a declaration
March 16, 2011 Yes, it’s Wednesday [probably Thursday when you’re reading], but that doesn’t matter. I’m declaring this French Toast Week!! It started on Tuesday, with my French Toast Oats and continued today with Vegan English Muffin French Toast.
Yes, you can make vegan French toast! I’ve done it a number of times before and got the idea from the lovely Ashley at (never home)maker.
It works best with a sturdy English muffin. I used Ezekiel Sprouted English Muffins. They are SO delicious and I wanted to see if they hurt my stomach or not after consuming. About 14hrs later, and nothing yet. I know it doesn’t always correlate on the same day that you eat said food, but there was no quick reaction, like I sometimes get.
If you use bread, it may fall apart. However, if you use a non-stick pan you may be okay. I know when using my stainless pans, bread would not work at all for this recipe.
I put a little unrefined coconut oil in the pan and they crisped up really well with the banana-flax mixture they were coated with. Don’t skimp on the oil!
Even eaten plain, they are delicious!
But you know this girl has to have some toppings!
double chocolate chip cookie dough almond butter + coconut butter + toasted coconut + walnuts
And instead of adding maple syrup, I heated about 3/4c frozen cherries in a pan for about 5min. They created a delicious, fruit-juice sauce. No syrup needed!
Like I said, I’ve made similar versions before, but this was by far the best. You must try this out!
Crispy French Muffin Toast [serves 1 hungry stomach]
- 3 English muffin halves
- 1/2-1T unrefined coconut oil
- 1/2 banana
- 2T ground flax meal + 5T warm water
- 2T unsweetened almond milk
- 1t vanilla
- 1t cinnamon
Cherry Topping
- 3/4c frozen cherries [strawberries/blueberries/raspberries/blackberries would also work well]
- Whisk together ground flax meal + warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes.
- Heat a small pot over medium-low heat.
- When hot, add cherries about cook about 5min, stirring once in awhile.
- Heat a large pan over medium heat and add 1/2-1T coconut oil. [1T if using stainless steel pan]
- Mash banana in a bowl and mix in almond milk + cinnamon + vanilla.
- Add flax mixture into banana mixture and mix.
- Dip each English muffin into the mixture, on both sides. Make sure it’s thickly coated.
- Place each half in the pan and cook until golden brown. [time varies depending on pan type + oven type]
- Carefully flip and cook on the other side until golden brown. *If using a stainless pan you may want to add a bit more when you flip, so they don’t stick. I didn’t add any and only had a small amount of the coating stuck in the pan.
You are going to LOVE this!
*If you don’t like banana, sub 1/4c unsweetened applesauce.
*Like I mentioned in the directions, if using stainless steel pans, don’t forget to oil your pan or you still have major stickage problems!
*Add 1/4t almond extract if you want a nice almond kick!
Can’t wait for French Toast day THREE! I’m not sure if anything can top this though…we shall see!
Night!
Ashley
Recipes, banana, cherries, flaxseed meal, french toast
Reader Comments (69)
I've had a hankering for French toast. I know what I am making for breakfast this weekend!
I love this declaration. And this recipe. Have you ever tried banana + coconut milk mixture for french toast? It's delish.
OoOOOo I love this! It kind of reminds me of a vegan french toast i made when I started blogging except I used ezekiel bread and chia seeds 'egg'. looks different but still vegan :) this looks so yummy.
looks delish! too bad we don;t really have english muffins over here :s
I never DREAMED of vegan french toast, but I love this idea! does it have that eggy flavor, though? that's part of what i love so much!
True!
It's hard to find muffins over here (Belgium/Holland).
:(
oh boy, um ... heck yes!
muffin french toast...genius!
when i was growing up and then when i was pregnant, i swear i LIVED on english muffins...love them :)
My husband used to eat french toast english muffins for breakfast every single day before work!
Wow, this looks amazing! I have always wanted to try english muffins for french toast. I can imagine how delicious this recipe must be. Thanks for sharing girl!
I love french toast so I am all for french toast week:-)
I do love french toast! I always forget about making a sauce with fresh fruit - thanks for the reminder!
woah, this looks delightful. I hope your belly liked it and didn't hurt!
When I could eat bread, my husband would bring home brioche from the bakery he works at (he still works there AND we're BOTH gluten free now!) and it'd make sparks in your mouth it was so darn good.
I need to find some GF english muffins, now. Or make some -- that'd be even better!
They looked a bit like crab cakes. Hehehe. Put some green in there for St. Paddy's day dear!!!
You can never go wrong with French Toast anything! That mountain of goodness looks amazing!
ooh yum those cherries look so juicy!
great idea! i love english muffins and this looks killer :)
I love the idea of the hot cherries on top for "syrup". It looks fantastic!
