French toast in a muffin tin?

Who would have thought! Like all muffin tin recipes, this one requires no hands-on cooking. With just a few ingredients, you'll be able to transform everyone's favorite sweet breakfast dish into crispy, delicious single-serve French toast bites that you can enjoy on the go or plate up with a drizzle of warm maple syrup and fresh fruit.

Directions

1. Grease 3 cups of a muffin tin (see notes).
2. Combine all ingredients except bread in a medium-sized mixing bowl and whisk until well combined.
3. Slice bread into 1" pieces, cutting each slice 4 x 4.
4. Add bread to egg mixture and toss just until all pieces are coated and all the liquid is absorbed.
5. Divide mixture between the 3 prepared muffin cups, using about 1/3 cup of mixture each, mounding them up over the top of the cups.
6. Mix ingredients for cinnamon and sugar together, if using, and generously sprinkle some on top of each cup.
7. Bake muffin cups at 375F for 22-25 minutes until very puffy with dark golden brown edges on the top pieces of bread.
8. Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan (the muffins will deflate a bit which is normal).
9. Loosen the sides of the cups from the pan with a dinner knife or spatula before carefully removing them. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with maple syrup and enjoy!

Nellie's Notes

If you'd like to make more than 3 cups, simply double (for 6), triple (for 9), or even quadruple (for 12) this recipe. For a full muffin tin (12 cups total), one standard sandwich loaf of bread (14 slices not including the ends for the brand we used) is the perfect amount of bread.