March 16, 2020

I absolutely love breakfast recipes and food. Breakfast is probably my favorite meal or at least the food that is commonly eaten for breakfast. This easy French toast is so yummy and easy to make.

In this recipe, I will show you how to make amazing homemade easy French toast. Maybe you are more of a pancake fan? Maybe you like waffles the best? Or maybe you like to get a bit more classy with some yummy sweet crepes?

Either way, you should definitely give this french toast recipe a try. Who knows they may become your new favorite. If I can do it, you can do it. Let’s get started!

Step 1: Gather the ingredients

We only need a few ingredients for this easy French toast recipe. You will need the following:

Bread – I like to use the thick “Texas Toast” style white bread, but this will work with any kind of bread.
Egg – The egg is the main ingredient for the French toast.
Milk – The milk thins out the batter, you can add a bit more or less depending on your tastes.
Vanilla extract – The vanilla adds so much flavor and enhances the flavor of the other ingredients.
Butter – Butter adds flavor.
Cinnamon – This optional ingredient can be added to the batter to give it another depth of flavor.

Step 2: How to make this easy French toast recipe

Begin by adding the egg, milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon (optional) in a bowl. Mix the ingredients together with a fork until well combined. If you like a little less egg taste to you French toast add a bit more milk, up to 4 total tablespoons.

Step 3: Soak bread in batter

Hand dipping a piece of white bread in French toast batter.

Now using clean hands, tongs, or gloves dip your bread into the batter on both sides and allow it to soak some of that batter up. I usually do this right next to the burner on the stove.

Step 4: Cook that yummy French toast

Hand dropping a piece of battered bread into a hot skillet

Take a skillet and heat it with medium heat on the stovetop. A nice flat griddle pan works great for these. Add some butter to the pan and allow it to coat the bottom. Then place the battered pieces of bread on the pan.

Allow the French toast to cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side until they get nice and golden brown. Use a spatula to flip them over. I like to add extra butter on the tops while they are still in the pan. Then remove them from the pan and put them on a plate.

Step 5: Finish them off with toppings

Two slices of French toast on a white plate topped with maple syrup.

Now all you need to do is finish them with your favorite toppings. Some of my favorite toppings are maple syrup, powdered sugar, whipped cream, strawberries, and other fruit, etc. Enjoy! See I told you they were easy to make.

2 slices of French toast on a white plate on a table.

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5 from 12 votes

Easy French Toast

If you love breakfast and you love French toast, this recipe is for you. It is so easy to make using very few ingredients. Breakfast foods are some of my favorite foods to eat, and French toast is so high up on my list!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American, French

Keyword: bread, butter, easy, eggs

Servings: person

Calories: 266kcal

Author: Matt Taylor

Equipment

skillet or griddle
Spatula
Fork
Bowl
Shallow bowl/pie pan
tongs or gloves

Ingredients

1 egg
2 pieces of thick sliced bread whatever bread you like
2 – 4 tbsp of Milk 30ml
1/4 tsp of vanilla extract 1ml
1 tbsp butter
1 pinch of cinnamon optional

Instructions

In a bowl mix together the egg, milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon (optional). Pour the batter into a shallow pie plate, it just makes it a little easier to soak the bread.
Soak the two slices of bread on both sides and sop up that batter. Use clean hands, tongs or gloves.
Heat a skillet or griddle on medium heat and then coat the bottom with butter. Place the soaked bread onto the skillet or griddle and cook each side for a minute or two until golden brown. You can add more butter to the tops of the French toast while still in the pan.
Once done, remove from the pan and serve topped with things like maple syrup, whipped cream, fresh fruit, nutella, powdered sugar, etc. Enjoy!

Video

How to Make French Toast | Easy Classic Homemade French Toast Recipe

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Notes

Note: These nutritional facts only pertain to the plain cooked French toast and does not include any toppings. That will vary even more depending on the toppings you use.

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Nutrition

Calories: 266kcal

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Matt Taylor

YouTuber and food blogger with a passion for cooking, eating, being outdoors and watching movies. Did you know I wrote an ebook cookbook called "All Things Chocolate: 30 of my favorite chocolate recipes."? Help support the food blog and YouTube channel by buying a copy in my shop. :)

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