French Toast With Vanilla

By
Diana Rattray
Diana Rattray
Diana Rattray
Southern-cuisine expert and cookbook author Diana Rattray has created more than 5,000 recipes and articles in her 20 years as a food writer.
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Updated on 02/5/23
French toast with vanilla
Diana Rattray
Prep: 8 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Total: 18 mins
Servings: 4 servings

This vanilla French toast recipe is wonderful with thicker slices of bread, such as Texas toast. Other ideal bread options include brioche or challah.

Serve this French toast with fresh berries, sausages, or bacon for a full, hearty breakfast. Sprinkle with some ground cinnamon or cinnamon sugar, or drizzle with maple syrup or golden cane syrup.

Feel free to swap out the vanilla extract with some vanilla bean paste, as well. You can also add a little cinnamon to the egg mixture.

Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs

  • 2/3 cup milk

  • 2 to 3 teaspoons sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Pinch of salt

  • 6 to 8 slices bread, such as Texas toast or brioche

Steps to Make It

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt.

  2. Dip bread slices in the mixture, turning to coat both sides.

  3. Grease a griddle or skillet or spray with nonstick cooking spray; heat over medium heat.

  4. Cook the French toast slices for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until nicely browned.

  5. Serve this French toast with butter and maple syrup, cane syrup, or a fruit syrup.

Tips

  • Challah, brioche, French bread, and Italian bread are excellent choices for French toast. Feel free to consider raisin bread, cinnamon bread, and other flavored bread for an interesting flavor twist.
  • To keep the French toast warm while making more, keep it in a preheated 200 F oven until all of the French toast is ready.
  • Make several batches and freeze it for convenient breakfasts throughout the month. Spread the cooled French toast out on a baking sheet and place the pan in the freezer. When the pieces are frozen, place them in containers or freezer bags, separated by pieces of wax paper. Reheat frozen French toast in a skillet or pop it in the toaster.

Recipe Variations

  • For lighter French toast, use 1/4 cup of egg substitute for each whole egg, or replace one or all of the eggs with 3 egg whites per egg.
  • For maple flavor, replace half of the milk with pure maple syrup.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
334 Calories
16g Fat
35g Carbs
12g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 334
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g 21%
Saturated Fat 5g 27%
Cholesterol 143mg 48%
Sodium 486mg 21%
Total Carbohydrate 35g 13%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Total Sugars 8g
Protein 12g
Vitamin C 0mg 1%
Calcium 89mg 7%
Iron 3mg 16%
Potassium 183mg 4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)