What to Serve with French Toast

The best recipes for what to serve with french toast are good any time of day and are comforting family favorites. The recipes and ideas shared here today are all those things and more. Whether you want a protein, fruit, or vegetable all of these go well with french toast for breakfast, brunch, or even dinner.

Step out of your comfort zone and try something new. There are so many great things that go well with French Toast. French toast may not be a traditional french breakfast but in America is sure is a popular.

Try an easy baked potato topped with butter & bacon or a crumble some homemade buttery toffee on top with some whipped cream.

Sweet or savory, this list has it all and more. I love making my own breakfast hash from leftover slow cooker corned beef as a salty meaty side dish.

Breakfast Side Dishes Recipes

These are the best breakfast recipes and ideas to serve for breakfast with your homemade french toast. There are sweet & savory ideas all great for the first meal of the day.

Toaster Oven Bacon

For the best toaster oven bacon, try this quick & easy recipe. It is a great way to make a small amount of bacon. Whether you want 1-2 servings of bacon for burgers, sandwiches, or breakfast, this is the foolproof way to cook it.

Toaster Oven Bacon

How to Cook Turkey Bacon in the Oven

Turkey bacon is a healthy option that turns out perfectly crispy every time when cooked in the oven and the clean-up is so easy. It is by far the best way to cook turkey bacon. 

Oven-Cooked Turkey Bacon

How to Cook Turkey Bacon in the Microwave Oven

Turkey bacon is a healthy option that turns out just how you like it when cooked in the microwave oven. It is the fastest, easiest, and cleanest way to cook turkey bacon.

How to Cook Turkey Bacon in the Microwave

Keto Low-Carb Sausage Balls

These homemade sausage balls are an easy low-carb recipe great for a keto breakfast, brunch, appetizer, or snack.  They are full of flavor, tender, simple, and packed with protein while also being gluten-free.

Low-Carb Sausage & Cheese Balls

Soft Scrambled Eggs

For the best soft scrambled eggs, this recipe to slow cook them on the stove is so easy. They are creamy, fluffy, & moist every time. Great for breakfast, brunch, or anytime. Add to recipes, and sandwiches, or enjoy with your favorite breakfast meats for a great meal.

Soft Scrambled Eggs

Breakfast Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Scramble

For a tasty & easy Breakfast Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Scramble, try this quick 20-minute recipe. Just 5 ingredients for the best morning meal. This one-pan skillet recipe is hearty with gooey melted cheddar for a low-carb/gluten-free way to start your day.

Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Skillet Scramble

Pan Fried Potatoes & Onions

Fire up your skillet and pan-fry some potatoes and onions for a hearty side dish. This easy recipe is ready in 30 minutes & takes only a few ingredients. This southern recipe for seasoned russet potato cubes is a classic American dish great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The potatoes are crispy & fork-tender - plus gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, & dairy-free.

Pan-Fried Potatoes & Onions

Air Fryer Frozen Hash Brown Patties

Cooking frozen hash brown patties in the air fryer is quick and easy. This healthy no oil method results in perfectly crispy on the outside & tender on the inside potatoes every time.

Air Fryer Hash Brown Patties

Sweet Recipe Ideas

French toast is a breakfast staple that is a delicious part of a complete breakfast. For something sweet that goes well with french toast, try one or more of these recipes or quick side dish ideas. They are great for breakfast & brunch.

Fruit Salad with Cool Whip

This fresh fruit salad with Cool Whip is light, sweet, & creamy. The easy dessert recipe is healthy, refreshing, & a summer favorite. It is perfect to serve at BBQ, cookouts, potlucks, parties, & easy to make a lot to feed a crowd. A holiday favorite at Easter, Mother's Day, 4th of July, Memorial Day, & Labor Day. It is gluten-free, vegetarian, & better for you than classic ambrosia - made without coconut or marshmallows.

Fruit Salad with Cool Whip

Raspberry Lemon Loaf

This moist & sweet raspberry lemon loaf is the ultimate spring cake recipe. It's great for breakfast, snack, or dessert. Bursting with fresh berries & amazing citrus flavor the combination is hard to resist. An easy one-bowl recipe that tastes better than a slice from Starbucks.

Raspberry Lemon Loaf

Cinnamon Roll Pie

Cinnamon Roll Pie is the creation of Cracker Barrel for an amazing combination that is simple but oh so yummy. There is no easier 2-ingredient breakfast or dessert recipe than cinnamon roll pie. 

Cinnamon Roll Pie

Mini Blueberry Muffins

Homemade mini blueberry muffins are sweet little treats that adults and kids just love.  This old-fashioned homemade recipe is quick & easy. These are the best small batch mini muffins that bake up fast for a fun weekday breakfast or weekend brunch.

Mini Blueberry Muffins

French Toast Toppings

Besides good old butter and syrup, here are great ideas for what to top your french toast with. Here is what to serve with french toast without syrup. Sweet, sticky, spicy, and even crunchy.

