Cinnamon Roll French Toast Egg Bake
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Beautiful layers of French toast, cinnamon roll pieces and a drizzle of icing.
- Perfect dish to make for a special holiday.
- Made with simple ingredients and ready with a few basic steps.
- This Cinnamon Roll French Toast Egg Bake is an easy breakfast casserole guaranteed to be a family favorite.
Cinnamon Roll French Toast Egg Bake…..say what??
You read it right! This Cinnamon Roll French Toast Egg Bake is a little bit of everything and the results are phenomenal. I usually make this around the holiday season, but really it’s amazing any time of year. Made with Kings Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, egg whites, a touch of milk, brown sugar and a homemade protein icing, this casserole is a combination of homemade cinnamon rolls, an egg casserole and a baked French toast all in one.
What to serve with this
My favorite way to serve this is with a savory component, like my blueberry breakfast sausage or bacon. You could also add cream cheese icing, your favorite french toast toppings like fresh fruit, powdered sugar and additional syrup or simply enjoy it as is.
Can I make this gluten and dairy-free?
I used King’s Hawaiian Rolls for this easy cinnamon roll casserole but they are not dairy or gluten-free so need to be replaced of going either of those routes. Also, for dairy-free, omit the milk as well with a dairy free alternative. Note: you will want a thicker milk alternative such as a dairy-free creamer or full-fat oat milk.
Ingredients and Substitutions
These are the main ingredients and substitutions. See recipe card below for full ingredients list and instructions for Cinnamon Roll French Toast Egg Bake.
King’s Hawaiian Rolls: adds a touch of sweetness and bake to a perfect golden brown. You may use old bread, if preferred, but might change the texture and taste.
Brown sugar: for sweetness. Can be substituted with sugar alternative, such as Swerve.
Cinnamon: can’t be a cinnamon roll without the cinnamon! Do not omit.
Egg whites: you will need an entire 32 oz container. If using whole eggs: 7 eggs is equivalent to 32 oz. egg whites.
Milk: I used whole milk. Can use egg nog, pumpkin pie spice coffee creamer or another preferred flavored creamer.
Lite pancake syrup: sweetens the casserole. Regular maple syrup can also be used.
Protein powder: 1/2 scoop gold standard vanilla protein powder.
Powdered Sugar: for icing.
Flavor Additions: pumpkin pie spice or egg nog has been used in the Cinnamon Roll French Toast Egg Bake as a milk alternative, coffee creamer would work also.
Note: this recipe will taste like eggs. It is a egg bake. You can add vanilla extract to the egg mixture to eliminate some of the egg flavor.
How to make your cinnamon roll French toast bake:
Step 1: Prep and preheat
Preheat oven to 400. Spray 9×13 baking dish or casserole dish with nonstick spray. Note: if you use a different size pan your baking time will vary.
Step 2: Prep rolls
Tear Hawaiian rolls into bite sizes pieces and layer the bottom of the pan. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and spread evenly over the rolls.
Step 3: Make egg mixture and top rolls
In a separate bowl beat 3 eggs, milk and salt. Add egg whites and mix together. Top rolls with egg mixture.
Step 4: Bake
Finally, top with syrup and bake for 30 – 45 minutes (times may vary oven to oven – mine is done around 30/35).
Step 5: Making icing
Mix powdered sugar, protein powder and milk in a bowl. Drizzle over entire bake or save and serve with each square.
Step 6: Remove and add icing
Once cooked and a toothpick comes out clean, cut into 6 equal squares, add icing and desired toppings and enjoy!
Serving and storing notes
Store your cinnamon roll French toast casserole in an airtight container for 4-5 days in the fridge. Reheat in the microwave.
Cinnamon Roll French Toast Egg Bake
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Ingredients
Protein Icing
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar 40g
- 1/2 scoop Gold Standard Whey Vanilla Ice Cream protein powder 15g
- 3 tbsp. whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400. Spray 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Note: if you use a different size pan your baking time will vary.
- Tear Hawaiian rolls into bite sizes pieces and layer the bottom of the pan. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and spread evenly over the rolls.
- In a separate bowl beat 3 eggs, milk and salt. Add egg whites and mix together. Top rolls with egg mixture.
- Finally, top with syrup and bake for 30 – 45 minutes (times may vary oven to oven – mine is done around 30/35). Once cooked and a toothpick comes out clean, cut into 6 equal squares and enjoy!At the time of serving you could add your favorite cinnamon roll frosting, french toast toppings, additional syrup, serve with sausage (my favorite way), or simply eat it as it is.
