Crunchy French Toast Sticks

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Breakfast

Ingredients

  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups panko
  • 1 1/2 cups sweetened corn and oat cereal (such as Cap'n Crunch), crushed into fine crumbs
  • 2 tbsp. salted butter, melted
  • 12 slices Texas toast, each cut into 3 strips
  • Confectioners' sugar, for serving
  • Warm maple syrup, for serving

Directions

  1. eheat the oven to 425. Crack the eggs into a pie plate. Add the half-and-half, vanilla, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Whisk lightly until combined; set aside.

  2. In a separate pie plate, stir together the panko, crushed cereal and remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Use a fork to stir in the melted butter so that the crumbs are slightly moist.

  3. One by one, quickly dunk the bread strips in the egg mixture, turning to coat. Then lay them in the dish with the crumb mixture, turning to coat; sprinkle and press the crumbs so they totally cover the bread. Place the bread strips on a rack set on a baking sheet.

  4. Bake the French toast sticks until golden around the edges and the crumbs are crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar and serve with maple syrup.

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