Air Fryer French Toast is the perfect way to start your day! Made with crusty French bread in an eggy batter, it’s warmly spiced with cinnamon, sugar, and vanilla. Ready in just 15 minutes, it’s perfect for busy mornings and brunches!
If you love French toast for a sweet breakfast or brunch idea, you’ll love my French Toast Casserole or these Cinnamon Buns! Alternatively, check out my other Delicious Brunch Recipes.
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We love French toast here, and it’s no wonder. It’s deliciously sweet, perfectly spiced, and it’s so easy to make!
Making French toast in the air fryer is the best way I’ve found to get those deliciously crispy edges while keeping the inside soft and fluffy.
Why we love this crispy French toast:
- Family-friendly: French toast is a classic breakfast the whole family will love.
- Quick: This air fryer is the secret weapon for making classic French toast in a fraction of the time!
- Easy: You only need 6 ingredients, and you can whip up this delicious breakfast in a flash.
Air Fryer French Toast recipe Ingredients:
- Bread: I like to use thick slices of French bread for French toast. It keeps together nicely when coated in the batter. If your bread is a few days old, that’s even better!
- Sugar and Cinnamon: I use regular ground cinnamon and white granulated sugar for this recipe, but you can use an alternative sweetener if you prefer.
- Milk and Eggs: they make the base of the batter for French toast. Use whole milk for the richest flavor, but lower-fat milk or dairy-free milk like oat milk or almond milk.
- Vanilla Extract: adds a warmness to the toast and compliments the cinnamon well.
How to Make Air Fryer French Toast
This French toast is super quick and easy to make! Full instructions are included in the recipe card below.
- Mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Mix the eggs, milk, and vanilla in a shallow dish, then add half of the cinnamon sugar.
- Whisk together until combined.
- Dip each bread slice in egg mixture on both sides. Remove from the egg mixture and allow excess to run off.
- Place in the prepared air fryer basket. Repeat with all of the bread slices that will fit. Sprinkle extra cinnamon sugar on top.
- Cook each slice, flipping and cooking until completely golden brown. Serve hot.
Tips and Notes
- Keep it warm. Keep cooked slices of French toast warm while you cook the rest by putting it in a dish in the oven set to 250ºF.
- Stale bread. Bread that is stale will soak up the egg mixture better, and the crust will soften slightly as well. If you don’t have stale bread, place your slices in the toaster (or in the air fryer!) for a minute or two to dry out slightly.
- Single layer. Do not overlap the French toast, or it won’t cook evenly. You may have to do a couple batches, depending on the size of your air fryer!
Air Fryer French Toast Variations
- Use another bread. You can use another type of bread to make French toast, like brioche bread or cinnamon raisin for extra decadent French toast.
- French toast sticks. Cut the slices of bread into small rectangle-shaped strips, then coat them in the egg mixture and cook them in the air fryer to make French toast sticks. Reduce the cooking time as necessary, keeping an eye to make sure the sticks don’t overcook.
How do I store French toast?
Leftover French toast will last in an airtight container in the fridge once cooked for 3-5 days. To reheat, simply warm in the microwave, toast in the oven, or heat in the air fryer until heated through.
Can I freeze French toast?
Yes! Cook the French toast and let it cool. Freeze the slices in a single layer on a baking sheet until frozen. Then, store them in a ziplock bag with parchment paper between the slices. Reheat in the toaster or air fryer to get the slices crisp again!
Serving Suggestions
Serve this decadent French toast with fresh berries and fruit, with a light side of Easy Yogurt Parfait with Fresh Berries, or even this colorful Creamy Fruit Salad.
Make it savory by serving it with oven-cooked bacon or an Omelette!
More sweet breakfast recipes to try:
- Maple Glaze Apple Crisp Cinnamon Buns — an even more decadent sweet roll!
- Overnight Apple Crisp French Toast — a fun make ahead breakfast.
- Cinnamon Apple Muffins — healthy and full of flavor!
- Orange Cranberry Loaf — for citrus season!
Air Fryer French Toast
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
- 6-8 slices french bread 1" thick
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar (or another sweetener)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
Instructions
- Slice French bread into 1″ slices. Stir together sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees F.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla in a shallow dish until combined. (The dish should be big enough to lay a piece of your sliced bread in to fully coat it.) Then, add half of the cinnamon sugar, this will help to prevent the cinnamon from clumping.
- Place a piece of parchment paper in the bottom of the air fryer basket and spray it with non-aerosol non-stick spray.
- Dip each bread slice in egg mixture, making sure it is coated on both sides. Remove the slice of bread from the egg mixture and allow the excess batter to run off back into the dish. Place the slice laying flat on the parchment in the air fryer.
- Repeat with all of the bread slices you can fit, in a single layer (you may have to do more than one batch). Sprinkle extra cinnamon sugar on top of the slices.
- Cook the slices until they are golden brown, this will take about 5 minutes, before flipping them over and cooking until the other side is golden brown too.
- Serve hot with fresh berries and maple syrup, or a dusting of powdered sugar!
Notes
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