Baked Apple French Toast Cups
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These baked apple French toast cups are a great way to start your day – kids will love them too!
In the midst of turkeys, sweet potatoes, and PIE, it might be easy to forget about breakfast. Don’t forget about breakfast! It does the body good, especially a filling, nutritious, whole-grain breakfast like this one. And only 126 calories per serving!
Baked apple French toast cups are easy to make and will impress any overnight guests that might be crashing at your house.
Is it sad that I can’t even remember what I had for breakfast on Thanksgiving when I was growing up? Don’t get me wrong, I had a perfect childhood. I remember lots of amazing Thanksgiving dinners. I just can’t remember Thanksgiving breakfast.
Give your family something to remember and maybe start a new tradition. Make these baked apple French toast cups to start the day.
Kids will love getting involved with the preparation. They can whisk the eggs and milk, dip the bread, and fit it into the muffin cups. They’ll enjoy arranging the apples in the bread-lined muffin cups. Less for you to do, and even fussy eaters are more inclined to eat food that they had a hand in preparing.
This kid friendly recipe will free you up to get started on your dinner recipes, like make ahead crockpot stuffing or this beautiful roasted cranberry sauce. My challenge to you is to begin a new tradition this Thanksgiving!
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Ingredients
- 12 slices multi-grain bread
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup skim milk
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
- 2 Fuji apples (or another firm apple), diced small–approximately 2 cups
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Trim crusts off bread. Spray 12 muffin tins generously with non-stick baking spray.
- In a large shallow bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, granulated sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon. Dip slices of bread in this mixture until saturated, letting an excess drip off. Fit each slice of bread into a muffin tin.
- In a small bowl, mix together diced apple, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar until combined. Fill wells of bread with this mixture. Pile it up as it will bake down a bit.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until completely cooked and starting to brown around the edges. Run knife around each cup to loosen and remove. Serve warm. Syrup optional!
Nutrition Information
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Shelly says
What a great idea to make cups!
Katie says
Cute recipe. We eat lots of WW bread in our house.
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says
I love this idea!!! And I agree, can’t forget about Thanksgiving breakfast!
Donna says
That’s a really cute idea. I love french toast but for some reason I never make it.
Maura @ My Healthy 'Ohana says
I love the idea of putting them in a muffin tin, so cute! I don’t remember what I had for Thanksgiving breakfast growing up either, it was always about the main event :)
Terri says
My kids would love these baked apple french toast cups!
Paloma says
Really great idea! YUM!
Laurie {Simply Scratch} says
Is it wrong that I want to drizzle some kind of icing all over these beauts? Totally making these for my kids! LOVE!
Mal @ The Chic Geek says
These are absolutely adorable, and they look so delicious!
Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine) says
This is the most adorable idea!
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure and Health says
i hear you about the thanksgiving breakfast tradition. I think we all are so wrapped up with the big feast- often times breakfast goes unnoticed but this great recipe is healthy start for the day.
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
What a great idea and they sound delicious. Since I have an apple orchard, I’m always looking for new ways to use apples.
Heather @ Heather's Dish says
i adore these – so cute! and such a great way to re-purpose regular bread!
Alaina @ Fabtastic Eats says
They’re so cute! haha I love the presentation! Sounds delicious too!
Katie says
This is such a great idea, I can’t wait to try these baked french toast cups!