Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Cinnamon Roll French Toast

A while ago, I picked up a bag of cinnamon rolls at Trader Joes... mostly because they were marked "vegan" and I love cinnamon rolls. I took a couple of bites, and I was pretty quickly disappointed. They were dry, a little stale, and totally not gooey enough. harumph!

But I hate wasting food, so I had a vision. I cut them each in half and popped 'em in the freezer. This weekend, I used a few to make Cinnamon Roll French Toast. (I used the "fronch toast" recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance) YUM! A great transformation of a ho-hum item into a super yummy treat! Give it a try!

19 comments:

  1. Combining cinnamon rolls & French Toast = oh so decadent and DIVINE!!! :-)

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  2. Anonymous4:59 AM

    How great that you could change the cinnamon rolls into something so tasty!

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  3. Great idea! YUM!

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  4. What a great idea! I've seen those rolls before and now I know what to do with them.

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  5. Anonymous7:58 AM

    That is such a great idea, I never would have thought of that.

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  6. that is such an amazing idea! thanks for sharing!

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  7. You're dissing my favorite Zen Bakery vegan cinnamon buns? DUDE!

    Those are not meant to be eaten dry out of the bag.

    I always freeze them - then I warm them in the toaster oven and slather with whipped maple spread (it's just creamed maple syrup). They are SO tender, delicious and a great short-cut breakfast. Yum.

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  8. Oooh what a good idea. I have seen this type of thing on restaurant menus, but never considered making it myself.

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  9. No cinnamon roll left behind!

    Awesome!

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  10. I love this idea!

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  11. What a creative idea! Bet it was scrumptious! :)

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  12. Anonymous11:20 PM

    Wow, now that is one decadent idea! I've made french toast with all kinds of fancy breads, but never cinnamon rolls!

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  13. Fabulous! I with I could buy such convenient vegan cinnamon rolls here. But I shall have to make some from scratch, try not to eat them all and then try this. It looks so yummy!

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  14. Anonymous7:27 AM

    hi! you're brilliant.

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  15. What a perfect use for less than perfect cinnamon rolls!

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  16. Anonymous8:41 AM

    Great, great idea! I've always puzzled over what to do with stale breads that are sweet - obviously not good for croutons/bread crumbs & I'm not a fan of bread pudding. Can't wait to try this.

    Also I meant to say thanks awhile back for posting the pectin where you can use little or no sugar for jams. How did I not know about this?!

    :-) jen e.

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  17. Anonymous12:52 PM

    Fabulous, fabulous idea! And of course they'd be great in a bread pudding, too :)

    I'm not sure you got my email a while back about the Ritter Sport, which arrived safely and lasted, oh, maybe a few hours? (The HH helped!). I'll be posting about it soon--just wanted to let you know!

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    Oh, and your package is going in the mail today! I am so so late!

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  19. that was an excellent idea!! i hate wasting food too. even if it tastes gross, i'll try to stomach it for a few days... or bites. haha these would be good with that glazed icing on top.

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