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Close-up of restaurant-style cinnamon rolls with icing, butter, and syrup, served with raspberries and cream.

Restaurant-Style Cinnamon Roll French Toast

Transform refrigerated cinnamon rolls into a decadent French toast experience. This recipe brings diner-quality breakfast to your home kitchen.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Breakfast
Calories: 184
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the French Toast
  • 1 can (12.4 ounces) refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For Serving
  • butter as desired
  • maple syrup as desired

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • shallow bowl

Method
 

  1. Bake cinnamon rolls according to package directions. Set the icing aside. Let the cinnamon rolls cool, then slice each one in half horizontally.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Coat the skillet with cooking spray.
  3. In a shallow bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.
  4. Working in batches, dip each cinnamon roll half into the egg/milk mixture, ensuring 30 seconds per side. Transfer the dipped cinnamon roll halves to the hot skillet.
  5. Cook for 2-3 minutes per side, or until golden brown.
  6. Serve immediately with butter, maple syrup, and the reserved icing, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 369mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12g

Notes

This recipe is a creative way to use refrigerated cinnamon rolls. You can adjust the sweetness by adding more or less sugar to the egg mixture.

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