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Have you ever made cinnamon toast before? If you haven’t, read this post and you’ll be sure to know.  This recipe came from RecipeBoy Brooks’ grandma who took care of him often when he was little. She taught him how to make the best cinnamon toast ever.  I used to eat the same cinnamon toast when I was a kid!

stack of several pieces of grandma's cinnamon toast

You only need 4 ingredients to make the best cinnamon toast. Brooks recommends using King’s Sweet Hawaiian Bread. But you can certainly use any kind of bread for making cinnamon toast.

This recipe was originally posted by RecipeBoy Brooks in 2011. I’m updating the post today with new photographs.

ingredients displayed for making grandma's cinnamon toast

Ingredients needed:

  • bread
  • salted butter
  • white sugar
  • ground cinnamon

four photos showing how to make cinnamon toast on baking sheet

How to make Grandma’s Cinnamon Toast:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

Preheat your oven’s broiler. Place the bread on a cookie sheet and put it under the broiler. Toast it on one side until golden brown (just a couple of minutes).
 
Remove the bread from the oven and turn it over. Spread each slice of bread with butter. Be generous with the butter, but don’t over-do it. Sprinkle each slice of bread with a tablespoon of sugar. Then give each slice a good sprinkle of cinnamon.

cinnamon toast on a baking sheet

Return the bread to the oven and broil until bubbly and golden brown on the edges (3 to 5 minutes). Take it out of the oven and set it on the stove to cool.

spatula picking up piece of cinnamon toast

Put the toast on a a small plate and it’s ready to serve!

hand holding piece of cinnamon toast with bite taken out of it

 

Take a big bite!  The cinnamon toast tastes great and I think that this is the perfect recipe for a special breakfast.  (Thanks Grandma!) Now you know how to make cinnamon toast (grandma-style!) Enjoy!!

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stack of several pieces of grandma's cinnamon toast

How to Make Cinnamon Toast

Cinnamon toast just like Grandma makes!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 1 serving
Calories 449 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven's broiler.
  • Place the bread on a cookie sheet and put it under the broiler. Toast it on one side until golden brown (just a couple of minutes).
  • Remove the bread from the oven and turn it over. Spread each slice of bread with butter. Sprinkle each slice of bread with a tablespoon of sugar. Then give each slice a good dose of cinnamon.
  • Return the bread to the oven and broil until bubbly and golden brown on the edges (3 to 5 minutes). Take it out of the oven and set it on the stove to cool.
  • Put it on a plate and eat it up!

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 449kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 6gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 445mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 3gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 704IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 2mg
Keyword toast, cinnamon toast
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33 Comments

  1. Oh yum. I love cinnamon toast. Great directions and I enjoyed your comment about not overdoing the butter. 🙂

  2. Looks delicious! My parents broiled our toast in the oven a lot when I was growing up (just one side though). I still prefer it over the toaster. My daughter loves putting cinnamon and sugar on her toast (after it is toasted). I’ll have to use your recipe to make it for her this morning. Thanks!

  3. I love cinnamon toast! Had it all the time growing up. I’m from Hawaii and the King’s bread is totally the way to go. Love your Paula Deen joke too!

  4. oh yes I still have cinnamon toast. I made some the other day and all I had was hot dog buns. it taste great on all bread. YUMMY

  5. My boys and I have cinnamon toast pretty often. I love the crunch of the sugar in each bite. Your photos look great, love the recipe!! Keep it up Recipe Boy!!

  6. O MY CUPCAKES!!!! yum, yum, yum….Not only does this look simply decadent for cinnamon toast, it must smell like heaven. Blessings, love your cookin’, redraen

  7. Yum! I might have to make some for myself tomorrow. Next time try a little brown sugar, too. (You know, 2 sugars are better than 1!!!)

  8. Your Grandmother is right. Using this bread is great. Only I use a ton more of Cinnamon. I love this spice. Thanks for sharing!!

  9. Although I have forever made toasted cinnamon bread, I have never made it with King’s Sweet Hawaiian Bread. I have got to try that…I can see where the sweet bread with up the yumminess of cinnamon toast!

    PS I also used to make toast with butter and brown sugar way back when!!!

  10. Your welcome RecipeBoy. It was so much fun watching you recreate one of you Mom’s favorite breakfasts. You did a great job! One can almost taste it by looking at your first “great bite” photo of the sweet white sugar and rich brown cinnamon!

  11. Just wanted to say that I am enjoying a lot of the Recipes I’m seeing. Hard to believe you’re so young. I’ve been cooking since I was 8 so it’s really nice to a see a fellow young foodie doing so well! keep it up! 🙂

  12. My grandmother watched me when I was a kid, before I started school and every morning she made me 1 piece of bread with cinnamon and sugar and 1 piece with sugar. She made it like you did with butter and the one with sugar only was so good. I occasionally make this for myself and thank of her doing it for me with all the love.

  13. Great recipe, thanks for sharing! My Mom made cinnamon toast for us as kids, but it was usually a little soggy or burned around the edges. I love your Grandma’s tip about toasting one side of the bread first – my batch turned out beautifully … I almost didn’t want to share with my kids…

  14. I usually just toast the bread , butter it and put the cinnamon sugar on. It doesn’t work well on regular thin sliced bread but when you do it with thick bread or just a bagel like I do it turns out reaaally well 🙂

  15. Even easier skip the toaster oven just toast the bread and put butter on it and sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar…same taste easier prep!!

  16. We would visit my Aunt Weezie on weekends an hour away would make the best cinnamon toast. I have tried it for years never the same . I am def going to try this morning. It was just one of those things that always tasted better as a child growing up. She would also make the best tuna fish sandwich. And among the best fudge. Great memories ! Thanks

  17. That is exactly how my grandmother made it for me. Toasted on both sides, buttery and sooo yummy. She made cheese toast almost the same way…just replace the cinnamon with a slice of cheddar cheese and sprinkle sugar on it. Sounds weird I know but it really is good. My mom and I make both for my girls. I love traditional foods. 🙂

  18. I USE my toaster oven…put sliced white bread on racks..toast it medium Brown…remove..put cinnamon,sugar(white or brown),butter,pop it back in the oven for a few minutes til butter melted and bubbly..enjoy!Easy…SOOO good!

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