Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New year, came and went this year, as it typically does. Traditionally, on this holiday, we eat sweet things like apples and honey and challah to celebrate a sweet year ahead. This is truly one of my favorite holidays for the sheer anticipation of the year to come, and of course, food.

Apple Pie Challah French Toast Bites

One of the best parts about the food that is eaten during this holiday is the challah bread. Challah bread is made with extra fat and is enriched, which is different than typical bread. Challah bread is sweeter, smoother, and a perfect bread for breakfast, aka these french toast bites. I usually make classic french toast with leftover challah, but I wanted to make this one a little more fun, and kid friendly!

What is a french toast bite?

Plain and simple: a french toast bite is like a french toast stick, cut into smaller pieces and can quite literally be eaten in one (mayyyybe two) bites. French toast is my favorite breakfast to make and to eat, so why not make my favorite breakfast into bite sized morsels, and flavor them with applie pie spices and dip in honey? GENIUS!

How else can I use leftover challah?

Having challah in your house really is one of the best leftovers you could ask for. It's a versatile bread that can be used for a variety of different things:

• Classic french toast
• Sandwiches
• Grilled Cheese
• Garlic challah bread
• Bread for a charcuterie board

Challah bread, while it is smoother and little sweeter than traditional bread, is great for many different recipes, and of course, perfect for french toast.

Ingredients

This recipe couldn't be any easier. It calls for the same ingredients you'd use for a classic french toast. THe only real difference is that these are spiced with an apple pie spice blend from my friends at Primal Palate.

• Challah bread: the most important part!
• Milk: part of the dredge for the french toast
• Eggs: you'll whisk three of them together to form the egg mixture
• Vanilla extract: always need this! It adds a great flavor
• Cinnamon or apple pie spice: adds the beautiful spices to the french toast
• Butter or nonstick spray: for cooking the french toast bites
• Cinnamon sugar or maple sugar: to top the French toast bites off when they're done cooking.
• Honey (or maple syrup): for dipping of course!

Directions

Directions for making these apple pie challah french toast bites is the same as making french toast like you normally would:

1. Dice the challah into small cubes and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Toss the cubed bread in the egg mixture for a few seconds.
3. Melt the butter in a large pan and add the challah cubes. Using tongs, rotate the challah cubes so that each side of the french toast bite is cooked until golden brown.
4. Toss in some cinnamon sugar and apple pie spice seasoning. Serve with honey or maple syrup.

FAQs and Swaps

Of course, like all of my recipes, I like to make sure I address some common questions that might come up, and offer some swaps for my readers and friends that follow different dietary guidelines.

Can I use a dairy substitute for the milk?

Yes! Absolutely! If you want to use almond, oat, or even coconut milk, by all means do so!

Do you know if there are any gluten free challah breads I can buy?

While I can't tell you where to buy a gluten free challah near you, you can certainly google and search bakeries that carry it. A gluten free challah will work just fine here. If you want to attempt to buy yourself, you can look into this one.

Hungry for more?

Keep baking with these amazing recipes that'll be a perfect follow up from this french toast recipe:

• Coffee Cake Muffins
• Pear and Apple Galette
• Pumpkin Bread