I’ve said this many times before, but I grew up eating the Panera bread cinnamon crunch bagels. They were always my favorite with a little butter smear on top. So freaking good, right? Another similar cereal is General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch. However, with 130 calories and 10g of sugar per serving, it’s even less healthy than the French Toast cereal.

Once the french toast has been assembled, place it in the fridge for thirty minutes, or up to overnight. This is great if you want to have breakfast all prepped and ready for baking in the morning! This cinnamon toast crunch cereal is simple. As I mentioned, if you can roll out pie dough, you can make cinnamon toast crunch. It’s a very simple mix of whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, butter, vanilla, and a touch of sugar too. Just seven ingredients. All of which you can find in your pantry and fridge. Making french toast is delicious, however, I do have some tips for you that will help you make the best cinnamon toast crunch french toast without making the mistakes I have made previously. For this recipe you’ll need only 7 ingredients, most of which are staples and you probably already have in your pantry/fridge. You’ll also need a pan to fry and two deep dish plates or pie plates for dredging the fluffy bread.

Breakfast & brunch

Well, I don’t know for sure. It’s been a while since I had my last bowl of cinnamon toast crunch, but this cereal does taste really, really good. And if my memory serves me correctly, yes these taste just like cinnamon toast crunch. But Asher says…better. You can really taste the real cinnamon with undertone flavors of vanilla and sweet butter. French toast alone isn’t a very sweet bread, so the cereal adds the sweetness that it’s missing. This means that you can enjoy the cinnamon toast crunch with syrup but you don’t necessarily have to since the cereal makes it sweet. One night at the original Mission Street Food pop-up restaurant in San Francisco, faced with the demands of coming up with a new dessert each night with scant time and space, Anthony Myint served milk toast. But he gave it a little flash by caramelizing a buttery, sugary crust onto slices of brioche and serving them in warm, chamomile-scented cream.

She claims that James Beard (yes, the James Beard) once told her they used to serve cornflake crusted French toast in the dining cars on the Santa Fe Railroad. So when you make this crispy French Toast, thank JB. It's easy to make crunchy French toast. There's no special equipment or out-of-the-ordinary ingredients. You can do it on the stovetop. Serve: Serve the French toast topped with berries, maple syrup and a dusting of powdered sugar. Serve immediately. The ingredients needed for this crunchy French toast recipe are ones you probably have in your kitchen or pantry already. I like using white bread but you could use any bread of your choice. Eggs, milk/cream and a splash of vanilla for the custard and corn flakes for that crisp coating. I like to fry the French toast in both butter and a splash of oil for maximum flavor but you can use either/or. I like serving the French toast with fresh berries, maple syrup and a dusting of icing sugar/powdered sugar.

Ingredients

Cinnamon toast crunch french toast is easy to store. Simply place in an air tight container and keep in the refrigerator for four to five days. Refrigerate within two hours of cooking for the best results. To reheat simply place in a preheated oven at 350 degrees and bake for 5-10 minutes until heated through. All it requires is just mascarpone cheese, whipped with cream, and a touch of vanilla. Seems so easy and simple, but do not let that fool you. It makes for the creamiest topping, and is perfect atop these french toast slices.