How to Make The Best Baked Blueberry French Toast Sticks

The Best Baked Blueberry French Toast Sticks Recipe is the perfect breakfast recipe when you need something fast, and easy to make. You can have the option to save even more time by preparing this overnight and just popping it in the oven in the morning. This will allow the bread to absorb more of the egg mixture, making it even more delicious. Follow the recipe for more tips and tricks on making the best blueberry french toast!

The Best Baked Blueberry French Toast Sticks

Do you ever crave a hearty breakfast that is full of delicious protein? This dish hits that mark with the 6 eggs, milk and berries, you have a complete meal in one dish. Adding a side of breakfast sausage and a heaping serving of maple syrup over wouldn’t hurt either!

Difference Between French Toast Sticks and Triangle French Toast

I chose this few-day-old bread for French toast to give it more life and moisture. Using a bit of stale bread helps absorb more liquid, making it a better option for having fluffy and moist French Toast.

Instead of the classic triangle toast shape, I went with the sticks for a nostalgic memory of dunking French toast sticks into maple syrup one morning before school. It was such a special treat, I thought I would try to recreate that feeling.

This blueberry french toast dish was one of the meals I meal-prepped and froze for a postpartum delightful and nourishing meal. Made with real sourdough bread from a local bakery, and eggs from my farm. It is another way to utilize an overabundance of eggs when you have too many!

This baked dish contains protein, calcium, good carbs, antioxidants, and healthy fat. Made from scratch with real ingredients, you will have a ‘berry’ wonderful start to your day!

Options to Make The Best Baked Blueberry French Toast Sticks

There are several ways you can prepare this dish. Regardless of how you prepare it, this dish will be easier than traditional French toast because you don’t have to dip one slice of bread and cook it each time. With this method, it bakes at the same time.

The Same Morning Method: This option is quicker, but not as moist as it doesn’t have much time to soak up the cinnamon-egg custard mixture. It will still be delicious but might need a little more maple syrup.

The Overnight Method: If you have the time to let it soak for at least three hours or overnight, you will have the most dense French toast. It will be spongy and tasty, full of flavor.

How to Make The Best Baked Blueberry French Toast Sticks Recipe

1: You can slice your bread into triangles, cubes, or sticks like I did.

2: Make the cinnamon-egg custard mixture by beating the eggs, milk, cinnamon, sugar, and, vanilla

3: Pour the cinnamon-egg custard mixture over the sliced toast

4: Add the blueberries on top and pop it in the oven

Is French Toast an American Dish?

For those of you who would like to know, I looked it up because I was curious as today is the Fourth of July. So, the history of this dish originates before France was discovered. Originally, it was found in a Roman recipe book called, Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome. Therefore, it was called Roman Bread.

It wasn’t until French settlers in America came and popularized this dish that it became known as French Toast.

So there you have it folks, this is a Roman dish that American’s named ‘French Toast’. It is a very American thing to do, so let’s say this is a festive Fourth of July dish to enjoy. Happy Fourth y’all.