Healthy French Toast Roll Ups In 3 Ways

👩🏻‍🍳 Why you should try my recipe

• Ready in less than 30 minutes.
• Delicious! Big hit with babies and picky eaters.
• Great way for little ones to eat more eggs if they don't like them in other forms.
• Healthy filling ideas based on fruits, cheese and nut butter.
• Perfect as an afternoon snack, breakfast or for lunchboxes.
• Easy to make, not requiring any special equipment.

🥘 Ingredients

To make these healthy French toast roll-ups, we will need some bread slices, eggs, milk and butter for the pan. For the 3 different fillings, I'm using raspberries and cream cheese, banana and peanut butter, and applesauce.

I like to use sourdough bread slices as they don't have any added sugar in them, but you could use any white or brown bread you prefer and have available at home.

For full quantities and to print the recipe, see the recipe card below.

🔪 Step-by-step Instructions

So get your ingredients ready and let's get started!

01. To start, I'm removing the crust from the bread slices. This is so it's easier to roll and also to flatten the bread for spreading the filling.

02. Using a rolling pin, I roll each bread slice flat. If you don't have a rolling pin, you can use a tall round glass and gently press it to flatten the bread.

03. For the first filling, I'm using cream cheese and raspberries. I spread the cream cheese on two of the bread slices, leaving about an inch from each side. Then I place 1-2 raspberries cut in the middle or quarters at the end of each bread slice in a strip. I press gently and roll it up tightly.

04. For the second filling, I'm mashing half a banana and mixing it with a tablespoon of peanut butter or any nut butter you like. I often use almond butter, as I prefer it to peanut butter. Then I spread it on two of the bread slices and roll them up tightly.

05. For the third filling, I'm using my homemade sugar-free applesauce. I spread it on the remaining two slices and roll them up. You could also use store-bought applesauce or a grated apple.

06. Before moving to the pan, I crack the eggs and add them to a bowl along with the milk. I mix them well with a whisk or fork until well combined. Make sure the bowl is wide enough to dip the bread roll-ups easily. If your little one finds the egg smell too strong, you could add a pinch of cinnamon to the bowl.

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07. I dip each roll-up in the egg mixture and cover all sides.

08. I add half a tablespoon of butter to a pan and turn the heat on medium. I place 3-4 of the roll-ups at a time, depending on the pan size. Using a fork or a tong, I turn them around to cook on all sides.

📖 Substitutions & Variations

• Instead of raspberries, you could use strawberries or blueberries.
• Instead of applesauce, you could use grated apples.
• For the banana & peanut butter filling, you could also use almond or cashew butter.
• You could use white, brown or sourdough bread slices.
• Instead of butter in the pan, you could use some light olive oil or coconut oil.

🍽 Serving suggestions

We love having these French toast roll-ups for breakfast or as a snack. You can also pack them for days out when you want a healthy snack with you or pack them in your little one's lunchbox.

Babies (6-12 months): For babies under 12 months, serve them as a stick or cut them into circles. You could serve them with some yogurt on the side and some seasonal fruits.

All other ages: For all other ages, you could serve them as they are or drizzle some honey or maple syrup on top.

🧰 Storage

French toast roll-ups are best eaten warm and fresh. However, if you do have lots of bread that might go bad in a few days, you could make a big batch and freeze them. They could last in the freezer for up to 2 months.

When you are ready to have them, take them out of the freezer and warm them up in the microwave for a couple of minutes or in a pan until piping hot.

❓ FAQ

📋 Recipe

Healthy French Toast Roll Ups In 3 Ways

Julia Droulia

Your little one is going to love these French toast roll-ups. They are so easy to make and ready in less than 30 minutes. Perfect for breakfast, as a snack or to add a couple in a lunchbox. Serve them with some yogurt and fruits on the side. Enjoy!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Snack

Servings 6 roll-ups

Ingredients

  

• 6 bread slices (white or brown)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon butter (for the pan)

Filling Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cream cheese
• 4 raspberries
• ½ banana
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons applesauce

Instructions

 

• Cut the crusts from the bread slices. Then, using a rolling pin, roll until flat.
• Spread the cream cheese in two of the slices, leaving 1 inch from each side. Cut the raspberries in half and place them at the end of each slice. Roll the bread up tightly.
• Spread the applesauce in two of the slices and roll the bread up tightly.
• Mash the banana with a fork and mix it with the peanut butter. Spread the mixture in the remaining two slices. Roll the bread up tightly.
• In a bowl, whisk the eggs and milk until well combined.
• Heat a pan over medium heat. Add half a tablespoon of butter.
• Dip 3 of the roll-ups in the egg mixture and then place them in the pan.
• Cook for 4-5 minutes, turning them around to cook on all sides.
• Add the other half of the butter and repeat with the rest of the roll-ups.

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Notes

• You can use white bread, brown bread or sourdough bread. Whichever is your regular and you have at home.
• You could use cow's milk or an alternative milk of your choice.
• Instead of peanut butter, you could use almond or cashew butter.
• Instead of raspberries, you could use strawberries cut into cubes or blueberries cut in half.

Keyword baby breakfast ideas, blw toast, french toast, roll-ups

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