French toast sticks with pineapple orange topping (Breakfast)

French toast sticks with pineapple orange topping (from Canada's food guide)

Wake up to this delicious French toast. Using bran flakes adds a creative crunch to traditional French toast. Jazz it up with a tropical fruit topping made with pineapple and orange.

Prep time: 10 min

Cook time: 10 min

Servings: 4

Freezer-friendly

Kid-friendly

Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 125 mL (½ cup) skim milk

• 2 eggs

• 2 mL (½ tsp) grated orange rind

• 5 mL (1 tsp) vanilla

• 2 mL (½ tsp) ground cinnamon

• 250 mL (1 cup) bran flakes, crushed

• 4 slices whole grain bread

Pineapple Orange Topping:

• 5 mL (1 tsp) soft non-hydrogenated margarine

• 5 mL (1 tsp) granulated sugar

• 1 large navel orange, peeled and chopped

• 250 mL (1 cup) diced pineapple

Directions

1. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, orange rind, vanilla and cinnamon. Place bran flakes in a plate. Dip a slice of bread in egg mixture and coat both sides well. Dip one side of the bread into bran flake mixture.

2. Heat a nonstick skillet or griddle over medium high heat and spray lightly with cooking spray. Cook coated bread slices, bran flake side down, for about 3 minutes or until golden. Turn over and cook for another 2 minutes or until golden. Repeat with remaining bread slices. Place French toast on a baking sheet and keep warm in a preheated 120°C (250°F) oven.

3. Meanwhile, in another nonstick skillet, melt margarine and sugar over medium- high heat. Add orange and pineapple and bring to a simmer for 2 minutes to warm through.

4. Cut each French toast slice into 4 sticks and serve pineapple orange topping on the side or on top.

Tips

• Make extra pieces of French toast and freeze uncut. Just pop them in the toaster to reheat on busy mornings.

• Change up the topping by using your favourite fruit like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, apples or pears.

• Turn this breakfast fave into dinner by serving up hard boiled or poached eggs. Serve it with a green salad for a quick and easy meal.

• Try using less of the ingredients that are high in added sodium, sugars or saturated fat. Adding salt or sugars directly to your recipe? Remember, a little often goes a long way.

Recipe developed by Emily Richards, P.H. Ec. for Health Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Source: © All rights reserved. Canada’s Food Guide: Recipes. Health Canada. Reproduced with permission from the Minister of Health, 2022.