Description
Sweet cinnamon roll french toast bites deliver pure breakfast bliss with crispy edges and gooey centers. Breakfast lovers will dive into these irresistible morsels that combine classic french toast magic with beloved cinnamon roll comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (340 g) refrigerated cinnamon rolls (or 4 thick slices of brioche bread, cubed)
- 2 large eggs
- 120 ml milk
- 5 ml vanilla extract
- 5 ml cinnamon
- 2.5 ml nutmeg (optional)
- 1 tbsp butter (for cooking)
- 50 g granulated sugar
- 5 ml cinnamon
- 60 g powdered sugar
- 15 ml milk
- 2.5 ml vanilla extract
Instructions
- Slice Preparation: Quarter refrigerated cinnamon rolls or cube bread into uniform 1-inch pieces.
- Egg Mixture Creation: Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined and smooth.
- Coating Process: Generously dunk each cinnamon roll segment or bread cube into the egg mixture, ensuring complete coverage.
- Cooking Technique: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, then carefully place coated pieces into the pan.
- Golden Transformation: Sauté each piece for 2-3 minutes per side, rotating until achieving a rich golden-brown exterior and ensuring complete internal cooking.
- Cinnamon Sugar Embrace: While still warm, tumble the freshly cooked bites into a cinnamon sugar mixture, coating each piece evenly.
- Glaze Preparation: In a separate bowl, blend powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until creating a silky, pourable consistency.
- Final Flourish: Artfully drizzle the glossy glaze over the warm cinnamon roll french toast bites, serving immediately for maximum flavor and texture.
Notes
- Choose sturdy bread like brioche or challah for richer flavor and better absorption of egg mixture, preventing soggy results.
- Maintain medium heat and watch carefully to achieve golden-brown color without scorching, which can make bites bitter and dry.
- Toss bites immediately after cooking while warm to ensure cinnamon sugar mixture adheres perfectly and creates a delicious crispy exterior.
- Add milk gradually to powdered sugar to achieve ideal drizzling thickness – thick enough to cling but thin enough to spread smoothly over bites.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg