Can you make French toast with almond milk?
Since my extra fluffy dairy free pancakes have been such a hit, I figured it was time to show you how to make my other favorite sweet breakfast recipe: dairy free French toast.
It’s been a favorite of mine since I was a kid, and I had never actually made it myself until recently. Partially because I would get it at restaurants and partially because we never seemed to have the right kind of bread in the pantry.
When my in-laws were visiting recently, we decided to try out a dairy free version of French toast and it turned out just right, so I obviously had to do a little more testing to make sure it was perfect before sharing the recipe.
→ If you like this recipe, you should try these: lemon blueberry pancakes / million dollar bacon / scrambled eggs without milk.
more dairy free breakfast recipes: asparagus bacon quiche / healthy morning glory muffins / apple cinnamon oatmeal / breakfast pizza
Ingredient notes:
- Dairy free milk – You can use whatever dairy free milk you have at home, but I prefer to use oat or almond milk – just make sure that it’s unsweetened and plain. If you need to use sweetened, you can leave our the sugar in the recipe.
- Egg – Eggs are so important for french toast. You can’t get a good custard base without the eggs. Although, you could potentially sub a flax or chia egg if you want to make this vegan, but I haven’t tried this myself.
- Texas toast – Using texas toast really makes your french toast better, you can of course use regular bread if you prefer, but the thickness of Texas toast helps prevent your French toast from getting soggy. A good sourdough bread also works great for French toast. If you want to make this gluten free, try some gluten free Texas toast.
- Sugar – Avoiding refined sugar? Try substituting honey or maple syrup instead of sugar.
Making changes to a recipe can result in recipe failure. Any substitutions listed are simple changes that I believe will work in this recipe, but results are not guaranteed.
Why is my French toast soggy in the middle?
This has always been my number one complaint about no milk French toast. You can easily avoid this by doing a few simple things:
- Don’t over soak your bread. Make sure you only leave your bread in the egg-milk soak long enough to coat it. Don’t let it sit in there while you wait for the pan to be ready. This should be a quick 1 – 2 second soak and that’s it.
- Use thicker bread. I prefer to use a Texas style toast because it’s the thickest I can find that’s also dairy free, but you could easily choose a loaf that you could slice yourself and give yourself the extra thickness.
- Bake your French toast after cooking it on the griddle. Place the cooked dairy free French toast on a cookie sheet and bake for about 15 minutes at 400˚F. This is totally optional, but it will ensure that your dairy free French toast isn’t soggy and everything will be the same temperature when serving. I don’t normally bother wit this step, but you’re serving guests or make to ensure you don’t have soggy centers, this step is a must.
More dairy free breakfast recipes:
Dairy Free French Toast
Ingredients
- 12 slices Texas toast
- 3/4 cup dairy free milk, unsweetened, plain
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon sugar, or sweetener of choice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
Instructions
- Mix your egg-milk soak. In a large bowl, whisk your milk, eggs, vanilla extract sugar and salt until smooth. If desired, add a sprinkle of cinnamon or nutmeg.
- Dip your bread. Dip each slice of toast into the egg mixture until both sides are evenly coated (about 1 – 2 seconds per side). To avoid soggy French toast, don't let the bread sit in the milk mixture for too long.
- Toast your soaked bread. Heat a large skillet or griddle to medium. Cook your French toast until each side is golden brown.
- Bake it in the oven (optional). Transfer your French toast slices to a cookie sheet and bake them for about 10 minutes in a 400˚F oven.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is a nice recipe! It was easy to to put together and simple instructions to follow. I added cinnamon & nutmeg to the recipe and margarin to the griddle. I used a loaf of Sara Lee Texas Toast. It all cooked up nicely an was enjoyed by all.
Writing this down for a friend of mine. Her baby (my niece) is allergic to cow milk and she is in need of good recipes for her.💜
This is the best French toast I have ever had!! I’ve made the recipe multiple times for my family now and know it will be a staple in our household. I use local sourdough bread and it’s delicious. Thank you Melissa so much for this dairy free recipe!
Thank you so much! I’m really happy to hear that you liked it 🙂