King’s Hawaiian Roll French Toast Recipe

Tuck into one of our favorite breakfast recipes! Sweet Hawaiian rolls lend the perfect fluffy texture to our riff on classic French toast.

You’ll love the way sweet Hawaiian bread sets off the taste of warm maple syrup and fresh fruit! The sweet rolls form a perfect golden brown crust and delicious custard-like center, making this recipe super luscious and satisfying. Aloha perfect breakfast! Or should I say bonjour? Alojour! 

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This easy French toast recipe is perfect for feeding a larger crowd at a family function or sleepover party. I also enjoy spoiling my family with these sweet breakfast treats on special occasions like Valentine’s Day and the Fourth of July. You can easily customize the presentation for almost any holiday by using the right color toppings!

FAQs:

What are the best brunch recipes?

Other than this recipe, some quick main dishes for a weekend brunch include our easy Rhodes Dinner Rolls Mini Pizzas served up with our Easy Strawberry Lime Lemonade Recipe for a refreshing drink everyone will love. For sides, try Texas Cowboy Caviar, Brie Puff Pastry Bites, or 7-layer Greek Dip.

Do I need to use French bread to make French toast?

You can use almost any kind of bread to make French toast! King’s Hawaiian bread, sourdough, cinnamon bread, seeded bread, and even plain white bread are all good alternatives. I avoid using super dense or strongly flavored breads like rye though.

Do I need to use stale bread to make French toast?

You do not need to use stale bread to make French toast. It is often used because a drier bread will of course absorb more of the egg mixture than a fresh, moist loaf. However, the bread will usually be dry enough to make French toast within a day. So unless your bread was baked today, go ahead and use it! 

Supplies for this easy French toast recipe:

• serrated bread knife
• mixing bowl
• whisk
• nonstick skillet or griddle (Ok, so this griddle has got to be my favorite piece of kitchen equipment EVER. Gordon Ramsey hexclad pans are a dream to cook on. Expensive? Yes. But you will never have to replace it ever ever ever. Clean-up was an absolute dream, too! I decided that I NEEEEEED the entire set!!!)
• tongs or spatula

King’s Hawaiian Roll French Toast Recipe

Ingredients for King’s Hawaiian French Toast:

• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons butter
• pinch of salt
• 1 package King’s Hawaiian rolls (16 rolls)

Toppings:

• Blueberries 
• Sliced strawberries
• Warm maple syrup

Directions on how to make King’s Hawaiian French Toast:

1. Remove the sweet Hawaiian rolls from the packaging, keeping them intact and stuck together.

2. Slice the whole cluster of rolls in half horizontally and then break them apart.

3. Add the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt, to a mixing bowl and whisk.

4. Soak 3-5 pieces of bread at a time in the egg and milk mixture until they are completely saturated, about 30 seconds depending on how old the bread is.

5. Preheat a pan or griddle over medium heat. Add a little butter (or a lotta butter) and make sure the pan is well coated.

I must interrupt this recipe for my HexClad Pans Review because I’m obsessed. Shown above is the Hexclad Hybrid Griddle Pan and trust me on this, it’s a heaven to cook on.

Aren’t they pretty!!? These Hexclad pans…are they worth the price? Do they live up to the hype? The quick answer is YES! Do I use them? YESSSS! Do I let my husband use them? Well, if he is supervised, but only because I want to keep them nice and shiny for a few more months. I am not sure what kind of pixie dust these things are made of, but they are literally the Rolls Royce of Pans. Super easy to use, high-quality products with a non-stick surface.

Hexclad pans have stay-cool handles and the nonstick surface heats evenly like nothing that I have ever used before. The Hell’s Kitchen celebrity chef and the Hexclad team really went all out. I have 3 frying pans and the square skillet and I won’t use anything else. Perfect as a gift, whether it is gifted to you, or if you gift it to yourself!!! You can shop Hexclad products here.

Now. Carry on. Back to our regular scheduled programming.

6. Place soaked rolls onto the preheated pan. The size of your pan will determine how many you can cook at once. Just make sure they’re not too crowded in there.

7. When you see crispy edges forming on the bottom, flip them over with your tongs or spatula. When the other side is done, you can pull them out or quickly brown the other sides for extra caramelization and texture.

Top French toast rolls with your favorite topping and warm syrup, then serve!

Variations and substitutions:

Offer a variety of toppings so everyone can make their own perfect sweet breakfast treats! Here are some ideas from our kitchen:

• Fresh berries
• Fresh pineapple
• Sliced bananas
• Chocolate chips
• Honey
• Chocolate sauce
• Caramel sauce
• Strawberry syrup
• Blueberry syrup
• Apricot jam
• Peanut butter
• Almond butter
• Nutella
• Whipped cream
• Sprinkles
• Cinnamon sugar
• Pumpkin spice

Tips and Tricks:

• Wait until your pan is evenly heated before cooking. If the temperature is too low, you’ll get soggy French toast waiting for the outside to caramelize!
• I don’t like my French toast too cinnamon-y, but you can add as much cinnamon as your taste buds desire.
• I used whole milk but you can also use heavy whipping cream, half and half, or 2% milk. I don’t recommend using skim because the fat content is important for this recipe. Life is too short for skim milk anyway!
• Halve our recipe and use your leftover Hawaiian rolls for a mini-batch.
• French toast does not keep well, so if you want to save some for later, put it in a freezer bag and reheat on a busy morning.

This take on classic French toast transforms simple ingredients from the grocery store into one of our favorite breakfasts! I just love using King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls sliced in half because they’re the perfect size and texture for this recipe.

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Our easy breakfast recipe makes you see fluffy Hawaiian rolls, and French toast, in a whole new light. So get inspired and make your own batch with all your favorite toppers!

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