Mind Over Matter* A Quick and Easy French Toast Variation, and French Toast Flavored Popcorn Seasoning

Updated in September 2022

Sensuous and exciting, yet traditional and comforting, French toast is one dish that works well as a breakfast, lunch or dinner item. As much as I love eating French toast, I don't always have the time or motivation to prepare and cook it.

For years, I had seen frozen French toast sticks in supermarkets, but never bought any until approximately six months ago. These frozen treats really do make it easy to have a quick and satisfying, hot breakfast.

Ever since I discovered Stop & Shop French toast sticks and French toast bites, I've been looking forward to breakfast more than ever. Not only do I love the flavor and texture of these frozen treats, but the tantalizing aroma they generate is incredibly appetizing.

While I still eat the Stop & Shop French Toast Sticks pretty regularly, I've also been purchasing Food Club brand and Murry's brand French toast sticks. As you can see, I really do like eating French toast, and each of these brands offers very good products.

While frozen French toast sticks and bites are convenient items, I've discovered a super-quick method of preparing a decent variation on French toast that is very easy to make.

This variation does not contain any eggs or milk, but you still get the basic flavors and textures of bread, cinnamon and maple syrup.

To prepare this cheater's version of French toast, simply toast a piece or two of bread, then top it with bread or margarine spread, a generous sprinkling of cinnamon and maple syrup.

Although this French toast variation is not as appealing or flavorful as the real thing, it serves well when you're limited for time.

Speaking of French toast, I recently came across a product on Amazon that seasons popcorn with French toast flavoring. The Wabash Valley Farms Ooh La La French Toast Popcorn Seasoning is available in a 5.6 ounce shaker bottle.

The French toast popcorn seasoning contains 0 calories, and is fat-free. In the description of the product, it's mentioned that the seasoning adds great flavor to different types of vegetables. On the package label, there is an illustration of a couple of pieces of bread/toast. This reminds me of the French toast alternative described above.

The price on Amazon for one 5.6 ounce container of Wabash Valley Farms Ooh La La French Toast Popcorn Seasoning is $10.84.

*Inspired by the late, great blues musician Johnny Winter.

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Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts are Giving Hostess Donettes a Real Run For the Money

                                         

It's so easy to rationalize eating four, five or six chocolate mini-donuts while one is watching reruns of the King of Queens. Due to their small size, pleasing texture and appetizing appearance, these tiny treats can be quite addictive.

A couple of weeks ago, I ordered a bag of Hostess chocolate-covered Donettes as part of a Stop & Shop grocery delivery. Because the Donettes were out of stock, the store substituted a box of Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts

Approximately a year ago, I purchased a box of the Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts for the first time, and I thought they were pretty good. Having devoured the entire box that was recently delivered, I figured an honest consumer review of the product could be of assistance to other consumers.

Size

The net weight of the regular-sized box of Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts is 14 ounces. Each box contains 12 donuts, and the donuts are roughly 1.5 times the size of Hostess Donettes.

Price

The regular retail price of one 14 ounce package of  Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts at Hartford, Connecticut-area supermarkets averages about $5.19.

Texture

When I bite into an Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donut, I'm glad to see that the chocolate coating offers a slight "snap" or resistance when it is bitten into. The center of the donut consists of soft yellow cake that complements the chocolate shell very well.

Although I'm a huge fan of Hostess Donettes, I have to say that the texture of these Entenmann's treats is maybe just a little more appealing. The different textures of the yellow cake and the chocolate coating merge together to produce an outstanding mouth feel.

Nutritional Facts 

According to the package label, one of the Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts is considered one serving. Every time I've tried to eat just one of these donuts, my plan failed. Inevitably, I caved each time, and ended up eating at least one more.

Each one of the Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts contains 170 calories, with 12 grams total fat. There are also five mg of cholesterol, 0 grams of dietary fiber, nine grams of sugars, eight grams of added sugars and one gram of protein in each of these delicious chocolate orbs.

Flavor

When it comes to flavor, the Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts score very high. The chocolate coating on these donuts marries well with the yellow cake center, and they don't taste too sweet.

Every time I've eaten one of these donuts, my taste buds seem to detect a faint suggestion of a citrus-like flavor. There are no citrus products included in the list of ingredients, but natural and artificial flavors are listed.

On a flavor scale of one through ten, I would give this product a rating of nine.

                                         

Packaging

Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts are packaged in an easy-to-open white and blue cardboard box, that features a see-through window.

Overall Rating

All things considered, Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts are a great alternative to Hostess Chocolate Donettes. Not only are the Entenmann's donuts just as tasty as Hostess Donettes, but they're considerably larger, and offer a very pleasing texture.

While I'll always enjoy eating Hostess Chocolate Donettes, I'm not sure which brand I'll choose if both brands are available while I'm grocery shopping. To be honest, I'll probably choose the Entenmann's Mini Rich Frosted Donuts.