Candied Bread

Published December 7, 2011. Updated August 17, 2017

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Why did I not think of this delicious easiest recipe before now?!  This bread is amazing!  How could something so simple, with only three ingredients be so spectacular?  Say goodbye to frying donuts and spending long hours preparing cinnamon rolls.  In my opinion this is better, and SO much easier and faster.  It can be made in under 5 minutes!  It’s sometimes the simplest things that seemed to be passed by, like this.  I’ve never heard of it before, but its so simple that someone has probably tried it before.  I’ve seen many things candied/caramelized before, nuts, fruit, etc but never bread.  I thought of several names for this bread and the top two came to caramelized bread and candied bread so call it what you’d like =).


These are so versatile, like a donut, roll or churro they can be fancied up or kept plain.  You could try it with different types of bread, like cinnamon swirl, wheat, banana or pumpkin.  A sprinkling of cinnamon or a pinch of sea salt can be added to the butter mixture.  They can be served as a dessert, for a snack, as breakfast or anytime you have a sugar craving.  One thing I love about this recipe is that nearly anyone in the world could make it with it’s 3 basic ingredients, simple cooking method and the amazingly low cost of it’s ingredients.  What the best thing since sliced bread?  This, candied sliced bread =).  Go on, try something new.  You will fall in love!

Yum!

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Candied Bread

The easiest, tastiest treat!
Servings: 6
Prep5 minutes
Cook2 minutes
Ready in: 7 minutes

Ingredients

  • 5-6 slices white bread or french bread (slices should be about 1/2" thick)
  • 1/4 cup salted butter , softened
  • 6 Tbsp light-brown sugar

Instructions

  • Heat a non stick griddle or fry pan over medium heat. In a small bowl, using a fork, mix together butter and brown sugar until well combine. Spread about 1/2 Tbsp butter mixture evenly over each side of the bread (about 1 tbsp total per slice). Place coated bread on preheated non-stick pan and cook until bottom turns golden, about 1 - 2 minutes. Flip and cook reverse side until bottom turns golden. Repeat process with remaining slices of bread. Remove candied bread from heat (don't stack slices while hot or they will stick) and serve warm (they can also be cooled and stored in an airtight container, but I think they are best warm).

Notes

Alternate variations:
-Add a sprinkle of cinnamon or sea salt to butter mixture.
-Try different types of bread
-Dip it in chocolate sauce, yum!
-Also, if you live somewhere that doesn't have access to brown sugar, it can be made with white sugar as well.

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57 Comments

  • Judy

    We called this fried bread when I was growing up. Mother also skimmed the cream off the top of milk, spread the cream on the bread sprinkled with sugar & cinnamon and broiled. She served in a cereal bowl with milk over the top. So good.

    Now I make it with bread spread with sweetened condensed milk, broil then serve plain or with milk. Wonderful.

    • Jaclyn

      Jaclyn Bell

      I LOVE sweetened condensed milk, I could eat it by the spoonful so I’m going to have to try that. Thanks for your comment!

  • Leta

    we made this with cinnamon & white sugar, broiled on one side only. Once, when we were out of sugar, we sprinkled jell-o (powder) over the buttered bread & broiled up a great new treat!

  • Barbara

    My Dad once told me that they often had this for breakfast when he was a kid back in the 20’s and 30’s. They only used a little sugar (either what or brown) but butter and bread was plentyful and homemade.

  • Anamae

    My mother did something similar. She would spread soften butter on one side of the bread and sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar. Then put it in a waffle iron to bake. Yummy.

  • Shirley Steiniger

    We make this all the time, we bake it and make half of it with splenda and cinnamon since my mom is diabetic. You can’t tell the differencwe between the ones with splenda and the ones with the regular brown sugar! They are a great treat!

  • Yomo

    I remember doing this when younger. We used to butter the bread and use white sugar. Instead of the frying pan we used the broiler. It was the quickest treat, (as long as you didn’t let it burn). I am going to try it with a sugar substitute, any suggestions anyone?

  • Luisa

    We don’t keep treats in the house because of weight problems. This is the greatest thing for unexpected company. Makes up quick, always have those ingredients in the house and its a sweet treat for the company with tea or coffee. Love it!