Peach Compote

This recipe for a homemade peach compotes transforms fresh fruit into a sweet topping for your favorite desserts & breakfast treats. Brown sugar, cinnamon, & vanilla add flavor to this chunky fresh peach sauce. Use it to top waffles, pancakes, yogurt, cake, ice cream, pork, ham, chicken, & more.

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Stewed Pears

Sweet pears are stewed with sugar and cinnamon for a sweet treat. They are great for breakfast or for dessert as a topping or accompaniment. This quick and easy recipe makes wonderfully spiced pears.

Stewed Pears

Slow Cooker Apple Sauce

This slow cooker apple sauce is so easy and delicious. Fresh apples make a healthy homemade recipe. Make it chunky, smooth, sweet, or tart.  

Slow Cooker Apple Sauce

Hot Honey

This is the best homemade hot honey recipe. The sweet & spicy condiment is great with chicken, pizza, fries, cornbread, & more. The 2-ingredient Mike's Hot Honey or Trader Joe's copycat recipe is so easy.

Hot Honey

Honey-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds are an easy recipe for perfectly roasted pumpkin seeds. They are oven-baked for a crispy, sweet, and salty snack.  These bite-sized roasted pumpkin seeds are a bit addicting with a brittle-like crunch, syrupy coating, and a salted finish.

Honey-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

French Toast Dinner Ideas

These are all hearty and delicious. Find ideas for potatoes, proteins, cooked vegetables, and more to serve with french toast.

Steamed Frozen Vegetables

Steamed frozen vegetables are a great healthy way to enjoy more vegetables at mealtime. Cooking frozen veggies is easy and when done in the steamer, they come out tender and delicious. Plus the nutrients are retained a lot more than when boiling. This is hands down the best way to cook any kind of frozen vegetable.

Steamed Frozen Vegetables

Toaster Oven Baked Potato

Making baked potatoes in the toaster oven is an easy and delicious way to cook this classic side dish. The skin turns out crispy and the inside is soft and fluffy. If your toaster oven has a convection setting, this baked potato recipe is super quick

Toaster Oven Baked Potato

Air Fryer Frozen Crinkle French Fries

For an easy foolproof method for cooking frozen crinkle-cut french fries in the air fryer, try this recipe. They will be hot, crispy, and yummy with just the right amount of time to cook in the air fryer. Plus delicious dips and seasonings to add for the best air fryer french fries.

Air Fryer French Fries

Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes

For the best baked sweet potatoes in the air fryer, try this easy recipe. They come out crispy & tender in less time than from the oven.

Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes

Slow Cooker Corned Beef without Vegetables

Slow cooker corned beef is an easy way to prepare this St Patrick’s Day classic holiday recipe. It is also wonderful to enjoy this Irish meal any time of year. Simply dump a few ingredients into the CrockPot and soon the best juicy brisket is ready for a hearty meal or sandwiches.

Slow Cooker Corned Beef

Fried Buttermilk Chicken Tenders

For the crispiest fried buttermilk chicken tenders, this Southern recipe is the best. Juicy on the inside & crunchy on the outside every time. A family favorite for dinner, lunch, or as a party appetizer. In less than 30 minutes this homemade version is ready - and so much better than frozen or fast food!

Fried Buttermilk Chicken Tenders

Best Drink Recipes

Now for something to wash it all down with. Go simple or go big at breakfast, right? If you something fancy or alcoholic like a pomegranate mimosa, go for it or try these:

Mint Mojito Iced Coffee (Philz copycat)

The easiest copycat recipe for your favorite Philz coffee, the mint mojito ice coffee. It is all things cool, minty, creamy, and sweet in one perfect sip.

Mint Mojito Ice Coffee

Iced Vanilla Matcha Latte (Starbucks Copycat)

This matcha iced tea latte with vanilla is a copycat recipe for the delicious drink from Starbucks. It is easy to make a cool refreshing green tea drink using matcha powder. Enjoy it iced or blended for a frozen matcha latte frappe.

Iced Vanilla Matcha Latte

Mango Pineapple Smoothie

This easy mango pineapple smoothie is the best quick healthy breakfast, snack, or dessert.  The mango pineapple smoothie recipe is creamy and filling thanks to the greek yogurt and the fiber in the fresh fruit blended together.  You need just 4 ingredients for this smoothie.

Mango Pineapple Smoothie

Banana Juice Recipe

Banana juice is a refreshing & healthy beverage to enjoy any time of day. It is a great quick & easy breakfast, snack, or dessert. Blend up this delicious drink recipe in just a minute with only 2 ingredients. This is the best banana juice recipe without milk or dairy. It's gluten-free, dairy-free, and nut-free while being vegan & vegetarian. This is a popular drink in Asia, especially India where they enjoy the health benefits of banana juice.

Banana Juice

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