Learn how to make Cinnamon Toast in just four steps. It is an easy dessert or snack filled with flavor and has a texture that would brighten up your day.
With just a few simple ingredients and your well-used oven, you will already have Cinnamon Toast that is packed with different flavors varying from sweet to a bit caramel and crunchy! This toast has that particular crisp edge with a delicate and soft middle that you would love!
If you love to have some crunchy, and sweet toast in the morning, start your busy day with a Cinnamon Toast breakfast! Since this dish offers a sweet taste, it is also an excellent addition to your afternoon snack, and can also be given to children as delicious treats. Never turn this indulgent treat down!
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What is Cinnamon Toast?
It is quite a popular dish all over the world, most particularly in the western parts. It was first introduced in Europe as a more affordable version of French toast and until now the ingredients remain the same.
We can still see butter, cinnamon, bread, and sugar as some of the most common ingredients in making cinnamon toast. However, there have been many methods of making this recipe that has emerged over the past decades.
Some prefer making it in their pans, others in air fryers, but one of the most classic ways of making this toast is through the oven, and that is the course we will be taking in this recipe.
Why Does This Recipe Work?
This recipe has a lot to offer, no matter how simple it may seem. Here are some of the best things that make this recipe a must-try:
- This is a 5-ingredient recipe, all of those ingredients are either pantry-staple or can be bought from your nearest grocery store.
- This dish is also budget-friendly so you can definitely make this at home even when you have a tight budget.
- You can make this recipe any season of the year! It is a perfect pair for fresh orange juice during a hot and humid day, and a perfect complement to your hot chocolate when it is cold and chilly outside!
- Quick and easy to make, this recipe is perfect for when you are in a rush to fill your tummy before running for an important errand!
- This dish makes a delicious breakfast, snack or even dessert.
What's in This Recipe?
Bread Slices. What is toast without bread? Bread slices serve as the base for your Cinnamon Toast, choose the ones of excellent quality to avoid soggy and mushy toasts!
Butter. To have a richer taste and perfect crisp for your bread, make sure you do not forget to add butter to your mixture of ingredients! When the butter thoroughly melts all over the bread while inside the oven, the result will be in your favor as the crisp and rich flavor is expected.
Cinnamon. This recipe teaches you how to make Cinnamon Toast. Hence, you must add cinnamon to flavor your toast with that sweet and woody flavor with a hint of spice and citrus notes.
Vanilla Extract. The best flavoring for this recipe is vanilla extract because it will boost the taste given by the cinnamon in the mixture, creating a more pungent cinnamon-tasting toast.
Sugar. Sugar does not only add a sweet taste to your toast. It is also responsible for adding texture of crunch and crispiness to the edges of your toasts. If you are using brown sugar, it will add color to the toast as well.
How to Make Cinnamon Toast?
One: Preheat your oven to 180 C.
Two: In a small bowl, mash the softened butter with a fork and add in sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir until well combined.
Three: Spread the mixture equally over the bread.
Four: Place toast on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
Top Tips!
- If you want a cinnamon toast that has a subtle flavor and excellent texture, you should use white bread. White bread has a mild taste that can be a perfect base for the cinnamon mixture. This bread also retains its great texture even after toasting.
- Make sure that the butter you will be using for this recipe is at room temperature, otherwise, it will not give the desired texture to the toast. Butter at room temperature will mix well with the other ingredients and will be evenly applied to the bread.
- Spread just enough of the cinnamon mixture onto the bread. Heavily spreading the mixture on the bread will result in a soggy toast instead of the crisp Cinnamon Toast we are aiming for.
Recipe Variation
- Add a pinch of salt to the mixture before spreading it onto the bread slices. The salt will give a balance note to all the flavors present in the mixture.
- Add some nutmeg and cloves for a spicy kick to your Cinnamon Toast! The spice of nutmeg and cloves will just blend well with that of the cinnamon.
- Use powdered sugar for dusting the toasts after baking.
- You can make this Cinnamon Toast recipe without sugar by replacing sugar with a few drops of honey or maple syrup.
Serving Suggestions
There are so many ways you can enjoy this dish. If you are in a hurry for a quick meal, just munch on this toast and wash it away with iced tea or coffee. However, if you are planning to make an intricate meal out of this toast, well, you are in for a treat because there are various ways you can serve it a whole lot better.
Top your toast with whip cream and sliced banana or chopped strawberries, depending on your preference and its availability. For chocolate lovers out there, sandwich Nutella between two pieces of this toast and experience the sweet, crunchy, and chocolatey toast you have ever tasted.
You can also pair this toast with a Homemade Iced White Chocolate Mocha for breakfast!
Storage
Keep it at room temperature for a day. Frozen or storing it for longer is not suitable because it is best to enjoy this toast fresh from the oven.
Recipe FAQs
First, preheat your toaster. Second, spread margarine or butter on the slices of bread. Lastly, you need to place the bread on the preheated toaster until golden brown.
Simply use gluten-free bread for this recipe to be gluten-free. You can find such bread in any grocery store near you.
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How to Make Cinnamon Toast
Equipment
- Fork
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- 2 tablespoon butter , softened
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 C.
- In a small bowl, mash the softened butter with a fork and add in sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir until well combined.
- Spread the mixture equally over the bread.
- Place toast on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
- If you want a cinnamon toast that has a subtle flavor and excellent texture, you should use white bread. White bread has a mild taste that can be a perfect base for the cinnamon mixture. This bread also retains its great texture even after toasting.
- Make sure that the butter you will be using for this recipe is at room temperature, otherwise, it will not give the desired texture to the toast. Butter at room temperature will mix well with the other ingredients and will be evenly applied to the bread.
- Spread just enough of the cinnamon mixture onto the bread. Heavily spreading the mixture on the bread will result in a soggy toast instead of the crisp Cinnamon Toast we are aiming for.
Variation
- Add a pinch of salt to the mixture before spreading it onto the bread slices. The salt will give a balance note to all the flavors present in the mixture.
- Add some nutmeg and cloves for a spicy kick to your Cinnamon Toast! The spice of nutmeg and cloves will just blend well with that of the cinnamon.
- Use powdered sugar for dusting the toasts after baking.
Sedo
I also added 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg and ginger.
Clair
Easy breakfast, I loved it.
Rosa
Good, if you need something sweet, that is easy to make.