Icing
- Mix powdered sugar, protein powder and milk in a bowl. Drizzle over entire bake or save and serve with each square.You will have ~ 100g of icing / 10 servings. Icing macros: 10g = 23 cals : 1.4 P / 0.2 F / 4.2 C Total icing: 230 cals 14 P / 2 F / 42 C Nutrition facts listed without icing. Nutrition with icing in notes.
Hands down my favorite breakfast to meal prep! Great macros, super simple, and so delicious.
Made this for Christmas morning, yummy but healthy! What could be better? Oh and it’s super easy!
This is the best breakfast meal prep. The macros are great and it’s so easy to whip together. You really outdid yourself on this one ?
I can’t wait to try this! Can you make it ahead of time and keep it in the fridge overnight or would the bread soak in the egg mixture too much?
I have made this EVERY single week since Danielle first released this recipe. We love to change it up. If you are ok with modifying macros a bit they egg nog instead of whole milk and use in the glaze. So delicious. My favorite way is just as written though. Reheats amazingly as well. Such a wonderful recipe. New Christmas tradition and my go to meal for: new mom drop offs, brunch and family breakfasts.
I have made these often since counting macros in a deficit. These taste amazing, are high protein, and satisfy my sweet tooth! Love these for breakfast so much!
Love this recipe! Satisfies my sweet tooth and the need for protein! Love that she makes tracking macros easy!
Been on repeat in my house. IMO it tastes even better when it sits in the fridge. Super easy and delicious!
Can you substitute the rolls for a low cal bread?
Definitely, macros with change.
I don’t have egg whites. Can I use regular eggs without the yolk? If so, how many?
You’d have to google the conversion.
I make this every Sunday to have for the week! This is the best breakfast meal prep I’ve found – so delicious, easy to make, and easy to modify.
Between this recipe and my protein powder/fancy nut butter oatmeal, I really just want to eat breakfast 3 times a day. ? I’ve shared with all my macro friends!
Love, love , love this one. Full taste without the added sugars. Great flavor
Husband approved too!
I can literally eat this everyday! So good and so easy to make!
I mean, delicious. I love how simple the recipe is to make.
Can this me made the night before?
Yes! There have been people who have prepped it the night before and said it has turned out great.
Any suggestions on a gluten free bread to use in place of the rolls? I love this recipe but slowly trying to be more intentional about eliminating gluten due to inflammation concerns.
Canyon Bakehouse has a bunch of great GF options. Use something sweet like their Hawaiian sliced bread.
Canyon Bakehouse just came out with brioche buns, so I’m going to try those as they smell sweet like the Hawaiian Rolls 🙃
Yay!! Thank you for sharing!
Just baked this for the first time and it smells amazing! Breakfast ready for the week!
Does the nutritional info you posted include the frosting or no?
I’m wondering the same thing. I see the macros for the frosting but am not sure if it’s included in the original macro count?
No the icing is not included.
I love this recipe and make it for my kids all the time. I’m trying to cut out dairy. Can I make this with almond milk? Would it set up the same?
Definitely!!
If you don’t have protein powder what can you substitute it with for the icing? Anything?! Thanks!
Sooo yummy and great macros! I make without the frosting and still tastes great and is high protein. I also accidentally left out the syrup once and it was still delicious.
We have made this recipe weekly for the past two months and don’t anticipate us stopping anytime soon! The most delicious, protein packed, breakfast! Reheats perfectly in the microwave (1 min), air fryer (3 min) or oven, every time!
Woo hoo! Love the reheat time adds, thank you!
I made this yesterday for breakfast! We loved it!! My husband, who doesn’t like the taste of protein powder, even loved the icing! I didn’t tell him it had protein powder. 😉
Will def be a regular weekend breakfast for us!
Yay!! Win!!
What are Hawaiian sweet rolls or what could I use instead?
Kings Hawaiian Sweet Rolls. You can sub with any sweet roll or brioche. Macros with change. Raisin bread is a good swap with similar macros.
How many grams per square?
6 equal squares. Alternatively weigh your final and divide by 6.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe!!! It is great for meal prep and I look forward to having it every morning. I think it is sweet enough without the frosting. I will top mine sometimes with a bit of greek yogurt.! YUMMY it’s a keeper!!
Thank you Janie!! So glad you love it.
Hi. What is a serving size for the macros listed. This looks great!!
6 equally cut squares. Or you can weigh your final and divide by 6.
One of my favorite breakfast meals! Sometimes I have to bake it 10 mi it’s longer so the middle sets but maybe that’s due to which pan I’m using.
So glad you love it!!
