French Toast: compare the 3 variations
Time, effort, key ingredients, diets, nutrition and cleanup side by side, so you can pick the one that fits tonight.
Which should I make?
- Lightest Sticks (Freezer-Friendly)About 180 calories a serving, against 330 calories or more for the others (an estimate).
- Kid helper Sheet PanA child can do 7 of the 11 steps: no knife, no heat.
- Least cleanup Sticks (Freezer-Friendly)One thing to wash: sheet pan.
Side by side
| Classic Skillet | Sticks (Freezer-Friendly) | Sheet Pan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total time | 26 min | 33 min | 47 min |
| Prep | 10 min | 15 min | 15 min |
| Level | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| Steps | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Serves | 8 slices | 24 sticks | 12 slices |
| Key ingredients | eggs, whole milk and bread | bread, eggs and whole milk | eggs, whole milk and bread |
| Only in this one | None | None | brown sugar |
| Dietary | |||
| Calories | 330 | 180 | 340 |
| Protein | 13 g | 7 g | 13 g |
| Carbs | 35 g | 19 g | 37 g |
| Fat | 14 g | 8 g | 14 g |
| Cleanup | 3/5 3 things to wash | 5/5 1 thing to wash | 4/5 2 things to wash |
| Kid helper | No | Yes, 4 of 10 steps | Yes, 7 of 11 steps |
Nutrition is per serving. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Dietary: Based on the ingredient list and estimated nutrition; check labels; not medical advice. Cleanup score: 5 means one thing to wash, 1 means six or more. We count pots, pans, bowls and appliances, not the knife, board and spoons.
How we pick
- Fastest: the shortest total time, at least 10 minutes ahead of the next.
- Easiest: the lowest level (easy, medium, hard), then at least 2 fewer steps.
- Lightest: the fewest estimated calories a serving, at least 15% and 40 calories under the next (only when two or more have an estimate).
- Kid helper: the variation where a child can do the biggest share of the steps (no knife, no heat), when that's not all of them equally.
- Least cleanup: the best cleanup score, a point ahead of the next.
- Make it ahead: the only variation whose notes say how to make it ahead.
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or dairy-free: the variation that fits a diet the others don't, from the ingredient lines.
A pick needs a clear winner; close calls are left out.