Originally from the Brazilian state of Minas-Gerais, pao de queijo is now popular all throughout the nation. When I last traveled to Brazil, I was quite aback to discover cheese bread and American-brand pizza being sold at the airport, along with a Brazilian brand that pays homage to this long-standing Mineira custom. (Minas-Gerais, which translates to “general mines,” refers to the region of Brazil that was the first to have rich deposits of gold, diamonds, emeralds, and other valuable stones. Additionally, it is home to one of the richest iron ore resources in the world.)
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 9 |
| Yield: | 9 pieces |
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 9 slices white bread
Instructions
- Preheat a waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and spray with cooking spray.
- In a shallow bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, sugar, and cinnamon. Dip each piece of white bread into the egg mixture. Cook in the preheated waffle iron until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 129 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 72 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 216 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
First one turned out great! I used French bread and dressed it up with maple syrup, whipped cream and strawberries. The second batch started to stick but I rescued it in time.
The recipe was great. I personally prefer a little more cinnamon and sugar…that’s completely subjective, though. I will definitely use the recipe, again.
I followed this recipe and these waffles came out delicious! They were soft on the inside and crispy on the outside, perfect!
So simple and delicious. Will be a family favorite for years to come. Only suggestion is go light on the syrup… but don’t you dare change the recipe! 🙂
We love this recipe. I have four kids who ask me all the time to make this. It’s so yummy because you get this nice crispy edge but then the warm, soft inside. We have a diabetic in the family and her numbers always spike with traditional waffles or pancakes, so this is perfect because I can use a low carb bread and know exactly what her carb intake is and that she won’t spike. This recipe allows us to feel like we can treat ourselves to a yum breakfast and not have to alter the meal for my daughter. I set my waffle maker to 2 minutes and 45 seconds to get slightly crispier edges. Don’t forget to spray both sides of the waffle maker, though, or you’ll end up picking it out in pieces…not fun. And, I always love to add a dash of cloves to give the cinnamon a little kick. And I supplemented Splenda for the sugar. To make this a “manly” meal for my husband, smear on peanut butter and sliced up bananas, top with syrup. You can’t go wrong.
LOVED IT!!!!! Grand kids thing grandma is the best. Thanks
Tried it twice, my kids just loved it. Wonderful idea of a french toast in a waffle maker.
I followed the recipe as written. Taste great. My 2 year old loved it. A great alternative to what is normal. Thanks for the formula.
Yummy and wonderful idea! Everyone in my family really enjoyed them and loved the idea of french toast waffles!! Will definitely make again!
So good! Found the reciped Easter morning made them right away and they were a HUGE hit! So easy!
What a great idea to use waffle iron to make french toast, wish I had thought of it myself. I only made 2 slices, so used 1 egg, eye balled the milk and added 1 teaspoon of sugar, couple shakes of cinnamon, and smidge of vanilla….lovely… Unlike making french toast I don’t have to stand over the stove flipping it over and watching it, I love this idea!!!
This was really fun to make! I used a raisin nut bread I bought on markdown and I really sprayed the crud out of my wafflemaker. I don’t know about you, but mine really tends to get cranky and likes to hang on to most anything I put on it so really be liberal with your Pam. I used about half of a can of fat free evaporated milk I had leftover from yesterday and I did not add the sugar as it wasn’t needed. This was great–my two boys thought this was the cutest idea ever.
Why haven’t I thought of this sooner?! It came out fantastic in the waffle iron! I will definitely be using this recipe again. Thanks!
I love this recipe! It’s fast, easy and delicious!
I give this a 4 star rating because I think the recipe needs a slight adjustment. First off, there was too much milk for the amount of egg. I ended up adding 2 more eggs to even it out. I don’t think it needed the sugar as to me syrup is plenty of sugar. I did however end up adding 1 TBS of the sugar just for the sake of the recipe and that was plenty (although, I’m not someone who likes overly sweet stuff). It would be find without the sugar altogether. I did, however, LOVE the idea of cooking the french toast in the waffle iron!! I thought that was the neatest idea and it made it a bit fun to eat as well. The only complaint I had was that the crust tended to get very tough and chewy. I would suggest cutting off the very outer of the crust before cooking it. Although, that might have had something to do with the fact that I used wheat bread instead of white. Either way, I did enjoy the recipe and will definitely be making it again. 🙂