The Best Vegan French Toast Recipe

Name: The Best Vegan French Toast Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 9 thick slices of your favorite bread (, gluten-free if needed (see note)); 2 cups dairy free milk; 2 tablespoons ground flax; 2 tablespoons almond flour; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; ½ teaspoon sea salt; Powdered sugar; Fresh fruit; Butter; Dairy-free whipped cream; Maple syrup

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This vegan French toast is hands down incredible. It's healthy, easy to make, goes well with many toppings and will be devoured by the entire family!

Three pieces of French toast topped with butter and berries piled up

I think I saw my husbands eyes roll back in his head when he first tried this recipe. He says it's JUST like the amazing one he had in Hawaii and has always wanted to go back for, and now he doesn't have to go! Shoot, I should have waited...

Ingredients

The big challenge of making French toast without eggs is getting a batter to give you the same result. You want it on the thicker side and able to coat the bread for that crisp outside and softer middle.

To get that, here is what I used for the mix:

Dairy free milk
Ground flax seed
Almond flour
Maple syrup
Vanilla
Cinnamon
Sea salt

This makes the perfect bread dip and cooks up amazing!

The perfect bread

The other part of the vegan french toast puzzle, is the bread. You want a bread that will give you that softer texture, nothing too firm.

I suggest using a loaf and not precut sandwich bread as it's usually cut too thin. Cutting the bread on the thicker side helps with the end texture.

If you need to be gluten-free, choose a softer gluten-free bread to get the same result.

How to Make Vegan French Toast from Scratch

This recipe is very similar to a traditional one, just with different ingredients. Here is what you do:

Mix the dip by whisking all ingredients together.
Cut the bread.
Dip in the mixture, leave it in for 5-10 seconds. You don't want it too long or it will absorb too much and get soggy.
Cook on a pan.
Serve with topping options!

Topping ideas

The best thing about French toast is all the things you can put on it! Here are some of our favorites:

Strawberries
Blueberries
Bananas
Peaches
Butter
Maple syrup
Fruit compote (try this blackberry compote recipe)
Chocolate chips
Nuts
Seeds
Homemade Nutella
Vegan Granola
Easy vegan caramel sauce
Whipped cream (try this homemade vegan coco whip)

Maple syrup being poured onto a pile of French toast and berries

Serving suggestions

Here are some other breakfast recipes you can serve this vegan french toast with to make a big breakfast feast!

Common Questions

What is vegan french toast

It's simply French toast that uses an alternative to the eggs and milk to make it.

How long should you soak French toast?

Because vegan French toast doesn't use eggs, it won't cook up like regular French toast does. So you want to soak it just enough to absorb the liquid, but not so long it gets soggy. If your bread is soft, about 5 seconds, if it's on the drier side then closer to 10.

What is the best temperature to cook French toast?

I cook it at a medium heat so the outside doesn't burn before the inside cooks.

How do you make French toast not soggy?

You want to make sure you aren't soaking it too long. Also, you want to cook it on medium heat to allow the inside to cook as well. If the heat is too high then the outside will get burned before the inside cooks.