Description
French Toast Muffins bring breakfast bliss right to your morning table, delivering sweet cinnamon-soaked comfort that feels like a warm hug from your favorite diner. Baked with tender love and packed with classic breakfast charm, these little muffins turn your ordinary morning into something seriously delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 6 cups bread
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
Supporting Ingredients:
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or paper liners.
- Crack 4 large eggs into a spacious mixing bowl and whisk thoroughly.
- Pour 1 cup milk into the eggs and continue whisking until completely combined.
- Add ¼ cup granulated sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, and a pinch of salt to the liquid mixture.
- Cube 6 cups of day-old brioche or challah bread into roughly 1-inch pieces.
- Gently fold bread cubes into the custard mixture, ensuring each piece gets coated evenly.
- Allow the bread to soak in the liquid for 3-4 minutes, letting it absorb the flavors.
- In a separate small bowl, combine ½ cup flour, ¼ cup brown sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon for the streusel topping.
- Drizzle 4 tablespoons melted butter into the streusel mix and blend until crumbly.
- Distribute the soaked bread mixture equally among the muffin tin cups.
- Sprinkle the streusel topping generously over each muffin.
- Bake for exactly 25 minutes at 350°F until the tops turn golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let muffins rest in the pan for 5 minutes.
- Transfer muffins to a wire rack and allow them to cool for an additional 10 minutes.
- Serve warm or at room temperature for the best texture and flavor.
Notes
- Use day-old bread for better absorption and less soggy texture in the muffins.
- Let the bread soak in the custard mixture for at least 5 minutes to ensure maximum flavor infusion.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular bread with gluten-free bread and use a gluten-free flour blend in the streusel.
- Add chopped nuts like pecans or walnuts to the streusel topping for extra crunch and depth of flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Muffins
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 190 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg