These French Toast Roll-Ups are so easy and quick to make and are a finger-friendly and portable treat for breakfast or brunch. French toast roll-ups have a cream cheese filling and the fruit of your choice (we love a fresh strawberry filling) that is stuffed inside a rolled piece of cinnamon sugar-coated bread–deliciously sweet and even more fun to eat!
Fun To Eat French Toast Roll-Ups
Say goodbye to boring breakfast food because this French toast roll-up recipe has an irresistible twist that makes it a decadent, melt-in-your-mouth treat that you can hold in your hands!
It’s simply cream cheese and strawberries rolled inside bread, quickly dunked in an egg wash, cooked until golden brown, and then rolled in sweet cinnamon sugar–it is the tastiest bite that beats any traditional toast (French toast, that is)!
When I prepare a home-cooked morning meal, I have to make sure it’s easy and quick because I have a hungry family to feed. That’s why I love this strawberry cream cheese stuffed french toast roll-ups recipe because it is a perfect and simple way to make mealtime memories so much more fun and delicious!
Get creative and let your toast be a blank canvass for all of your favorite fillings!
Why We Love This French Toast Roll Ups Recipe
- Quick and easy to make using simple pantry ingredients.
- Delicious and decadent sweet breakfast treat.
- Versatile recipe that lets you be creative with your favorite fillings.
- Simple for tiny hands to hold and fun for any French toast fan to eat.
- Great for entertaining because you can pick them up with your hands like french toast sticks.
- Perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch.
- Homemade meal made with nutritious ingredients (strawberries are full of vitamins, fiber, and have a ton of antioxidants).
Ingredients / Shopping List
- Texas toast: Texas toast works great for this dish but I have used white and whole wheat sliced bread for this recipe too. Just make sure that your bread is soft, pliable, and easy to roll without cracking.
- Cream cheese: Make sure your cream cheese come to room temperature and is spreadable. If you buy spreadable cream cheese, it does not need to come to room temperature.
- Strawberries: Dicing your berries nice and small will make them easier to roll and easier to eat.
- Eggs
- Milk
- Pure vanilla extract
- Salted butter
- Granulated cane sugar
- Ground cinnamon
- Powdered sugar (optional)
Substitutions and Additions
- Fruit Filling: Instead of strawberries, feel free to use blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, bananas, cherries, or peaches. You can even use jams..
- Savory Filling: Instead of fruit and cream cheese, you can make a savory roll up, such as avocado and hummus or mozzarella cheese and broccoli.
- Change the Cream Cheese: Try fruit-flavored cream cheese instead of plain, such as strawberry or blueberry cream cheese.
- Other Filling Favorites: Stuff your toast with apple and caramel or fresh diced apples sprinkled with warming spices. Custard, chocolate chips, and nut butters would also taste amazing! Check out our Nutella French Toast Roll-Ups!
Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe
- Rolling pin or straight sided glass
- Sharp knife or pizza cutter
- Bowls
- Whisk
- Pan
- Tongs
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How to Make Easy French Toast Roll-Ups
These finger-friendly, easy to make French toast roll-ups are a sweet treat for breakfast or brunch. They are delicious bites of cream cheese and fresh strawberry filling that’s stuffed inside a rolled piece of cinnamon sugar-coated bread; perfectly portable and no fork needed!
- Flatten each slice of bread and remove the crust.
Pro-Tip: Make sure to use a soft bread that’s easy for flattening. When flattening roll ups, be sure not too press too hard. If the rolls are too thin, they may tear when rolled. - Spread cream cheese on the bread and top with strawberries.
Pro Tip: Make sure to dice the strawberries small to make the roll ups both easier to roll and easier to eat. Be careful not to over-fill or it won’t seal well and the filling will come out when rolled and/or cooked.
- Carefully roll each slice of bread.
- Whisk eggs, milk and vanilla together and set bowl aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.
- Dredge stuffed bread rolls through the egg mixture.
Pro Tip: Be careful not to saturate the bread with liquid mixture or your roll up will end up soggy. - Cook each roll up, seam side down, until golden brown.
- Roll cooked rolls through sugar mixture until well coated.
- Dust with powdered sugar and enjoy hot!
Tips
- Don’t over-stuff your roll up! It may be tempting to stuff the roll up with plenty of ingredients, but if you do, it won’t seal up nicely and the filling will come out when rolled and/or cooked.
- You can double the recipe to use an entire loaf of bread.
Storage Tips
- To Store: Keep any left-over roll ups refrigerated in an air tight container for up to three days.
- To Freeze: Cover any left-over rollups on a lined sheet pan for 30 minutes. Once frozen, transfer them to a freezer bag. Keep frozen for up to 2 months.
- To Reheat: To reheat, I recommend placing these in the oven for about 10 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
You could serve these roll-ups with maple syrup, whipped topping, or apple sauce.
Yes, you can make them in advance! Once fully prepared, place on a lined sheet pan, cover, and freeze for about 30 minutes, then transfer to a freezer bag. You can reheat them in the microwave for 30 seconds. Keep frozen for up to 2 months.
A sturdy cup can easily act as your make-shift rolling pin. Works like a charm!
While I love to use Texas toast, you can make this recipe with brioche, challah, or a soft whole wheat bread. Any soft bread works well!
Your roll will end up soggy when the bread soaks up too much of the liquid mixture or if you haven’t cooked the French toast long enough.
Other Easy Breakfast Recipes
- Breakfast Bundt Cake
- Egg Bites
- Healthy Breakfast Cookies
- Easy Breakfast Muffins
- Homemade Egg McMuffins
- French Toast Waffles
- French Toast Casserole
- Churro French Toast Rolls
- Chicken And Waffle Sliders
French Toast Rolls-Ups
Ingredients
- 8 slices Texas toast
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 8 ounces strawberries diced
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp salted butter
- ⅓ cup granulated cane sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Roll each slice of bread with a rolling pin and trim off the crust with a knife.
- Spread ½ Tablespoon cream cheese on each slice of prepared bread.
- Add 1 rounded teaspoon diced strawberries on top of the cream cheese. Careful not to over fill.
- Gently roll the bread up.
- Whisk eggs, milk and vanilla together in a bowl. Set aside.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Set aside.
- Dredge prepared bread rolls through the egg mixture, taking care not to saturate the bread.
- Melt butter over medium heat in pan.
- Add rolls to pan, seam side down to start and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Use tongs to turn them in the pan.
- Once fully cooked, roll through the sugar mixture until well coated.
- Serve hot with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Jenn’s Notes
- To Store: Keep any left-over roll ups refrigerated in an air tight container for up to three days.
- To Freeze: Cover any left-over rollups on a lined sheet pan for 30 minutes. Once frozen, transfer them to a freezer bag. Keep frozen for up to 2 months.
- To Reheat: To reheat, I recommend placing these in the oven for about 10 minutes.
- Make sure to use a soft bread that’s easy for flattening.
- When flattening roll ups, be sure not too press too hard. If the rolls are too thin, they may tear when rolled.
- Make sure to dice the strawberries small to make the roll ups both easier to roll and easier to eat.
- Don’t over-stuff your roll up! It may be tempting to stuff the roll up with plenty of ingredients, but if you do, it won’t seal up nicely and the filling will come out when rolled and/or cooked.
- You can double the recipe to use an entire loaf of bread.
Easy & tasty – and numerous other fillings can be used.