoid the edges as it may be hard to roll and close if you do! (Also, you don't really want ingredients seeping and spilling out into the oil when you go to cook them as that can result in popping oil and bigger messes.)
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Roll bread closed (like a burrito) and secure, seam side down with at least three toothpicks (I like to cook seam side down first so that it seals well and then you can remove the toothpicks before flipping to get a good crispy results on each side).
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Dip each french toast stick into mixture. To get top, ladle over with spoon or fork since toothpicks will be in the way of dipping.
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Place sticks into your preheated pan and cook until browned on bottom side (about 3 minutes).
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Carefully remove toothpicks and flip to cook second side until golden brown.
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Remove from oil onto plate lined with paper towels to catch excess oil.
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While still warm, dip sticks into the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat.
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Enjoy!
Need more Christmas breakfast ideas?
Orange Croissant French Toast | Copycat Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls | Sweet Potato and Avocado Breakfast Skillet | Honey Wheat English Muffins with Maple Butter| Sausage and Potato Breakfast Casserole | Leipziger Lerche (Apricot Marzipan Pastry)
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