Homemade Air Fryer French Toast Sticks
These Homemade Air Fryer French Toast Sticks are a fun and delicious breakfast that both kids and adults love. With crispy edges, fluffy centers, and a sweet coating of cinnamon sugar, they’re the perfect sweet breakfast. Serve them with warm maple syrup, fresh fruit, or your favorite toppings for a breakfast everyone will be excited to eat.
Store leftover French toast sticks in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Freezing: Allow the sticks to cool completely before placing them on a baking sheet. Freeze until solid, then transfer to a freezer bag. They can be stored in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Reheating: Reheat cooked French toast sticks in the air fryer at 350 degrees F for 3 to 4 minutes until warmed through and crispy again.
Thick-cut bread works best. Brioche bread, Texas toast, challah, and other sturdy types of breads create the best texture.
Yes, but slightly stale bread or day-old bread generally gives the best results.
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Ingredient Notes
- Thick Cut Bread: The best bread for sturdy French toast sticks that hold up during cooking.
- Milk: Creates a rich and creamy egg mixture.
- Butter: Adds richness and helps create great flavor.
- Egg Yolks: Give the French toast a rich texture and golden color.
- Brown Sugar: Adds sweetness and a hint of caramel flavor.
- Cinnamon: Brings warm spice to every bite.
- Vanilla Extract: Enhances the overall flavor.
- Granulated Sugar: Adds sweetness and crunch.
- Cinnamon: Creates the classic cinnamon sugar coating.
Homemade Air Fryer French Toast Sticks
- Cut bread into thirds. To dry out the slices of bread, place sticks into the air fryer in a single level. Fry for 2 minutes.
- Heat milk and butter in the microwave until butter is melted (25 seconds, stir, add 10 seconds and stir again).
- Add 3 egg yolks to the milk and butter mixture. Whisk well, add vanilla, cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Dip both sides of each french toast stick into batter.
- Spray air fryer basket with cooking spray. Place dipped french toast sticks in a single layer in the basket.
- Cook at 350 degrees F for 3-4 minutes, flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes. If you want extra crispy sticks, add 1 more minute to each side.
- Spring with cinnamon sugar mixture when you remove the sticks from the air fryer basket. Top with or dip in maple syrup.
Homemade Air Fryer French Toast Sticks
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Ingredients
- 12 slices thick cut bread
- 1 cup of milk room temperature
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoons vanilla extract
Topping:
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Cut bread into thirds. To dry out the slices of bread, place sticks into the air fryer in a single level. Fry for 2 minutes.
- Heat milk and butter in the microwave until butter is melted (25 seconds, stir, add 10 seconds and stir again).
- Add 3 egg yolks to the milk and butter mixture. Whisk well, add vanilla, cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Dip both sides of each french toast stick into batter
- Spray air fryer basket with cooking spray. Place dipped french toast sticks in a single layer in the basket
- Cook at 350 degrees for 4 minutes, flip and cook for another 4 minutes. If you want extra crispy sticks, add 1 more minute to each side.
- Spring with cinnamon sugar mixture when you remove the sticks from the air fryer basket. Top with or dip in maple syrup
Nutrition
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