French Toast Muffins Recipe
French toast muffins is a quick and easy french toast recipe baked in a muffin pan. These soft and buttery french toast cups are topped with a crunchy cinnamon streusel topping. Once baked, these delicious cinnamon toast muffins can be topped with maple syrup, powdered sugar or enjoyed as is for a fun and tasty breakfast treat.
Equipment
- 2 large mixing bowls
- 1 large cookie scoop (3 tbsp, 45 ml) optional
Ingredients
Cinnamon Crumble Topping
- ¼ cup (30 g) all purpose flour
- ¼ cup (50 g) light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup (57 g) cold butter, evenly cubed
French Toast Muffins
- 5 large eggs, room temperature
- 1¼ cup (296 ml) milk
- ¼ cup (59 ml) heavy cream or half and half
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 16 oz. loaf bread, cubed
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, make the crumble topping by whisking the flour, brown sugar and ground cinnamon together until well combined.¼ cup (30 g) all purpose flour, ¼ cup (50 g) light brown sugar, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Work the cold cubed butter into the dry ingredients until the streusel resembles wet sand, with a few larger pieces mixed in. Transfer to the fridge until it’s time to top the french toast muffins.¼ cup (57 g) cold butter, evenly cubed
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs together until well combined. Whisk in the milk, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon and salt until well combined.5 large eggs, room temperature, 1¼ cup (296 ml) milk, ¼ cup (59 ml) heavy cream or half and half, ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Gently mix in the cubed bread, making sure to fully coat each piece in the spiced custard. Stir 1 -2 times over the next 20 -30 minutes. Set aside while the oven preheats.16 oz. loaf bread, cubed
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (177 C) for 20 - 30 minutes. When it’s time to bake, grease a 12 ct. muffin pan with melted butter. Use a 3 tablespoon sized cookie scoop to scoop the french toast batter into each of the muffin cups. Top with the chilled crumble.
- Bake the muffins for 25 - 35 minutes or until the tops are a beautiful golden brown color. Cool the cinnamon toast muffins in the muffin pan for 5 minutes. Serve these easy baked french toast cups with powdered sugar, maple syrup and fresh berries.
Notes
Store: Fully cool the french toast muffins. Store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 - 3 days.
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