Valentine's Day Cinnamon Toast

It's the cutest and easiest breakfast for February 14th—or any morning you want to show your love.

Cinnamon toast and yogurt — Credit:
Pernille Loof

Prep Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Servings:

2

Want to make a special Valentine’s Day breakfast but don’t have a lot of time? Spell out your feelings on cinnamon-sugar toast. All you need is sliced bread, cinnamon, and sugar plus parchment paper and scissors to make the stencil. Cut the stencil the night before and the toasts will be ready in just over 10 minutes. Pair them with special Valentine’s Day Yogurt Cups with jam if you like (directions below). Our recipe makes two slices of toast but it’s easy to scale up if you have a whole table full of Valentines.

Directions

Preheat oven or toaster oven; make parchment stencil:

Preheat an oven or toaster oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Cut XOXO letters or hearts out of parchment paper.
Spread bread with butter; place on baking sheet

Spread bread with butter on both sides. Place bread on prepared baking sheet and adhere stencils.
Mix cinnamon sugar; sprinkle over toast:

In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon. Generously sprinkle cinnamon sugar over toast.
Bake; remove stencils and serve:

Bake until crisp and golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Peel off stencils; serve immediately.

What to Serve With Valentine's Day Cinnamon Toast

These cute toasts pair nicely with eggs and fruit or a frothy cappuccino, but our favorite pairing is the special Valentine's Day Yogurt Cups shown with the toast. And, you can make them the night before so they're ready for you to pull out and decorate on the morning of the 14th.

How to Make Valentine's Day Yogurt Cups

Layer jam, chopped pistachios, and yogurt in jars; cover and put them in the fridge. In the morning, while the cinnamon toast is in the oven, spoon warmed jam into a resealable plastic bag, snip a corner, and pipe out three dots on each yogurt. Drag a toothpick through them to create heart shapes.