| 2 1/2 | cups Whole Grain Total® or Total® Honey Clusters® cereal |
| 2 | eggs or 1/2 cup fat-free egg product |
| 3/4 | cup orange juice |
| 1/4 | teaspoon salt |
| 10 | slices (1 inch thick) whole-grain or regular French bread |
| 1. | Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet. Place crushed cereal in shallow bowl; set aside. In medium bowl, beat eggs, orange juice and salt with wire whisk until well blended. |
| 2. | Spray griddle or 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat to 350°F or over medium heat. Dip each slice of bread into egg mixture, turning to coat both sides; coat with cereal. Place on griddle; cook 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, until golden brown on both sides.
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| Oven French Toast: Heat oven to 450°F. Generously grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening. Prepare and dip bread as directed—except place bread in pan. Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Turn bread; bake 3 to 5 minutes longer or until golden brown. |
| For griddle or skillet, no change. For oven, bake 7 to 10 minutes. Turn bread; bake 5 to 7 minutes longer. |
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| You'll benefit from 4 servings of whole grain with each serving of this crunchy French toast. |
Nutrition Information:
410 ( 70); 7g ( 1 1/2g, 1g); 85mg; 870mg; 72g ( 9g, 19g); 15g 10%; 45%; 80%; 90% 3 ; 2 ; 0 ; 1/2 ; 1/2 5