Description
Baked French Toast Muffins are soft, cinnamon-flavored breakfast treats baked in muffin cups and topped with a crisp streusel, perfect for holiday mornings.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cold butter
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- Butter for serving optional
- Maple syrup for serving optional
Instructions
- Whisk together milk eggs sugar vanilla and cinnamon in a bowl
- Grease a 12 cup muffin tin and fill each cup with bread cubes
- Slowly pour the egg mixture over the bread pressing gently to absorb
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Mix butter brown sugar flour cinnamon and salt to make streusel
- Sprinkle streusel evenly over muffins
- Bake for 25 minutes until tops are golden brown
- Cool for 5 minutes then remove from pan and serve warm
Notes
- Use slightly stale bread for best texture
- Pour liquid slowly to avoid overflow
- Chill long enough for full absorption
- Serve warm with butter and syrup for best flavor
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 255
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 259mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 97mg