French toast roll-ups have hot, gooey fillings stuffed into the middle of them with golden-brown, buttery outsides coated in a sweet, crunchy cinnamon sugar that all but melts in your mouth.
To make the roll-ups the crusts get trimmed from sandwich bread then the slices are flattened out with a rolling pin. The flattened bread is then rolled with the filling of your choice and cooked in a buttery skillet just like regular french toast.
A generous dusting of cinnamon sugar, one of the best things on earth, finishes them and you can dunk them in maple syrup or eat them as is. They’re also good eaten at room temperature.
The filling consists of anything your little heart desires! I used peanut butter & jelly, cream cheese & jelly, plain peanut butter and plain cream cheese.
You can use a nut butter, nutella, marshmallow fluff, dulce de leche, cajeta and/or whatever else you can think of! There are no rules and the recipe is really more method than precision.
They remind me of those french toast sticks that were all the rage a while back. Only more special.
A lot more special.
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- 8 slices white sandwich bread (the soft, fluffy type)
- peanut butter, jelly, cream cheese, dulce de leche, cajeta or nutella
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons milk
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 heaping teaspoon ground cinnamon
- butter, for greasing the pan
- maple syrup, for serving
- Trim the crust from the bread and flatten it out with a rolling pin.
- Place about a teaspoon or 2 of your chosen filling an inch from one end of the bread spread out in a strip. Roll the bread up and repeat until they're all filled.
- In a shallow bowl whisk the eggs and milk until well combined.
- In a separate bowl mix the sugar with the cinnamon.
- In a skillet set over medium heat melt a tablespoon of butter.
- Add the rolls to the egg turning to coat on all sides then place them in the pan seam side down. Cook in batches until golden brown, turning them to cook and brown on all sides. Add butter to the pan as needed.
- Add the hot rolls from the pan to the cinnamon sugar and roll until completely covered in sugar.
- Serve with maple syrup for dunking.
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Can u frezz them if so how are they when they are defrosted and how would you defrost them thank you i want to make them now!!
You can freeze them Philicia! Just thaw them out a bit and heat them up in a frying pan. Enjoy! 🙂
I have a made these before, I think I put jam in the center. These are so delicious and simple to make. They are a great breakfast idea! Love these!
Thanks Dawn! Me too! 🙂
I’ve always loved French toast and this is like French toast all dressed up and ready to party 🙂
I love that! 🙂
My mouth is watering reading the descriptions of those French toast roll ups!
Thanks Angie! 🙂
Is there a method you recommend to prep/cook these in advance and just reheat in microwave? I love giving my daughter foods she can hold while in the car or if I’m running around in the mornings. And the fillings seem endless so I know she won’t get burned out.
Hi Melissa! I would make the recipe as written and then refrigerate or freeze them depending on how long you want to keep them. They should freeze well – wrap them individually or they might stick together. Thanks! I hope your daughter enjoys them! 🙂