Start your day with some amazing almond milk French toast! It is delicious, thick, and has a perfectly crisp exterior. Naturally dairy-free and vegan, it is ready in 30 minutes.
This incredible almond milk French toast is an excellent alternative for those who can’t have dairy! They are tasty, fluffy, and have all the flavors and textures of regular ones.
I especially love serving it with a generous drizzle of maple syrup or some homemade vegan sausage patties if I am craving something savory.
💚Why you will love this recipe
- Is perfectly crispy on the outside and moist on the inside
- Allergen friendly and is dairy-free, eggless, and vegan
- Simple to prepare and can be made in 30 minutes
- Freezable, making it great for meal prep!
🍞The best bread to use for French toast
I highly recommend going for sturdier, thicker slices of bread like brioche, rye, sourdough, or challah, as they can withstand soaking and frying without falling apart. Baguette is another great choice, but you will yield more slices of French toast due to its smaller size.
If all you have is the plain sandwich bread, you can use that too! Opt for thicker slices (or you could buy the loaf whole and slice it at home) as they are much sturdier. I would also suggest soaking them for shorter periods as they tend to get soggy quickly.
Whichever bread you choose to use in the end, it is crucial to use stale bread that is at least 1-2 days old. They soak up the custard better than fresh bread and are less likely to break apart while cooking.
🥛What you will need
📃Ingredients notes and substitutions
- Bread - Sturdier bread like brioche, sourdough, rye, and challah works best, but plain sandwich bread can also be used.
- Almond milk - Other plant-based milk can be used in place like soy or oat milk.
- Kala namak (black salt) - gives French toast the eggy flavor. It can be substituted with regular salt.
🔪How to make
In a shallow bowl or deep plate, place all ingredients needed for the custard mixture and mix well.
Heat some vegan butter or oil in a non-stick pan over medium-high. While heating your pan, dip the bread in the mixture for about 10 seconds on both sides.
Place your soaked bread into the pan, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. You might need to adjust the heat if your French toast is browning too quickly.
Repeat for the remaining bread, and your almond milk French toast is ready to be served!
✔Helpful tips
- To make gluten-free French toast, opt for gluten-free bread.
- The quickest way to dry fresh bread is by toasting it in the oven at 140C/280F for around 10 minutes. Or, if you plan to make your French toast the following morning, you can place slices of bread on a baking sheet in one layer and leave it out overnight.
- Avoid soaking your bread in the custard mixture for too long to prevent soggy French toast. Around 10 seconds on each side will be sufficient. Cut back on the soaking time if you use sandwich bread as they are more fragile.
- It is highly recommended that you use a good non-stick pan for cooking the bread to prevent them from sticking to the pan.
- To keep your almond milk French toast warm while others are cooking, place them in a slightly warmed oven around 200F/90C.
- Get creative and add whatever flavorings or spices sound good to you! I sometimes love adding a small pinch of nutmeg or pumpkin spice.
🥜How to serve
- The classic maple syrup with a cube of butter
- Chocolate syrup, whipped cream, powdered sugar
- Nut butter of choice - peanut butter and coconut almond butter are my go-to!
- Sweet hummus like cookie dough hummus or dark chocolate hummus
- Savory stuff - silken tofu scramble, seitan bacon, tofu ricotta cheese, or even vegan bologna
❄Storing suggestions
Storing - French toast can be refrigerated in a zip-top bag or sealed container for 4-5 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Reheating - You can either reheat it in a toaster or in an oven preheated to 200C/400F for 2-4 minutes on each side. You could also heat them in the microwave, but they might turn out to be slightly soggy.
❔Commonly asked questions
There are a few reasons why your French toast might turn out to be soggy -
First of all, your bread might still be fresh or relatively fresh. They are still soft and tend to turn soggy after soaking in the custard mixture. You might also have oversoaked your bread, causing them to absorb too much of the mixture.
Thin and flimsy bread like sandwich bread might also yield soggy French toast, especially if they are soaked for too long.
Lastly, you might have cooked them in a pan that is too hot, causing the outsides to brown too quickly. As the inside is not cooked enough, it will still be soggy.
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📖 Recipe
Almond Milk French Toast
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6-8 slices thick bread ideally slightly stale*
For the custard mixture
- 1 cup almond milk or another kind of milk
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or other liquid sweetener of choice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- small pinch of black salt aka kala namak (or regular salt)
Instructions
- In a shallow plate, mix together all ingredients needed to make the custard mixture.
- Heat up some vegan butter or oil in a pan over medium. In the meantime, dip a slice of bread in the mixture for around 10 seconds on both sides.
- Place soaked bread into the pan, and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown. Gently flip it over, and cook for another 2-3 minutes on the other side.
- Repeat until the custard is all used up. Serve and enjoy your vegan French toast however you like!
Notes
- To make gluten-free French toast, opt for gluten-free bread.
- The quickest way to dry fresh bread is by toasting it in the oven at 140C/280F for around 10 minutes. Or, if you plan to make your French toast the following morning, you can place slices of bread on a baking sheet and leave it out overnight.
- To keep your almond milk French toast warm while others are cooking, place them in a slightly warmed oven around 200F/90C.
Nutrition
Nutrition info calculated is just a rough estimate and is provided as a courtesy. Bear in mind that value will vary based on variables like specific brand or type of product used. To obtain the most accurate representation, it is highly recommended that you calculate it on your own with the actual amount and type of ingredient used.
ACC
Would other plant milks like soy or oat milk work as well as the among flour?
Meesha
Yes, other plant-based milk will work. 🙂
Juliette
You might want to fix the recipe portion, you have black salt called by the name garam masala which is curry. Thanks!
Meesha
I am sorry, I meaant to put 'kala namak'!😅
Michelle
Anything I could use in place of the corn starch?
Meesha
You can use potato starch or arrowroot starch in place! 😁
Tracy
You have garam masala aka black salt. Are they interchangeable? I thought garam masala has more spices than salt. Thank you!
Meesha
I am sorry, I meant to put 'kala namak'! 😅