Gosh darn it, I love French toast. The crisp caramelized exterior, the eggy soft custard bread-y insides. The toppings. The icing sugar. The syrup. EVERYTHING about French toast makes me insanely happy. I feel like maybe I could start a French toast restaurant? Like IHOP but for French toast? International House of French Toast? IHOFT? Would you hit it up? I would do sweet and savory French toasts and I would make sure if you wanted you could order a progression of French toasts so you could start with a little appetizer style one, then move on to a savory, then have a dessert one. We could do sizes too so you could just get one slice if you want to have more varieties. GAH. It would be SO GLORIOUS.

If I ever did have a French toast restaurant, you better believe that these churro French toast sticks with dark chocolate ganache dipping sauce would be on the menu. French toast sticks just taste better than regular French toast, am I right? I think it’s the sheer fact that you can dip pick them up with your fingers and dip them.

I came up with these churro French toast sticks because I had a major churro craving and did not want to whip up a bunch of choux and deep fry it. I was fiending for cinnamon and sugar and saw a old-ish loaf of bread and it all came together for me in one of those genius hungry at 10 in the evening moments: churro French toast sticks. Sticks because they are kinda of sort of churro shaped and French toast because when is French toast never a good idea?

These guys hit the spot, especially dipped into a decadent dark chocolate ganache. It kind of reminded me of churros in Spain! I love how they make churros there: in a giant vat of oil all curled up into a spiral of deep fried deliciousness. They don’t really do the cinnamon sugar thing, but they do have a thick chocolate dipping sauce. I guess I ended up with the best of both worlds because I did the Mexican cinnamon sugar churro with the Spanish chocolate dipping sauce. Seriously the best breakfast you could have, even if you eat it at night like I did.

PS – In case you too are a French toast fanatic, here are some other French toasts to check out: creme brûlée French toast, HK style nutella stuffed French toast, cheesy French toast, raspberry coconut tres leches French toast, bananas foster French toast, spicy savory French toast, crispy salty peppery French toast, lemon meringue French toast, fried chicken and French toast waffles, nutella pumpkin French toast, and bourbon peach French toast.

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Churro French Toast Sticks with Chocolate Ganache Dipping Sauce

Golden brown crispy French toast sticks dipped in cinnamon and sugar, just like churros. Served with a dark chocolate dipping sauce.
Serves 2
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2-4 thick slices of old bread
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • butter or oil for the pan
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp dark chocolate chopped

Instructions

  • In a shallow bowl (big enough for your breadsticks to sit on the bottom of), whisk the eggs and milk together. In another shallow bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. Trim the crusts off the bread and then cut them into sticks, about 1 - 1.5 inches.
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  • Heat up a bit of butter or oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Dip the bread sticks, one at a time in the egg mixture and place in the hot pan. Cook the dipped bread until golden, flipping so that all sides are cooked to a golden brown.
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  • When the sticks are golden and cooked, dip immediately in the cinnamon sugar, coating all sides. Keep warm in the oven while you make the dipping sauce.
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  • In a small heat proof bowl, heat the heavy cream in the microwave until warm. Stir in the chopped chocolate until smooth and melted. Alternately, place the cream in a small bowl over a double boiler and heat the cream and chocolate, stirring, until smooth and melted.
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  • Enjoy the churro French toast sticks with the warm dark chocolate ganache dipping sauce.
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6 Comments

  1. Sabrina says:

    really fun finger food french toast, and chocolate dipping sauce too, thank you!

  2. Alexander says:

    Omg where are those forks and knives from!?

    1. Stephanie says:

      they were from urban outfitters, i don’t think they have them anymore though but these ones look the same!

  3. Sebastian says:

    Very creative!

  4. Michele says:

    Do I have to use old bread? I don’t have any..

    1. Stephanie says:

      you can use fresh bread, but don’t soak it too long or it’ll fall apart in the egg mix :)

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