I made this and swapped the brown sugar for Splenda and used unsweetened almond milk instead of whole milk. Is there any way for me to alter your recipe in the MyFitnessPal to use these ingredients?
If you swap ingredients you need to create the recipe yourself in MFP.
I’ve made this recipe every week now since I found it. I eat it as any meal of the day and I always eat it cold. Personally I like to mix the brown sugar and cinnamon with the egg mixture, for me it takes less eggy.
Seriously one of the best breakfast recipes ever. You’d never know you’re eating so much protein! Perfectly sweet and yummy! Love eating this with a few chicken apple and maple sausage links!
I’ve made this recipe multiple times! It is sooo good! I love being able to eat something that tastes like dessert for breakfast. So easy and love that it’s macro friendly. 10/10 !!
Yay, thank you!
Made this with ripple milk, 4 brioche canyon bakehouse rolls, and lakanto keto syrup and it was perfection! Will be trying some pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin purée to “fall it up” 😉
Is it super eggy or more bread-like? Excited to try this one but afraid my kids won’t eat it if the eggs are overpowering.
Thanks!
Delicious and super easy to make
Love love love this recipe! We make it every other week for a fast, high protein breakfast.
I love this recipe! I add 1 to 2 tbs vanilla extract to up the richness. This gets rid of the “egg” flavor and keeps it true to French toast.
I’ve made his twice and it’s amazing! Super easy and warms up beautifully for meal prepping breakfast. Can’t recommend enough.
Huge hit in my house! We usually do breakfast for dinner one night a week and we’re getting bored. Tried this and (7), (3) and (1) year old loved it (us parents too 😆). I did add two extra Hawaiian rolls and use agave. Just a few tweaks that change the macros a little but make it taste a little less egg white-y which my kids weren’t loving.
Long story short-love this recipe and love how easy it was to make small changes that worked for our family! Thank you
Love this! I freeze it portioned out and it’s PERFECT for when I want a sweet breakfast and is perfectly balanced with carbs and protein!
This recipe is always on my weekly meal prep list!! So easy to throw together and a wonderful way to work in protein that’s not just straight eggs.
Made this for Christmas brunch and everyone loved it! Couldn’t find Hawaiian Rolls (in Canada, no luck finding) but substituted cinnamon bread and it turned out great. Delicious – will be making this often!
My grocery store finally started stocking King’s Hawaiian! I immediately did this recipes.
Absolutely love it, thank you!
Hi there,
I see that it says nutrition with icing is in the notes section, but I can’t find the notes. Can you help??
Absolutely LOVE this recipe! I’ve been making it consistently since I discovered it nearly a year ago. Great for meal prep, easy to make, and reheats well. I’ve experimented with a couple of adjustments including halving the sugar, fully substituting sugar for vanilla protein powder for an extra protein boost, and adding frozen berries before baking. All variations turned out great do not compromise the taste or texture at all!
I make this regularly for quick and easy breakfasts. Love it!
This is so amazing! I make it every week for meal prep and have been for the last 6 months! Add some fruit and it’s your perfect high protein breakfast!
Soooo good! Prepared it the night before and it still turned out great!
Great to hear, thank you!
Looking to try… What do you mean by “macros with icing are in the notes”??
With and without icing macros are listed in the recipe card notes.
This is the best breakfast recipe. It’s sweet, but also eggy, which is weird, but also fabulous and delicious. So easy to make for meal prep or the family to eat on for a few days.
Totally know what you mean 🙂
So easy and so good! I love having a recipe I can make that lasts during the week!
Cinnamon Roll French Toast Egg Bake – the easiest and most delicious breakfast meal prep option EVER! I have made it so many times, I no longer need the recipe. Pair it with some turkey bacon or breakfast sausage – perfection. Plenty of protein to keep me satisfied until it is time for lunch. SOOO glad I found this one!!
Oh my gosh, I love when you don’t have to look at the recipe anymore!
Easy and full of protein! You can definitely taste more egg than bread but it’s a fantastic change from eggs and quiches – satisfies your sweet tooth while being macro friend!
If you love French toast you will love this. So so simple to make, makes the whole house smell amazing, and 1 serving (large!) is full of protein without all the calories. I skip the icing because I couldn’t get it right but it is not needed. Leftovers are also fantastic!
Fav recipe to take camping with us! So great to have ready to go on those cold AK mornings! I add sausage links to the side and my kids are fueled for the day!
I love this recipe! Super easy to make a delicious reheated. I like to make it on Sundays and have it portioned out for the week. Yum!!
You’re speaking my language! I love waking up knowing I have something already prepared.
Delicious! Really so so good!
Quick and delicious meal prep!