Make perfect egg free French toast with this recipe! Crisp, comforting, and so delicious – you won’t feel like you’re missing out on anything with this easy breakfast.
French toast…can you make it without eggs? That’s a question that I get asked pretty regularly. And it took me awhile to investigate the answer, because I just have never loved French toast.
Is that odd? I’ve never loved the batter on the bread, or just the general egginess of it. All the more reason to come up with a recipe for egg free French toast, I suppose!
Well, I’m sorry that I took so long. I did come up with a recipe for vegan French toast without eggs, and I like it SO much better than the traditional recipe! It’s lighter, the crust is crisper, and it’s just all around more delicious.
You may wonder what to batter the bread with, if we aren’t using eggs. It’s actually really simple – just a mix of non-dairy milk, potato starch, cinnamon, and a dash of salt.
If potato starch won’t work for you, I think cornstarch or maybe even tapioca starch would work just as well. The starch is in the batter to provide that crispy crust that makes this eggless French toast so yummy!
A few tips to make this egg free French toast a success:
- make sure to oil your frying pan really well – use lots of vegan buttery spread
- use your spatula to move the bread around – if it sits too long in one spot, it will start to stick
- take your time – it takes a bit of time to get the crispy crust – about 4-5 minutes per side
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Egg Free French Toast (Vegan, Gluten Free).
The best egg free French toast! You won't feel like you're missing out with this allergy friendly breakfast recipe.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup non-dairy milk
- 1 Tablespoon potato starch
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch salt
- 5 slices bread
- 2 Tablespoons vegan buttery spread
Instructions
Place the non-dairy milk, potato starch, cinnamon, and salt in a shallow bowl and whisk together.
Place one tablespoon vegan buttery spread in a frying pan and melt over medium heat (5 or 6 on an electric stove).
Once the pan is hot and the buttery spread is sizzling, take a fork and dip a piece of bread into the batter, making sure the bread is coated on both sides. Place in the pan. Repeat, but don't crowd the pan.
Use your spatula to move the bread in the pan so it doesn't stick. After about 4-5 minutes, flip the bread. The French toast should be golden brown and crisp on both sides.
Repeat with remaining batter and bread. Top finished French toast with maple syrup, powdered sugar, or berries.
Recipe Notes
Serving size is one piece of French toast. You maybe able to make more or less slices depending on the size of your bread.
There are a lot of brands of bread that are egg free. If you are looking for egg free, gluten free bread, you may want to check out BFree or Schar brands.
Looking for more egg free breakfast recipes? Try these light and fluffy vegan pancakes, cinnamon sugar waffles, or banana blueberry baked oatmeal.
If you try this eggless French toast recipe, please let me know! Comment below or share on Instagram and tag me – @prettybeeblog.
This was amazing! I added some cinnamon and sugar mix on top while it was in the pan and some after as well and it tasted like heaven!!
Thank you so much for this recipe Kelly! French toast is something my daughter had really been missing since developing her egg and dairy allergy. This recipe is perfectly delicious and tastes like the real thing. We have made it several times already…love it!
Oh my gosh, thank you so much for coming up with this recipe! I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve been trying to come up with this for my son who has a very limited diet. I’m going to try it this weekend!!!
Deland Bakery (delandbakery.com) – the BEST wf gf cf df and yf bread there is! (well, it’s the only one I can eat)
What bread do you use?
This recipe will work well with many different breads. Some allergy friendly options to try are BFree and Schar. I don’t know what your allergens are, so you should call the companies to check!
This recipe is absolutely delicious!! I used cornstarch since I didn’t have potato starch, and added some extra cinnamon since I looovee cinnamon – but otherwise followed the recipe, and it turned out perfectly! Thank you, this will definitely be a repeat!
Tried this today for my daughter. It was great! We did not miss the egg at all. She has an egg allergy which limits our breakfast options. Thank you!
Yay! I’m so glad. Thank you for letting me know!
I made these this morning for my teenage son who believes there are “no foods” for him to eat. Well, was he surprised! And I have to admit, I held my breath well he ate them. He said they were good. And I got a “Thank You Mom” with a smile. Which can be hard for a hormonal 15 year old boy. So thank you Kelly, we now have a breakfast he can eat and like.
Yay! You made my day. I’m so happy this recipe was a hit. :)
Oh thank you. Just what I needed. :) It looks so crunchy and good. Can’t wait to try it. I also printed out the waffle and pancake recipes but notice you use spelt flour. If I can’t have spelt, could I substitute Bob’s Red Mill 1 &1? Or Namaste? Thanks for all you do to give us more options and less stress. I’m still so new to this and get stressed about it all.
Namaste may be too heavy, but Bob’s might be light enough. I have a GF pancake recipe here: https://theprettybee.com/gluten-free-vegan-chocolate-chip-banana-pancakes/
loved this altho it did set off my smoke detector which isn’t far away lol