This easy Egg Free French Toast is sweet and perfectly golden, just like the real deal! Paired with fruit and your favorite protein, this eggless and vegan French Toast makes a well-rounded weekend breakfast.
My husband was saying recently that French toast sounded good. However, our son is severely allergic to eggs, and can’t have traditional French toast. So I decided to set out to make a variety that he can enjoy with the rest of the family. This eggless French toast fits the bill!
I often use cornstarch in my breading recipes, because it crisps up so nicely. It’s also a great thickener in sauces, gravies, and eggless cheesecakes (I have egg free cheesecake recipes – see a few here!). It also helps keep cookies nice and soft! This made cornstarch seem like the perfect option to thicken up the egg free French Toast batter.
Looking for more sweet, egg free breakfast dishes? Check out my assortment of Eggless Pancakes and Waffles recipes below!
- Easy Egg Free Waffles
- Baked Cinnamon Donuts (Egg, Dairy, Nut Free)
- Classic Egg Free Pancakes
- Egg Free Apple Cinnamon Waffles
- Eggless Oatmeal Pancakes
- Egg Free Cornmeal Pancakes
- Apple Cinnamon Eggless Pancakes
A little bit of sugar sweetens up the batter, and I think further helps with the golden brown color. Cinnamon and a touch of vanilla extract also adds to the dessert-like flavor most expect with a classic French Toast.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when making this eggless French Toast, but I was happy with the results! I’ve made other egg free varieties in the past, but they never made it past the trial stage.
This Egg Free French Toast is allergy friendly:
- Egg Free
- Dairy Free, Vegan (substitute your favorite DF milk)
- Soy Free
- Peanut Free
- Tree Nut Free
- Gluten/Wheat Free (substitute your favorite GF bread)
- Top 8 Free (see above notes)
Egg Free French Toast
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk (or your favorite dairy-free milk)
- 6 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2-3 Tbsp butter or margarine
- 6-10 slices thick-sliced bread (number of slices will depend on bread thickness – I usually get around 8 thick slices, or 10 for standard sandwich bread)
Instructions
- Preheat griddle to 350F, or heat a pan over medium heat.
- In a large, flat bottomed bowl, whisk together cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, and 1 cup of the milk. Whisk until cornstarch is dissolved, scraping the bottom as necessary to prevent cornstarch from sticking.
- Once cornstarch is incorporated, stir in remaining milk and the vanilla. This will be the eggless French Toast batter.
- Melt 1-2 Tbsp butter on skillet.
- Dip one slice of bread into batter, and immediately flip to soak the other side. Do this step quickly (ie: don't allow to sit in the batter for too long), or your bread may become over-saturated. Immediately place battered bread onto skillet. Repeat with remaining slices.
- Cook each slice for 2-3 minutes on the first side, or until golden brown. Flip, and cook the other side for 2-4 minutes, or until golden brown (the first side seems to cook faster, since the griddle is freshly heated). Re-butter your skillet with each batch.
- Serve warm, with maple syrup and toppings of choice. We love ours with berries and whipped cream!
Notes
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Do we have to use cornstarch
Cornstarch is what gives this recipe the French Toast consistency. I haven’t tried an alternative to the cornstarch myself, but I know some use arrowroot starch in place of cornstarch in other recipes. It may be worth a try!
Very good! I used oat milk in place of cows milk, and everything else in your recipe. Turned out great! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
I’m so glad it worked out with oat milk! I haven’t tried that, so thank you for sharing how it turned out. 🙂
Can these be frozen?
Hello! I’ve never tried freezing our French Toast, but I think it would work out. After cooking, I’d try freezing in a single layer. Once frozen, seal the frozen French toast slices in an airtight baggie.