Why You'll Want to Try Making Cornflake French Toast (2024)

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Cornflake French Toast allows you to enjoy two breakfast menu favorites, cereal and French toast, in one easy, family-friendly breakfast recipe. Done in just 30 minutes, this crunchy French toast recipe will inspire you to actually look forward to mornings!

If you are a “sweet breakfast” lover, this might be the best French toast you’ve ever had. You start with a delicious batter that is so much more than just an eggy coating: milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla are all there bringing the flavor!

If that’s not enough, you roll the battered bread in crushed cornflakes. Cornflakes are one of the crispiest breading agents around, and they don’t disappoint here! Not ones to take chances, we deep-fry the French toast here, too, so that crunch is absolutely undeniable.

What you wind up with is a platter of thick slices of cornflake-French toast HEAVEN. Butter and syrup or whipped cream and berries, you simply can’t go wrong. Lemon-flavored mascarpone or blackberry jam with candied pecans is good, too.

Recipe ingredients

Ingredient notes

• Cornflakes: These are key to score the delightfully crunchy exterior on this French toast recipe. For a mess-free way to take them from flake to crumb-size, pour the corn flakes into a large zip-top bag, press the air out, then close the top. Use your hands or a rolling pin to crush them to your desired consistency, then transfer to a shallow bowl.
• Texas toast: Any sturdy, thick-cut bread will work such as homemade No-Knead Bread, brioche bread, or Challah.
• Vegetable oil: I prefer to pan-fry this cornflake-crusted French Toast in a neutral-flavored vegetable oil.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees.In a large shallow bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla until well blended.Slowly whisk in flour and baking powder until smooth.

2. Add the crushed cornflakes to a second shallow dish and place next to the egg mixture.Heat 1 inch of oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat to 325 degrees. Working in batches, dip piece of bread bread in batter and allow any excess to drip off and back in to the bowl.

3. Roll the battered slice of bread generously in cornflake crumbs. Immediately fry in oil until golden brown, about 1 minute per side.Drain on paper towels and transfer to a baking sheet in oven to keep warm.

4. Repeat with remaining bread slices. Serve warm with your favorite toppings such as butter and maple syrup, powdered sugar, whipped cream, fresh fruit, or candied pecans.

Recipe tips and variations

• Yield: This breakfast recipe makes 12 full slices of French toast (24 halves or triangles). I generally plan on 3 triangles (halves of a bread slice) per adult.
• Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• Make ahead: This Cornflake Crusted French Toast recipe is best eaten as soon as possible after frying, but you can keep warm in the 200 degree oven for up to 1 hour if you’re hosting a brunch open house or have some late-risers.
• Topping ideas: Maple syrup is a must, of course. I also like to set out bowls of whipped cream,fresh berries, banana slices, strawberry sauce, honey, powdered sugar, candied pecans, and crumbled bacon so everyone can garnish as desired.
• Baked French Toast: This breakfast dish takes the labor out of standard French Toast and turns it into a casserole bake. It’s great for brunch, weekends, and holiday mornings.
• Challah French toast: This fabulous French Toast recipe is perfect with a dusting of powdered sugar and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
• French Toast sticks: Like a mash-up of a cinnamon-sugar donut and French toast, theseare one of my best family breakfast recipe ideas and ready in just 30 minutes.