Easy Chocolate Breakfast Bread Recipe

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I'm a huge fan of chocolate for breakfast. I mean, who isn't? There's something about starting your day with something sweet that just makes everything feel better. That's why I love this easy chocolate breakfast bread. A simple treat with chocolate stuffed between bread slices and lightly fried until crisp creates the ultimate start to your day or easy dessert!

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Chocolate Breakfast Bread
What Should I Serve With This?
Ingredients
Handy Kitchen Tools
How to Make Fried Chocolate Breakfast Bread
Frequently Asked Questions
More Easy Sweet Breakfast Recipes
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Chocolate Breakfast Bread

When you want that special treat for breakfast, you need this chocolate breakfast bread. This "Uncrustable" style sandwich is loaded with chocolate, sealed together, and then deep-fried for a crispy exterior. Who could ask for anything more?

I am a big fan of chocolate for breakfast. While typically, that just means I have one of these milk chocolate hot chocolate bombs, I also love things like these triple chocolate muffins. My favorite, however, is this hazelnut chocolate smoothie bowl. So tasty!

stuffed chocolate breakfast bread laying on green striped napkin

What Should I Serve With This?

While I immediately think of this as a great sweet dish to go with some oven-baked bacon, I know some people may be thinking about what to go on top of the chocolate bread. Don't worry, I have you covered with both sides of the food coin!

To create a full meal, you'll want to add protein to this dish. As mentioned above, bacon is great, as are ham, Canadian bacon, sausages of all kinds, or even some peanut butter. Another great source of protein and calcium is this Instant Pot yogurt. Or you could whip up a strawberry avocado smoothie to serve on the side.

And if you want to top your chocolate bread like you would a pancake or waffle, I have some ideas for that too! A drizzle of maple syrup or chocolate syrup can be great. I love dusting with powdered sugar, and of course, a bit of homemade whipped cream never fails to please.

chocolate breakfast bread on black plate topped with berries and cream by pink checked napkin

Ingredients

6 slices of white bread
2 ounces milk chocolate (50 g)
3 large eggs
1 cup cornflakes cereal (75 g)
Oil for frying

light blue and white plate holding orange slices by stuffed chocolate bread

Handy Kitchen Tools

four breakfast bread rounds on black table with gold teapot in background

How to Make Fried Chocolate Breakfast Bread

In a shallow bowl, beat the eggs then set them aside.

Crush the cornflakes and pour them into a shallow bowl and set them aside.

Using a round cookie cutter or glass, cut each slice of bread into a circle. Discard the crusts, or save them to make homemade breadcrumbs at another time.

Use a rolling pin to flatten each round of bread.

Brush a bit of the egg mixture onto the outer edge of each slice of bread.

Then, place a square of chocolate on top of 3 of the bread rounds.

Top with the second slice of bread, and crimp the edges together with your fingers or a fork.

pinching bread rounds together with fingers

Heat vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium heat.

Then dip your bread rounds into the egg mixture.

And into the cornflakes until well coated.

Fry in the hot oil for 1 to 2 minutes per side just until they are nice and crisp and golden brown.

chocolate breakfast bread in black skillet

Repeat until you have fried all of the chocolate-stuffed bread.

Then serve with powdered sugar or syrup!

hand cutting breakfast bread with knife and fork

Frequently Asked Questions

What Bread Should I Use?

You can use whatever bread you have at home for chocolate breakfast bread. I tend to use white bread for this recipe because I like the taste and texture, but I have seen it made with wheat or even multigrain.
You can even use leftover rolls, like hamburger rolls for this recipe. The rolls are thicker, typically, so I would smash them down to make them as flat as possible before filling and frying.

What Type of Chocolate Should I Use?

For this, I prefer mild milk chocolate, but you can use any kind of chocolate you have on hand or prefer. You could even use your favorite candy bar or melting chocolate. Chocolate chips work well too and can be fun to experiment with since they have so many flavor options available now. Don't limit yourself to just plain chocolate. You can use flavored chocolate or chocolate and peanut butter or chocolate and caramel.

What Should I Use to Create the Crunchy Coating?

I love the crunchy coating that is on this chocolate breakfast bread. It brings it all together. What kind of crumbs you use is entirely up to you.

You can use crushed cornflakes as I did, or other cereals that you have on hand. Remember that when frying, some sugars will burn faster, so something like frosted flakes or a chocolate cocoa pebbles cereal would need to be cooked carefully so it doesn't burn.

You can use breadcrumbs or panko breading if you want something neutral, but it will not get as nice a texture as the already crispy cereal would for this recipe.

gold kettle behind stack of fried bread on black table

More Easy Sweet Breakfast Recipes

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I for one, love starting my day with something sweet. Below are a few more of my favorite sweet breakfast recipes that are delicious, easy to prepare, and always a hit at the breakfast table. Make sure that you bookmark these posts, print out the recipes, or pin them to your breakfast Pinterest board.

If you like this easy recipe and want more beginner recipes to try you might also be interested in my latest cookbook release, The Complete Cookbook for Beginners. Tips, skills, and 101 recipes for the beginner cook to learn from!

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Crispy Fried Chocolate Breakfast Bread Recipe

A simple fried chocolate breakfast bread is an easy treat to start your day!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 4 minutes

Total Time 4 minutes

Ingredients

lices of white bread
2 ounces milk chocolate (50 g)
3 large eggs, divided
1 cup cornflakes cereal (75 g)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

Cut each slice of bread into a circle using a cookie cutter or glass, discard the crusts.
Using a rolling pin, roll each slice of bread to flatten slightly.
In a small bowl, beat the eggs.
Use a pastry brush to brush the edges of each bread round with an egg to help seal.
Place a square of chocolate in the middle of 3 of the rounds.
Then top with the second round of bread.
Crimp the edges with your fingers or a fork.
Crush the corn flakes until small crumbs.
Dip each round of bread into the beaten eggs.
Then into the crushed corn flakes.
In a small skillet, heat oil for frying over medium heat.
Once hot, add the bread rounds to the oil and cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side.
Repeat until all have been fried to a crisp golden brown.
Serve topped with syrup or alone.