Dayv has always been a breakfast food kind of guy. When I first met him, he told me his favorite food(besides pizza) was french toast. Whenever we went out to a restaurant and he had the opportunity, he'd order french toast. I even made him his grandmother's "famous" french toast recipe for our first anniversary of dating. It was an entire loaf of bread, 4 eggs, 1/2 cup of milk, 6 tablespoons of sugar, and a dash of nutmeg. Looking back at the recipe now makes my stomach turn. Really, Grandmother, six tablespoons of sugar??
I have been making Dayv this vegan french toast recipe for a couple of months now, several days a week. He loves it. It is so simple to throw together since the ingredients are minimal and the measurements are super easy to remember. It tastes delicious, too. You know, even without 6 tablespoons of sugar.
French Toast
adapted from Babble Family Kitchen
makes approximately six slices, depending on bread thickness
6 slices of gluten-free bread
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tbsp ener-g egg replacer
1 tbsp maple syrup
pinch of cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
Earth Balance
In a bowl, whisk together almond milk and egg replacer. Add maple syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and whisk until completely combined.
In a skillet over medium heat, lightly coat with Earth Balance. Take a piece of bread and quickly submerge it in the mixture, making sure both sides are wet. Place the bread on the skillet. After about 3-4 minutes, or until the bottom side is lightly browned, flip. Cook for an addition 2-3 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from skillet. Repeat until all mixture has been used.
Top with additional Earth Balance, maple syrup, fruit, or whatever you desire! Enjoy!
I used to love french toast as a kid, except in England we call it Eggy Bread, and we don't add any sugar or spices - just eggs, milk and salt.
ReplyDeleteI haven't ever tried making vegan french toast. Probably because I don't eat bread.
But this looks absolutely scrumptious!
I wish you would make this for my breakfast several days a week :)
eggy bread is such a cute name! i was actually never a fan of french toast, but it's crazy how much dayv loves it!
Deleteand, i would love to make you vegan french toast. one day ;)
I was neer fan of fresh toast mainly because of the smell of egg in it. Vegan will definitely taste better :)
ReplyDeletechinmayie- this french toast smells and tastes delicious, so you will definitely like it more ;)
DeleteJustin pretty much subsided on pizza, salad wraps and frozen fries before he met me; although his specialty was asian stir fry - I love breakfast for dinner, yours looks so good!
ReplyDeletedayv eats this for dinner ALL THE TIME! he loves brinner ;)
Delete*slurping* Man, your gf/vegan bread always looks sooooo good. French toast is an fav of mine--it's what I used to always order when I went to Denny's when younger {groooosssss, I cannot even imagine going to Denny's these days}... But why would I ever need to when I have this Caitlin recipe? :)
ReplyDeletei don't think i've EVER been to denny's! but now you have this caitlin recipe to suite your vegan french toast cravings ;)
DeleteGood, because you aren't missing out!!
DeleteAwe, my family called French Toast eggy breads too. *hehe* One I was little, my granny would give me two pieces of bread and cookie cutters. I would cut my bread into fun shapes and then she would dip the bread in the egg batter and fry them up for me. Egg breads were my favourite! A great childhood memory :) This vegan version looks excellent! I would much prefer an eggless version now-a-days. But I still like the thought of cutting the bread into fun shapes. *hehe*
ReplyDeletei love the idea of fun shapes, too! i always loved when my mom had me "help" her in the kitchen when i was little.
DeleteLove this healthy and delicious breakfast recipe...Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletethanks myfudo! and you are welcome!
DeleteI love french toast - its one of the few options I can still order when I go out to a restaurant for breakfast! I hate when it tastes eggy though, or worse - when its served with an eggy crust around it! So I would love to learn a good vegan recipe like yours so that I can make my own french toast!
ReplyDeletei can imagine NOT liking "eggy" french toast. that sounds disgusting(although i find eggs to be absolutely foul). i think this recipe would definitely be right up your alley ;)
Deletei love these gf bread toasts:) you know what will catch my eye before anything..:) a good bread! i think the perfectly made french toasts are making those look even more appealing:) i'd love me all of those with a load of warm maple!
ReplyDeletewe usually end up eating the savory version with chickpea flour coz hubbs craves salt in the morning.. i do too, but i love me a good balance of sweet every other day!
ooo- that savory version with chickpea flour sounds delicious. but, you know i'm a sucker for chickpea flour ;)
Deleteand you ARE the pro on a good vegan bread. that much i know for sure ;)
Yummy! I love French toast too!! That platter looks DELICIOUS! And that's a lovely picture.
ReplyDeletethank you SO MUCH, bianca <3
DeleteThe egg taste of French toast always ruined it for me. It never occurred to me to make it without egg. Maybe I will give it a try.
ReplyDeletetry it, lora!
DeleteI love french toast!!! and, whitout eggs, I adore french toast!!!
ReplyDeletei love your enthusiasm!
DeleteSIX TABLESPOONS OF SUGAR!?!??!!!? Did Grandmother forget you top your french toast with liquid sugar, too? Anyhow, this looks delicious - I usually make mine with flax eggs, but I'm going to try Ener-G next! Also, what kind of V/GF bread do you use?
ReplyDeleteyeah, i think grandmother was a lover of sugar. she prob had diabetes, too..haha.
Deletei use ener-g gluten-free tapioca bread. it's texture isn't very good on it's own, but i only use it for things like french toast or grilled cheese.
Yum! French toast sounds so good right now - if only I had some bread. :P
ReplyDeleteYour recipe looks great!
thank you, willow!
Deletewow! looks so good - great recipe!
ReplyDeletewhy thank you, vegan ;)
DeleteFrench toast = made of win!
ReplyDeleteheck yes, joey!
DeleteJust wondering what type of gluten free bread you use? It looks like "real" bread... lol
ReplyDeletehi leanne! i use ener-g brand gluten-free bread. dayv's favorites are the brown rice and white rice versions. i get it at whole foods.
Deleteim a newbie to veganism but this looks amazin ann i want to try (i too hate when you can taste egg on the non vegan variety), is Earth Balance a spice - or am i just bein dim
ReplyDeletehi october! love your name <3 earth balance is a vegan butter spread. you can find it in the dairy section of most grocery stores.
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