High-Protein Cinnamon French Toast Sticks
Nutrition per serving
Ingredients
- 6 thick slices whole-wheat bread
- 3 large eggs
- 4 egg whites
- 120g low-fat cottage cheese, blended smooth
- 80ml light milk
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon, divided
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup, plus more to serve
- 1 tsp coconut oil (or butter)
- 100g mixed berries
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp sugar-free cinnamon sugar, to dust (optional)
Instructions
Cut each bread slice into 3 sticks. Blend the eggs, egg whites, cottage cheese, milk, half the cinnamon, vanilla, honey and salt into a smooth custard; pour into a shallow dish.
Soak the bread sticks in the custard for 1–2 minutes per side, letting them drink it up without falling apart.
Heat the coconut oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook the sticks in batches for 2–3 minutes per side until deeply golden.
Transfer to a warm plate and dust with the remaining cinnamon while hot.
Repeat with the remaining sticks, adding a little more oil to the pan if needed.
Pile the sticks on two plates, dust with the cinnamon sugar and serve with berries and extra maple syrup for dipping.
These cinnamon French toast sticks are my weekend-breakfast hack that tastes like dessert but eats like a protein shake. Thick slices of whole-wheat bread get cut into dunkable sticks, soaked in a custard of eggs, egg whites and blended cottage cheese — that's the secret to 32 grams of protein — with vanilla and a heavy hand of cinnamon. They fry up golden and crisp in a lightly oiled pan, and dusting them with cinnamon sugar makes the edges shatter just a little. Each serving lands at 380 calories. They're done in 22 minutes, reheat beautifully in the toaster, and my berries-and-maple topping makes them feel like a café order.
