These Candy Cane French toast kabobs are quick and easy to whip up and would make a fun and delicious Christmas breakfast idea for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
With two weeks to go until Christmas, it’s time to start planning out those Christmas menus! Today I’m joining Jo-Anna from A Pretty Life and some of my favorite foodies, to share our favorite Christmas breakfast ideas with you. I made up some of these candy cane French toast kabobs and have a few ideas from our previous years’ Christmas Eve breakfasts as well.
Ever since I can remember, we have always had cinnamon buns and a wife saver casserole for breakfast on Christmas Day. I don’t know why I never make it any other time of the year, but it’s just one of those things that I save especially for Christmas.
Once our kids were born, however, Dave and I wanted to start a few new Christmas traditions of our own. Since Christmas morning is always with our extended family, we decided to do a Christmas Eve breakfast every year with just our own little family. We have something different every year, but I always try to do something fun for the kids.
{These banana Santas are also requested for class Christmas treats as well!}
Stacked Christmas Tree Pancakes
We always seem to have pancakes of some sort and a fruit snack, so I thought that I’d try something a little different this year – candy cane French toast kabobs.
My original plan was to bend the skewers so they were actually shaped like candy canes, but I didn’t have a whole lot of success with that even after boiling them and letting them soak over night. Any ideas for how to bend them so they will hold the new shape? After many broken sticks and a few that almost worked, I decided to go with candy cane sticks. 🙂
Candy Cane French Toast Kabobs Recipe
- 1 loaf of sturdy artisan-style bread
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 lb. strawberries, washed and thickly sliced
- icing sugar {optional}
- crushed candy canes {optional}
- Warm oven to 150 degrees.
- Cut the bread approximately into 1 inch x 1 inch cubes. You can trim off the crusts beforehand if you choose, but I left mine on.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon.Add 2 cups of the bread cubes and mix until saturated.
- Butter a nonstick 12-inch frying pan and place over medium to high heat.Gently lift the bread from the mixture and shake off any excess liquid.
- Add the bread mixture ot the pan and cook for approximately 5-6 minutes, turning as needed. Place in oven to keep warm.
- Repeat the above steps with all the remaining bread cubes.
- Alternate adding a French toast cube with the strawberry slices to a skewer. Sprinkle with icing sugar and crushed candy canes if desired.
- Top with syrup and whipping cream to taste or place syrup and whipping cream in a bowl to dip them.
We sprinkled ours with a little bit of crushed candy canes, and I really liked the light peppermint flavor. If it’s not your thing, you can always leave this out of course, or look for strawberry-flavored candy canes instead.
And you can’t forget the syrup and whipped cream! They’re pretty fun to eat!
We paired ours with some easy Grinch fruit snacks with the left over strawberries.
And, if you still want a little sweet treat, these cute reindeer donut holes can be made in just a couple of minutes and prepared the night before.
I hope you have a fun Christmas breakfast, whatever you choose to do!
Christmas Breakfast Recipe Ideas
Before you head out, be sure to check out all these other simple and delicious Christmas breakfast recipe ideas. There’s something for everyone and they all look amazing!
Christmas Morning Smoothie by Northstory
Cinnamon Christmas Breakfast Wreath by The DIY Mommy
Overnight Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole by A Pretty Life
Eggnog Brioche French Toast Bake Recipe by Ma Belle Vie
Breakfast Toast Bar by My Daily Randomness
Pomegranate Cranberry Mimosas by The Happy Housie
Christmas Morning Cinnamon Buns by This Mamas Dance
Christmas Apple Cranberry Cobbler by Robin of Frugal Family Times
Candy Cane French Toast Kabobs by Jenn of Clean & Scentsible
Swedish Tea Ring by Rita of Harbour Breeze Home
Cranberry Banana Muffins by Shannon of AKA Design
Breakfast Enchiladas by Tara of Suburble
Cranberry Pear French Toast with Vanilla Cream Sauce by Kendra of Joy In Our Home
Christmas Morning Breakfast Quiche by Sara of The Project Pile
Maybe I should just skip Christmas dinner and stick with Christmas breakfast ideas!
What a fun and delicious idea for Christmas breakfast! My kids would love these sooooo much, and with those banana santa hats…best breakfast ever!! Merry Christmas Jenn! xo
Wow, I love all of the really cute Christmas morning breakfast ideas that you have! My kids would go crazy if I could pull even just one of these off! Oh and I love your little “coal” dish! So cute!
Thanks so much Sarah! I just got the dish so I was happy to use it!
french toast kabobs is genius for our messy eaters
Mine are 10 and 14 and STILL messy!!
These all look absolutely amazing, Jenn! So many fun ideas- perfect for the kids!
You are a fun mom! So many cute breakfast ideas- and the french toast kabobs look delicious.
Thanks so much! They definitely don’t get breakfast like this on a regular basis! lol!
I’m curious how you keep the bananas from turning brown? Id love to take the some to my sons school Christmas party but brown bananas would not look very appealing.
You just dip them in lemon juice or orange juice. You can also spritz it in using the juice in a spray bottle. I’ve heard that club soda or soda water also works (so there is no change in taste) but I haven’t tried that myself. Then store in an airtight container until serving. (If the airtight container con be stored in the fridge it’s even better!)