Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cut the slices of Texas toast into 3 strips.
Let your kids help to crush the cereal!
Crack the eggs into a shallow baking dish. Then add in half-and-half, 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla, and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon. Whisk until combined. Set aside.
Again, let the kiddos help!
In a separate shallow baking dish, stir together cereal, breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon. Pour in melted butter and stir until mixture is slightly moist. Set aside.
Working in small batches, quickly dunk bread strips in egg mixture to coat, then place them in crumb mixture until well covered with crumbs.
Place the sticks on baking sheets.
(This is where I venture away from The Pioneer Woman's recipe.) Bake in oven for 12 minutes, turning over half way through. Once sticks are golden brown, remove from oven, cool and freeze in gallon freezer bags.
To reheat, microwave until heated through. Or, better yet, throw them into a 350 degree oven until heated. Serve with maple syrup.
Enjoy!
