No eggs? No problem. This easy Vegan French Toast is delicious made with almond milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, maple, nutritional yeast, and a little flour.
The first year Jack and I were together, he was working in Austin while I was finishing college in Chicago. He’d come visit me nearly once a month. It feels like such long time ago now (11 years, yikes)… many of those early memories are fuzzy, but a few stand out.
Friday nights, I would take the blue line to the airport to “pick him up” and we’d ride back to the city together. I was always late, he was always mad (or madly in love, ha).Â
Saturday mornings, we would head to the Pick Me Up Cafe where he would read The Onion in print (back then I think they only distributed it in Chicago), and I would eat vegan French toast. He’d read me funny headlines and I would ramble on about how this French toast couldn’t possibly be vegan. It was that good.
This one is close, or maybe better. Even Jack was surprised it didn’t have eggs. I used vanilla Almond Breeze almond milk, millet flour, nutritional yeast, (which seems strange, but it gives it that eggy essence), cinnamon, nutmeg, and lots of maple syrup. I loved it with chewy ciabatta bread, but this vegan French toast would also be gluten-free if you sub in gluten-free bread.
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Vegan French Toast
- 6 slices day-old ciabatta bread, sliced about ¾-inch thick*
- 1 cup Almond Breeze Almond Milk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup, plus more for serving
- 2 tablespoons millet flour (or spelt or whole wheat)
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast**
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- tiny pinch of salt
- coconut oil, for the pan
- Powdered sugar
- Vegan butter
- Maple syrup
- Fresh fruit
- In a small bowl, whisk together the almond milk, maple syrup, flour, nutritional yeast, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Place the bread in a shallow dish (with sides) that holds all of the bread. Pour the mixture over the bread, then lift or flip the bread over to make sure both sides are evenly coated.
- Heat a drizzle of coconut oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add the bread slices and cook for a few minutes per side, until golden brown.
- Serve with powdered sugar, a dab of vegan butter, maple syrup, and fresh fruit.
*nutritional yeast is not the same as baking yeast. Look for yellow nutritional yeast flakes in the bulk bins of your health food store.
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Wow!! Amazingly good!!
So glad you loved it, Rachel!
I’m anaphalaxis to nuts. Would oat milk work as a substitute for the almond milk? I think I’m going to try it anyway 🙂
yep! Oat milk will work great.
I just received Love & Lemons Every Day book. I was surprised that the recipes do not have nutritional information. Is this information available?
Hi Janice, we don’t calculate nutrition facts for our recipes unfortunately, so the best way to get an estimate is to use an online nutrition calculator. I hope you enjoy the book!
This is my go-to French toast recipe! Today was coconut whipped cream, fresh berries, and basil. Delicious and cruelty-free!
Hi Ali, I’m so glad you love the vegan French toast! Those toppings sound delish. 🙂
Made it exactly like the recipe. Tasted AWESOME! Both my children who are not vegans loved it. Tried some with the maple syrup and fruit and the other with just fruit and the powdered sugar. Next time I may try with some vegan whipped cream and just fruit. You can’t go wrong with this recipe. Thank you.
Hi Ebby, I’m so glad it was a hit!
I would make this again but without the nutritional yeast: the yeast is a cheesey savoury flavour which dosnt match the sweetness of this dish
This is the easiest vegan french toast recipe i have encountered. My daughter loves it. Thank you!
Wondering if anyone used a substitute for nutritional yeast and if it cam out good?
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What is the purpose of the nutritional yeast ?
Can I omit it ?
Just made this topped with some powdered sugar and raspberries! Looks and tastes like I’m at a restaurant. The husband and my 2 year old LOVED it as well.
Delish!
Could I use coconut flour instead of millet flour?
Hi Sonja, I haven’t tried, so I don’t know how different it would be.
Coconut flour is the most hydrophilic flour I’ve ever used. You may need to halve the amount given in the recipe to prevent the batter turning into sludge.
Oh my gawd, this was good! Having it with some fresh fruits. I only cooked 2 breads, but now i think its not enough 🙂
I’m so glad you loved it 🙂
They ended up tasting good but they were really annoying to make because they were overly soggy and stuck to the pan (I dunked the bread in the mixture for a second on each side instead of the recommended 20). It was good though but I’m not sure I’d make this recipe again..
Want to make this french toast looks absolutely amazing but can’t find the calories or nutritional values anywhere. Can anyone help please?
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Don’t ever waste my time with your terrible recipes again. Stuck to the pan and didn’t even coon thoroughly