This tortilla french toast recipe turns last night's leftovers into a creative "fancy" breakfast. Made from flour tortillas, eggs, and cinnamon, you get crepe-like wraps perfect for any filling!
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When you find yourself with leftover flour tortillas after taco night, it's always a good thing to be prepared. While we love to make Air fryer cinnamon sugar tortilla chips as a snack, having flour tortillas for breakfast is also a thing!
If you love crepes like my Easy Crepes With Pancake Mix or Birthday Cake Crepes, then you'll love this Tortilla French Toast recipe too!
While this recipe isn't actually a crepe recipe, it can be used in place of one for a faster breakfast with minimal effort.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Buzz From Readers
"I used corn tortillas and they were delicious! I love frozen blueberries heated in the microwave enough to make a syrup with the berries, that is what I used down the middle and dredged it in the syrup!! Will be using this recipe again!"
- Melissa
💛 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- They don't get soggy! Unlike bread, tortillas don't soak up too much egg, so you get a warm, lightly spiced, chewy "eggy" tortilla without the sogginess. English Muffin French Toast also avoids the sog factor, but tortillas can be rolled and filled, which makes these extra fun.
- Great for any fillings! Keep it simple with whipped cream and berries, or go rich with Nutella and strawberries. A batch of cook-and-serve vanilla pudding also makes an easy, delicious filling.
- The leftovers are great too! If you make too many, just refrigerate and reheat later. These French toast tortillas taste just as good the next day.
🛒 Ingredients
Cinnamon- This will give us a nice warm spiced flavor in every bite.
Brown sugar- Use brown sugar for added sweetness, caramelization, and depth of flavor.
Flour tortillas-You can use any size of flour tortillas for this recipe, but you will need to make sure that they fit within your skillet. Note you'll get more finished pieces from smaller tortillas than you would if you used larger pieces.
See the recipe card below for full ingredients and instructions.
🔀 Substitutions & Variations
Tortilla Options: Use any size flour tortillas that fit in your skillet. Readers have also had great success using corn tortillas. If you have extras, try my Air Fryer Tortilla Pizza.
Endless Filling Ideas: Switch up the fillings to make each wrap unique and customizable. Here are some delicious options:
- Vanilla cook-and-serve pudding
- Creamy Vanilla Fruit Dip with sliced berries
- Nutella, peanut butter, or Peanut Butter Yogurt Fruit Dip with sliced bananas
- Pudding with mini chocolate chips
- Whipped cream with sliced strawberries or mixed berries
- Lemon curd with blueberries
Top Tortilla French Toast with powdered sugar or a drizzle of melted chocolate for an extra treat.
💰 Budget-Friendly Tips
Buy Eggs in Bulk. If you make breakfast often, buying larger egg cartons lowers the price per egg and saves money long-term.
Use Leftover Tortillas. This recipe is perfect for using up tortillas from taco night or older tortillas that need to be eaten soon.
Choose Budget Fillings. Nutella, peanut butter, fruit preserves, banana slices, or cinnamon sugar make affordable and delicious fillings.
Turn It Into Meal Prep. Make a batch, store leftovers in the fridge, and reheat. Cheaper than grabbing breakfast out and faster than cooking from scratch each morning.
🥄 Instructions for Tortilla French Toast
Step 1: Place a medium sized skillet on the stove over medium low heat.
Step 2: Grease with melted butter or nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3: Add your eggs to a large shallow pan or pie plate (Image 1).
Step 4: Whisk until the eggs are well beaten (Image 2).
Step 5: Add in milk, cinnamon, and brown sugar (Image 3).
Step 6: Whisk well to combine (Image 4).
Step 7: Place a single flour tortilla into the egg mixture (Image 5).
Step 8: Flip to coat both sides (Image 6). Lift and hold the tortilla over the pan for a moment to drip off the excess egg.
Step 9: Place the coated tortilla into the preheated skillet (Image 7). Cook on both sides for about 1-2 minutes or until golden.
Step 10: Place the tortilla onto a plate and repeat until all have been finished (Image 8).
Step 11: Add your fillings of choice (I like Nutella and strawberries) (Image 9).
Step 12: Roll into little wraps and dust with powdered sugar, if desired (Image 10).
Serve warm, and enjoy!
👩🏻🍳 Expert Tips
- Tortillas Don't Over-Soak. Unlike bread, tortillas don't absorb much of the egg mixture, so you don't have to worry about sogginess. This also helps the mixture stretch for more servings.
- Customize the Flavor. Adjust the mixture to your liking, omit the cinnamon or add a splash of vanilla for extra flavor.
- Try Corn Tortillas. I haven't personally tested corn tortillas, but readers have shared that they work great in this recipe!
❄️ Storage and Reheating
Storage. Store leftover cooked Tortilla French Toast in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Let them cool fully before storing to prevent condensation and sogginess.
Reheating. These taste best fresh, but they reheat well. Warm 1-2 tortillas at a time on a microwave-safe plate for about 1 minute, or until heated through.
🥗 Side Dishes or Pairing Ideas
Pair Tortilla French Toast with any of your breakfast favorites, from Homemade Frozen Hashbrowns to fresh fruit and eggs!
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❓ Tortilla French Toast FAQs
Yes, if you do not wish to use store-bought tortillas, you can use homemade tortillas for this recipe. You may need to adjust the egg-soaking time for them as they may be more absorbent than store-bought tortillas.
Flour tortillas are made with the same basic ingredients as bread, such as flour, salt, fats, and liquid/water, but tortillas are different from "regular" bread in that they are unleavened, meaning that there is no baking powder, or yeast, etc to help them puff up and rise as they cook.
Yes, you can! You can soak each tortilla for up to 10 minutes or so if desired. This will also require you to lengthen the prep time for this recipe, as you will be waiting longer before actually cooking the tortillas.
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📖 Recipe
Tortilla French Toast
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs - ($0.45)
- ½ cup milk - ($0.10)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar - ($0.06)
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon - ($0.02)
- 8 flour tortillas, 6 inch, or 4 flour tortillas, 10 inch - ($2.22)
Instructions
- Heat skillet. Place a medium skillet over medium low heat and grease with melted butter or nonstick spray.
- Mix custard. Whisk the eggs in a shallow dish until fully beaten. Add the milk, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon and whisk until combined.
- Dip tortillas. Dip one tortilla into the egg mixture, flipping to coat both sides and letting excess drip off.
- Cook. Place the tortilla in the hot skillet and cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side, until golden. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Fill and roll. Add desired fillings, roll into wraps, and dust with powdered sugar if desired.
- Serve. Serve warm.
Notes
- Tortillas. Flour tortillas are recommended. Corn tortillas are untested but may work.
- Filling Ideas. Nutella with strawberries, peanut butter with bananas, vanilla pudding with mini chocolate chips, whipped cream with berries, or lemon curd with blueberries.
- Flavor Adjustments. Omit cinnamon or add vanilla extract to the custard to taste.
- Reheating. Microwave 1 to 2 wraps at a time for about 1 minute.
- Storage. Store cooked tortillas in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Allow to cool fully before storing to prevent sogginess.
Nutritional Information
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Melissa says
I used corn tortilla’s and they were delicious! I love frozen blueberries heated in the microwave enough to make a syrup with the berries,that is what I used down the middle and dredged it in the syrup!! Will be using this recipe again!
Nicole Durham says
I'm so glad you liked this recipe. Your meal sounded truly delicious!