Our French Toast in a Mug a is quick and easy breakfast that will be a new family favorite. Only dirty one dish and it is ready in 5 minutes!
Your kids will beg for it! You can make the single-serving French Toast Mug for yourself, or make mugs for the whole family.
French Toast in a Mug Recipe
Making meals in a mug just maybe my newest obsession and this French Toast Mug is where it all began! My son, Joey, and I saw a video on the Food Network on how to make 3 quick and easy meals in a mug and we were hooked.
We could hardly wait to try to make our French Toast Mug. Let’s just say this recipe speaks to me – First of all, it’s one dish (mug) to clean up. Second, it’s done in 2 easy steps. When all is said and done, I get a breakfast my kids are begging for more of rather than leaving leftovers.
This is also great for making French Toast for 2…. use two mugs! However, sometimes you may just have a french toast craving, but no one else is on board with that (go figure).
In that case, this single-serving French Toast Mug is the perfect solution! If you love French Toast, then you will go CRAZY for this quick French Toast recipe in a mug!
We adjusted the Food Network’s recipe slightly and I totally recommend using challah bread if you can – the sweetness of the bread just enhances the deliciousness!!
Looking to serve French Toast for a crowd? We have an amazing French Toast Casserole recipe for the Instant Pot (our newest obsession)
These are both total keepers!
I am telling you, this will be your new favorite weekend recipe! The egg bread mixture, with the hint of cinnamon, all warmed up and ooey gooey, will have your kids begging for it! It is such an easy french toast recipe. Yet, without the hassle of making french toast!
Ingredients
- 1 piece buttered bread (we used challah and I would totally recommend if you have it.)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips (we used mini chocolate chips which melted really nicely)
- Powdered sugar (optional)
- Cinnamon sugar (optional)
Substitutions, Toppings or Add-Ins
Feel free to shake things up a little and get creative with your french toast in a mug! We love some of these great toppings or add-ins:
BREAD: Like I mentioned above, we used challah, also known as egg bread. If you cannot find challah, brioche is a great substitution.
Mix-Ins: The mini chocolate chips are our favorite, but the sky is the limit to add in! We love cinnamon chips, peanut butter, M&M’s, raspberries, strawberries, bananas, blueberries.
Toppings: Top it off with some whipped cream and sprinkles for a special occasion, or just to be fun!
How to make French Toast in a Mug
Like we said, this is the easiest french toast recipe ever! It literally takes less than five minutes.
- Mix together the egg, milk, syrup, cinnamon, and salt into a microwaveable mug.
- Cut off the crust of the bread and cube.
- Submerge the bread within the egg mixture of the mug.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Sprinkle the optional cinnamon sugar on top.
- Microwave for a total of 2 minutes stopping every 30 seconds (count to ten and start again – this is so it doesn’t explode in your microwave.)
- Let cool for about 1-2 minutes.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar on top (again, optional).
More Easy Breakfast or Brunch Recipes
French Toast Roll-Ups | Omelette in a Hole | Bacon, egg and cheese bites | Cinnamon Roll Casserole (French Toast Bake)
French Toast in a Mug
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Ingredients
- 1 piece buttered bread we used challah and I would totally recommend if you have it
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips we used mini chocolate chips which melted really nicely
- Powdered sugar (optional)
- Cinnamon sugar (optional)
Instructions
- In your microwavable mug, mix together the egg, milk, syrup, cinnamon and salt until all combined
- Cut off the sides of the bread (crusts) and slice your bread into square bit sized pieces
- Add the bread to the mug and press them down so they are submerged within the liquid and the bread soaks in the egg mixture
- Add the chocolate chips to the mug and give a little stir to incorporate them in the mixture
- Sprinkle the optional cinnamon sugar on top
- Microwave for a total of 2 minutes stopping every 30 seconds (count to ten and start again – this is so it doesn’t explode in your microwave)
- Let cool for about 1-2 minutes
- Sprinkle powdered sugar on top
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Info
For some reason mine turned out really soggy 🙁
The taste was delicious but the texture was horrible, don’t know what I did wrong!
Hey Allison – try a little more bread – the type of bread and the size of the piece can make a difference. We used challah (egg bread) and it was a pretty nice sized piece.
Another thing that might help is using slightly (or really) stale bread. Whenever I make fench toast we leave the bread out overnight, so that it will soak up the egg without getting soggy. That same principle would likely hold here. So a denser bread or a somewhat stale bread might be better in regards to texture. Or even bread that you dry out a bit in the oven or toaster. Another thing I did was put 1/2 the liquid and half the bread and stirred it. Then I added the last of the bread on top and poured the other liquid over all of it, to try to make sure that the bread on the top got an equal amount of liquid. Good luck on the next try. 🙂
i loved the french toast in a mug. I will never throw away old bread anymore!
Totally my speed & ease thanks polly
This recipe is so easy and delicious! I would use a little less cinnamon but otherwise it’s fabulous ^u^
You don’t specify what sort of syrup it is. Is it golden syrup, maple syrup? let me know so I can make it.
I used Mrs. Butterworth! 🙂
Does the recipe work with maple syrup and chocolate milk?
Sounds good! Give it a try!
“my son, Joey, and I”… Your sentence reads “me saw a video.”
“My son, Joey, and I saw a video” is actually the grammatically correct way to say that. If you’re going to nitpick, make sure you’re actually right.
Burn!!! Love it!!
Gorgeous. I used some slightly old hot cross buns instead and didn’t add the choc chips. It was absolutely divine. My new favourite. 😀
Looks good, I’m going to try it tomorrow!
Can’t to try that French toast!
This French toast is AMAZING!!! So easy and turned out better than I expected. Thanks for the recipe!!!
Does it work with chocolate milk instead of milk?