Finally I got a new breakfast recipe for you guys! As you probably already noticed, I’m not a huge breakfast person. I love vegan pancakes or tofu scramble once in a while, but mostly I’m super happy with my green smoothie or overnight oats with fresh fruits and chia seeds. But last Sunday, we had time for a fancier breakfast, so we made French toast without milk and eggs and it was so yummy!!
Although the traditional recipe calls for eggs, milk or cream, it’s super easy to make vegan French toast. I think it’s actually even easier than making French toast with eggs. You only need three main ingredients: almond milk (or other plant-based milk), one mashed banana, and of course bread. I also used some cinnamon, vanilla extract, and topped it off with agave. It’s also great with maple syrup.
I actually haven’t had French toast in for like eeeever! My grandma always made it for me when I was a little kid and I just loved it. The other week, we talked about old recipes and how you sometimes just kinda forget about some of them although they were pretty good. For example, Flo and I used to make a cheesy casserole with peas for some time (of course vegan), but nobody can remember the exact recipe anymore and we just forgot about it. Isn’t that so weird? We were totally crazy about it and then all of a sudden we got a new favorite recipe, which we made once or twice a week until we found something else.
I’ll stay at my parent’s this weekend, so I can go over to my grandma’s and ask her for her recipe and see if I can make a vegan version of it. I think she kinda made a crunchy French toast with bread crumbs and butter. At least that’s how I remember it.
I’m so excited for the weekend. I haven’t seen my parents in a while and they’re getting a new puppy tomorrow. She’s only nine weeks old and she’s soooo cute. They already got everything ready for her and bought tons of toys and stuff. I hope she won’t miss her little siblings and will adjust quickly. Haha! It kinda feels like adopting a baby. Everyone is just so excited to finally be able to pick her up and take her home!
Well, back to the vegan French toast. All you have to do is cut the bread into slices, mash the banana with a fork, and add the almond milk together with the cinnamon and the vanilla extract. Then dip each slice of bread into the banana almond milk mixture for about 10 to 15 seconds. In a large pan, heat some coconut oil over medium heat and cook each side until golden. For me, this took about 3-4 minutes on each side.
We enjoyed this vegan French toast together with homemade coconut cream, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries and it was sooo good. Plus it was ready in just minutes! Oh, and don’t forget to top it off with some extra cinnamon. I can never get enough of it! And its smell!! Double yum!!
Let me know if you give this French toast without milk and eggs a try! As always, I love hearing from you and see your Vegan Heaven creations on Instagram.
Hope you all have a great weekend. I can’t believe it’s already Thursday!!
Sina, xx
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 1 banana
- 1 cup almond milk or other plant-based milk
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 slices bread
- coconut oil
- 1/2 can very thick coconut milk (full fat) (chill in the fridge overnight)
- strawberries
- raspberries
- blueberries
Ingredients
For the vegan French toast:
For the topping:
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- Chill your coconut cream in the fridge overnight (make sure not to shake it so the cream and the liquid keeps separate).
- Mash the banana with a fork in a shallow bowl and add the almond milk together with the cinnamon and the vanilla extract.
- Then dip each slice of bread into the banana almond milk mixture for about 10 to 15 seconds. In a large pan, heat some coconut oil over medium heat and cook each side until golden. For me, this took about 3-4 minutes on each side.
- Make the coconut cream: Place the hardened cream in a mixing bowl. Beat for 30 seconds with a mixer or until creamy. If you like you can add some agave or a sweetener of your choice.
- Serve the vegan French toast with the coconut cream and the berries.
I love this trick with the mashed banana instead of egg. And the topping with the coconut milk sounds so good!
Thanks, Amanda! So glad you like it. :-) Yeah, using bananas instead of eggs is so easy. It also works for baking.
As long as you have some GREAT bread, French Toast veganized can be done! So good! Load on the syrup for me!
Totally agree with you, Rebecca! :-)
I’m not the biggest breakfast person either, but I am a huge fan of breakfast for dinner! Like this, this would be a scrumptious sweet dinner :) I love that you used banana in there, i’ve seen coconut milk and flax egg recipe and the like, but a fruity version like this is always my preference! And like i said, I love the pics, that drizzle shot is perfect! Enjoy you time with the new puppy, that sounds like a lovely way to spend a weekend :)
Breakfast for dinner sounds like a great idea, Natalie! I used to love eating rice pudding for dinner, but I haven’t done this in for like ever. It’s about time to change this I guess. ;-) And yes, it really was a great weekend. She’s so cute!
It’s gorgeous! I love french toast. Must try this one!
Thanks, Jenn! :-)
I am a total french toast fanatic and this sounds and looks wonderful. I love your photos!
Thanks, Mel!
Vegan French toast is actually better than the dense, eggy French toast of my past. This looks delicious, Sina! I can’t wait to see pictures of the puppy!!
Totally agree with that, Linda! And it’s also much easier to make. :-)
That looks delicious, I have to try it. Stumbled, pinned and yummed.
Thanks so much for sharing, Jacequeline! :-)
vegan heaven indeed! Pinned :-)
So glad you like it, Aimee. Thanks for sharing! :-)
What a great idea for adding the banana! I also love the extra bit of cinnamon ;) This looks so delicious! Hope you had some fun puppy time, too!
I haven’t heard of using a banana before but I love it. we are always looking for alternatives for my son. He’s 2 and is allergic to a lot of foods including cows’ milk and eggs. We will be trying this soon :)