This easy French Toast recipe is the BEST, with a thicker batter and cinnamon sugar flavors that really set it apart. It’s one of our family’s favorite breakfasts!
Want more breakfast recipes? Try Biscuits and Gravy, Eggs Benedict and Belgian Waffles!
If I offered up breakfast options for a family vote, everyone would choose this classic French Toast recipe, served with fresh fruit, syrup and whipped cream! We’ve been making it for decades, and it’s truly the best french toast recipe!
How to Make French Toast:
Combine Ingredients: Add of the ingredients, except the bread, to a blender or shallow dish and mix to combine.
Dip Bread: Dip each bread slice into the egg mixture, dredging on both sides.
Cook: Place bread on hot greased griddle or large skillet. Cook for a few minutes on each side, until golden.
Serve: I love to serve this easy french toast warm, with homemade syrup and a side of berries!
Ingredients Notes:
Bread: I recommend using thick sliced bread, like Sara Lee Artesano, Texas Toast, or leftover homemade bread. It’s nice (but not necessary) if the bread is a few days old, or slightly stale. We also loving using thick slices of cinnamon bread or brioche!
Flour: My Secret Ingredient! The flour helps to make more of a “batter” for dipping the bread, which yields extra fluffy and delicious french toast. If mixing the batter by hand, start by mixing flour and eggs, then add the milk and remaining ingredients.
Milk: Any kind of milk will work (even dairy free), but the the higher fat milk, the creamier the batter will be. Whole milk works great and you could even add a little splash of cream if you want.
More French Toast Recipes:
- Crunchy French Toast
- Brioche French Toast
- French Toast Roll Ups
- Pumpkin French Toast
- Eggnog French Toast
- Air Fryer French Toast
- Baked French Toast Casserole
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:
To Make Ahead: The batter can be made 1-2 days ahead of time, depending on the freshness of your ingredients.
To Freeze: Allow french toast to cool completely and store in a freezer-safe bag or container for up to 3 months. Rewarm on a skillet, in the toaster, or for a few seconds in the microwave.
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Recipe
French Toast
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 thick slices bread
Instructions
- Preheat griddle to 350 degrees F or or heat a skillet over medium heat.
- Add all ingredients, except the bread, to a blender or if using a shallow dish and whisking by hand, mix flour and eggs first then add remaining batter ingredients.
- Dip bread slices into the batter, dredging them well on both sides, and place on hot, greased griddle or skillet.
- Cook for a few minutes, until the bottom of the breads starts to get golden brown. Flip and cook on the other side the same.
- Remove to a plate. Serve warm with syrup and a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
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I originally shared this recipe in February 2015. Updated April 2018, June 2021 and October 2022.
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WOW! Thank you so much for this recipe. French toast is my favorite food, I’ve been making it since I was a young girl, never with this recipe though. I usually just used milk, egg little sugar and cinnamon. Delicious, even more than usual.
Loved it! Had a craving for French Toast and had brown bread that was slightly soft and crumbly in the freezer for a couple of days. (The kind that breaks when you spread butter.)
I halved the recipe and tested the flour part as it made for an excellent final full, yet light and delicious French toast! The way the bread was constructed allowed the batter to fill and I also used the last part and poured over the toast in the frying pan
I used Oat milk 1/2 sweetened and 1/2 unsweetened and friend with butter.
Delicious!!! I will definitely make again and have placed in my recipe folder! Thank you!!!
I loved that this made my French Toast hold its texture and not be what I consider “soggy” even when using stale bread. Browned nicely. This is my first attempt in using recipe that incorporated flour. I wisked by hand and it was difficult to incorporate the flour with the egg for some reason. It had small lumps of flour. I will use my small food processor next time as see what happens. I still believe this is well worth 5 stars even with my small lumps of flour. Thank you for sharing your recipe and trick of using a bit of flour.
Tastes mid like store bought French toast sticks also inside is soggy
Thank you so much for this excellent recipe! My family here in Nigeria absolutely LOVE it. Its the best French toast we’ve had. My wife is jealous that my breakfast has had the best reviews from the kids lol.
Adding the flour gave it a weird texture and made it cook unevenly. It was better without flour.