French Toast Hot Dog Buns
Somehow this summer, we keep ending up with lots of extra hot dog buns.
They usually are leftover from various church activities, and I guess we just seem like people who need a lot of hot dog buns.
Well, we really don’t. Ha! So I’ve been accumulating a bunch in my freezer so I can avoid them getting moldy.
But then I end up forgetting about them when I actually might use them.
I decided that I was going to try and find a way to use them all in bulk, just so I stopped stocking up on them in the freezer…and french toast came to mind!
French toast is the best way to use up leftover bread – and it’s shaped similarly to french toast….so why not!
Most French toast recipes are pretty similar, so I just grabbed some ingredients from my pantry and hoped for the best.
The result was delicious. Both of my boys devoured it, and they said it tasted delicious.
You could easily switch the recipe up by using a flavored coffee creamer (I love doing this! So many possibilities), but I think most people have all these ingredients in their pantry right now!
Best of all? These are great for freezing!
With school starting soon, I’m trying to find all the best easy breakfasts, and this one will definitely be topping the list.
After they’ve been frozen, you can easily reheat them in the microwave or toaster!
Freezer French Toast Sticks
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 hot dog buns
- 1 cup whole milk
- 6 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons butter – melted and cooled
- 3 Tablespoons sugar + 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place milk, eggs, butter, sugar, salt, and two Tablespoons of the cinnamon-sugar mixture in a bowl. Whisk until combined and egg yolks are broken.
Prepare a baking sheet with either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
Break each hot dog bun in half.
Dip each hot dog bun half into the mixture and place on a baking sheet.
Repeat until all are on the baking sheet.
Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar.
Bake for 15 minutes, flipping partway through.
Enjoy right away or prepare for the freezer.
If you are freezing these, place them into the freezer on a baking sheet for a few hours. Once they are frozen, place in a gallon Ziploc bag.
To reheat, place in toaster or microwave.
Hot Dog Bun French Toast
Ingredients
- 12 hot dog buns
- 1 cup whole milk
- 6 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons butter – melted and cooled
- 3 Tablespoons sugar + 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place milk, eggs, butter, sugar, salt, and two Tablespoons of the cinnamon-sugar mixture in a bowl. Whisk until combined and egg yolks are broken.
- Prepare a baking sheet with either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Break each hot dog bun in half.
- Dip each hot dog bun half into the mixture and place on a baking sheet.
- Repeat until all are on the baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar.
- Bake for 15 minutes, flipping partway through.
- Enjoy right away or prepare for the freezer.
- If you are freezing these, place them into the freezer on a baking sheet for a few hours. Once they are frozen, place in a gallon Ziploc bag.
- To reheat, place in toaster or microwave.
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Chelsea Johnson says
Genius! And what an easy breakfast for school mornings, too!