I'm out of green things! Imagine that...not even a head of kale around here!
How many did he eat? :)
My favorite English muffins are Bay's Sourdough...they're so light and have the best nooks + crannies to fill up with butter or pnut butter! :)
You can make them if you're adventurous! :)
Nope! No eggy flavor. Still delicious, but I know what you mean. This is a great vegan substitute or great if you don't like eggs. :) If you just use 1 egg instead of the flax eggs, I'm sure it would work!
What about an Apple or Pear French Toast Casserole!? You could basically make your french toast in a casserole dish by baking it, but instead of adding the fruit toppings at the end, layer the bread with apples or pears!
I love the Ezekeil sprouted muffins and always have them in my freezer. Fourtunately I checked your blog while I was drinking coffee pre-breakfast and had everything on hand to make these little gems! Holy yum...you are right...this is awesome. For my toppings I used frozen cherries AND blueberries and heated them up and then used chopped walnuts. Best breakfast ever! Oh I should also mention that I didn't make it vegan and I just used 1 whole egg and it worked perfectly...I think I saw someone above wondering about that.
What a beautiful, beautiful meal!!
I've been wondering how a vegan french toast would work out! Looks delicious.
Those look super crisped up! Toppings make a meal that much better. I need to get some frozen cherry sometime, but I can totally do the same thing with frozen blueberries until then i'm sure.
Yay for french toast week!
Come make me breakfast. Overnight oats from the mini-fridge in our room just aren't cutting it.
So creative. I agree with Mama Pea....come on ova!
I have those exact muffins in my fridge right now! I think its a sign.. :)
What kind of juicer do you have and do you like it? Is it easy to clean? BTW love your food adventures!
I made (the other) ashley's vegan french toast with ezekiel english muffins in the past and fell in love. My sister loved them too! I like them simple with some earth balance and maple syrup but these toppings look amazing! Can't wait to hear about other french toast ideas...I grew up eating regular french toast throughout the week and since going vegan, it has been pretty much the only food I've missed (can you believe that!).
Hahaa...I will be right there with a hot plate of French toast!
Oh my gosh..I'm so excited that you tried it this morning!! And that you loved it. :) YAY!! I figured 1 egg would work...thanks for letting me know!
I have the compact Breville juicer. Just bought it last month on Amazong for $99. I love it!! I don't think it's hard to clean at all. If you're used to cleaning a blender or food processor it's similar. As long as you clean it right after juicing it's not hard at all. I would say it takes me about 3min to completely clean. I don't put any of it in the dishwasher, but I think some of the parts can go in. I would say the only knock on it is that when I put some veggies in the shoot, it sometimes spatters back a bit before you can get the tamper in. So I just keep a wet towel nearby. :)
I am a huge French toast lover, so I totally understand!! Another topping idea would be to just smear nut butter on 1 side of 2 of the halves and smoosh it all together! Yum :)
AH I know!! halfway through my black bean brownie breakfast I realized that I should have made french toast this morning!! We must be sending vibes to each other, only it didn't occur to me until later!! Yours looks delish though. I've never thought about doing it with English muffins!
Wow, looks delicious (don't I say that will ALL your recipes, though?). You seem to hit the backboard with everything you compose. Love how their vegan, and seem similar to your banana scrambles! I'd probably eat the rest of the banana/flax dipping sauce, too! :)
This almost looks like a dessert! French toast flavors never get old in my book!
This looks to die for! I must try my hand at vegan french toast. I love that you don't use syrup. I'm so not a syrup person. But a cherry on top I can do... :)
Your food always make me HUNGRY!!! :D
xoxo
Kathleen
I love french toast week! I always use the whole egg in my oatmeal breakfast bakes and such. I should try it without to see if I notice a difference!
Your gluten recap post really helped me, and reading that gluten sensitivity symptoms don't always happen right after makes even more sense to me. Hopefully you don't have too bad of a gluten-problem; it would be sad not to have such yummy french toast with hearty ezekiel english muffins. I love the idea of using warmed frozen cherries as a sauce. Gotta try that!
Have a lovely day!
xox
I tried using english muffins to make french toast a couple weeks ago (per your inspiration) and loved it!! These look amazing - the golden color is so pretty :) "Fresh toast week" is a definite success so far!
I like your declaration! I have made 3 casseroles in a row this week and am making another tonight.. so it's casserole week for me!
When you're done totally remodeling your new casa, can you please open a breakfast join? Pleaassseeee ;)
that french toast looks amazing! I'll have to try it!
Ohh yum!! Will you share if you had any reactions to the english muffin~ I have eliminatied gluten as well as was wondering if I have one of those if I would have a reaction.
Thank you,
Heather
Very creative, I love all things french toast!