Cinnamon Sugar French Toast
Plan ahead for tomorrow’s breakfast with this sweet and simple French toast recipe with fresh berries and a dash of cinnamon sugar.
Categories
Ingredients:
- French toast
- 12 slices of day-old French bread, 1½” thick
- 4 eggs (or 2 eggs + ½ cup Egg Beaters)
- 4 cups low-fat milk
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1½ Tbsp. fresh lemon peel/zest
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Cinnamon sugar mixture
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Tip
Cinnamon Sugar is available at Penzeys .
Directions :
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, salt and lemon zest.
- Grease two 9×13 glass pans. Divide bread between the pans.
- Pour mixture evenly over bread. Let soak 5 minutes.
- Turn bread over.
- Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle over bread. Cover with aluminum foil.
- Place pans in fridge and let chill for 12 hours.
- Bake uncovered at 325°F for 30 to 45 minutes.
- Serve at once, with fresh fruit and maple syrup (optional).
Nutritional Analysis:
Serves 12 | Serving Size: 1 – 1½” thick bread slices
Calories: 305
Total fat: 4 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Carbohydrates: 109 mg
Sodium: 716 mg
Protein: 12.5 g
Cholesterol: 66 mg
Fiber: 2 g
*Nutritional Analysis uses 4 eggs and does not include toppings
Recipe provided by Kathy Duran-Thal, RDN, LD, and Cooper Clinic Nutrition Services .