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    Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Bites are Fast, Easy, Delicious, and Fun!

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    By Alisa Fleming on September 6, 2021 Breakfast, Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dairy-Free Snack Recipes

    These easy French toast bites are the perfect Sunday brunch or after school treat! You might even enjoy making them over a holiday. Plus, they’re a great way to use up stale bread. The recipe is a cross between classic French toast and cinnamon toast, but in bite-sized servings. It was originally submitted by Emily Vallozzi as a Sweet entry in our Snackable Recipe Contest several years ago, but today we’re giving it a big update!

    Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Bites Recipe - Cinnamon Toast meets French Toast meets Bite-Sized Treat for Dipping! Dairy-free, soy-free, with nut-free, egg-free, and gluten-free options. Easy recipee!

    Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Bites are Fast, Easy, Delicious, and Fun!

    To qualify for the contest, Emily used So Delicious almond milk beverage, which they no longer make! Fortunately, you can use just about any dairy-free vanilla milk beverage with excellent results. If you only have plain on hand, whisk 1/4 teaspoon vanilla in with the egg mixture.

    Emily also chooses to use coconut oil for cooking. It provides a little more richness and flavor than your average cooking oil. But you can substitute your favorite cooking oil. Or aim for even more flavor, and use dairy-free buttery spread.

    Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Bites Recipe - Cinnamon Toast meets French Toast meets Bite-Sized Treat for Dipping! Dairy-free, soy-free, with nut-free, egg-free, and gluten-free options. Easy recipee!

    Special Diet Notes: French Toast Bites

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, optionally nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, and vegetarian. Think eggs are dairy? You’re not alone! See this post: Are Eggs Dairy?

    • For gluten-free French toast bites, use a sturdy gluten-free, dairy-free bread.
    • For egg-free and vegan French toast bites, swap an alternative like Just Egg for 3 eggs, or substitute 1/2 cup aquafaba for the eggs.
    5.0 from 1 reviews
    Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Bites
     
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    Prep time
    20 mins
    Cook time
    6 mins
    Total time
    26 mins
     
    These bites are fun for breakfast, a snack, or dessert! Dip in maple syrup or jam. You can use toothpicks for skewering and dipping the bites, or just use dessert-size forks.
    Author: Emily Vallozzi
    Recipe type: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Serves: 5 servings
    Ingredients
    • 10 thick slices of slightly stale white Italian bread (1-inch/2.5-cm thick)
    • 3 large eggs
    • ½ cup vanilla dairy-free milk beverage (Emily uses almond milk)
    • Pinch nutmeg
    • Pinch salt
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 3 tablespoons oil, divided (Emily uses coconut oil)
    • Maple syrup, for dipping
    Instructions
    1. Cut the crust off the bread, then cut each piece into equal cubes. Spread half of the bread cubes onto a baking sheet or jelly roll pan.
    2. Whisk together the eggs, milk beverage, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl.
    3. In a shallow bowl, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon.
    4. Melt half the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
    5. Pour half of the milk mixture over the bread cubes on the baking sheet and moving quickly, toss to coat all of the pieces. Place the pieces in the preheated pan and cook, flipping as needed to brown on all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes.
    6. Remove the bread cubes to the sugar mixture, and toss to coat each piece. Place the pieces on a serving plate.
    7. Repeat with process with the remaining bread cubes, egg mixture and cinnamon sugar.
    8. Serve immediately with maple syrup for dipping.
    Notes
    Oil Note: You can use your favorite cooking oil in place of the coconut oil, if desired. It will only slightly alter the underlying flavor, but won't otherwise affect the results.
    Nutrition Information
    Serving size: ⅕ recipe Calories: 254 Fat: 12.1g Saturated fat: 2.2g Carbohydrates: 32g Sugar: 21.7g Sodium: 205mg Fiber: .9g Protein: 5.7g
    3.5.3229

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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

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    11 Comments

    1. Denise C. on September 5, 2021 9:47 pm

      A big hit in my house!

      Reply
    2. Pingback: Basic Dairy-Free French Toast Recipe (with Gluten-Free Option)

    3. anne on June 13, 2016 6:49 am

      Would it be ok to freeze these?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on June 13, 2016 8:41 am

        Yes, they should freeze okay. I freeze French toast sticks, which are similar.

        Reply
    4. Bethany S. on September 17, 2015 3:05 pm

      Is there any way to make these egg-free? My boys would love them!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on September 17, 2015 3:52 pm

        Hi Bethany, since it isn’t my recipe, it’s hard for me to speculate on such a major substitution. For vegan French toast I often use buckwheat flour and/or banana. Here are a couple of approaches I’ve taken:
        http://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/cinnamon-buckwheat-vegan-french-toast
        http://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/mini-maple-french-toast-casseroles

        Reply
    5. Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts on September 14, 2015 6:14 am

      Now this is when some leftover gluten-free challah would come in handy! YUM!

      Shirley

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on September 14, 2015 6:45 am

        And I saw some great gluten-free challah recipes just this week: http://glutenfreeeasily.com/gluten-free-challah-bread-recipes-rosh-hashanah-shabbat-jewish-holidays/ 🙂

        Reply
    6. Lydia @ Suitcase Foodist on September 13, 2015 3:14 pm

      These look amazing. I really appreciate all your dairy-free recipes.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on September 14, 2015 6:41 am

        Thanks Lydia!

        Reply
    7. Nibbles By Nic on September 13, 2015 8:39 am

      Fantastic brunch-y nibbles! My kids would go CRAZY for these guys! yum!

      Reply

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