How to make the BEST Vegan French Toast! So easy to make in just 10 minutes, using everyday ingredients. You won’t miss the eggs at all in this delicious weekend morning breakfast. A secret ingredient makes these french toast incredibly crisp, thick and perfect!

vegan french toast on a plate with syrup on it.

French toast was one of the first meals I started making for myself as a kid. There wasn’t a lot of cooking or baking going on in my home growing up, in fact I lived on mostly convenience foods like canned spaghettios, ravioli and pop tarts. But we did make french toast a lot, especially on the weekends! It was easy, fast and simply delicious. 

I had never made a vegan version of french toast before testing this recipe. Honestly, I was quite doubtful it would work, or be delicious enough to even post here. I have seen recipes for vegan french toast before, but I really couldn’t see how they could possibly taste as good as the nostalgic breakfast of my childhood.

Well, I was SO wrong! My family and I were SHOCKED at how good this vegan french toast tasted, and we ate the first batch up in about 5 minutes flat. Creamy on the inside (but NOT soggy at all), crispy on the outside, with hints of cinnamon and vanilla. The perfect french toast, period, and SO darn easy to make!!

stack of vegan french toast on a plate with butter, powdered sugar and syrup.

How can I make Vegan French Toast without eggs?

The secret ingredient in my french toast recipe is so common I’m sure you have it in your pantry right now: Cornstarch. It’s perfect for getting that crisp exterior, and works like a charm as the bread cooks in the pan.

Without eggs, your batter for vegan french toast includes these ingredients: Soy milk (or any other non-dairy milk), cornstarch, ground flaxseeds (just a teaspoon, to help thicken the batter), 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (trust me), maple syrup, cinnamon and vanilla.

How do you make vegan french toast?

It’s as easy or easier than the original! Whisk all the batter ingredients in a shallow bowl, large enough to hold a piece of bread. 

ingredients for vegan french toast being mixed in a small bowl.

Heat a little vegan butter or oil in a frying pan. Right before dipping the bread in the batter, whisk the mixture again (cornstarch will settle to the bottom.) Dip a piece of bread in the batter, on both sides, and soak for about 10 seconds. 

thick bread being soaked in the batter for vegan french toast.

Add the bread to the pan, and cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side, until golden brown and crispy. Repeat with all remaining bread and batter, then serve immediately with maple syrup, powdered sugar and fresh fruit, if desired. 

vegan french toast being cooked in a pan.

What kind of bread is best for french toast?

I used a quality loaf of ciabatta that was 1 day old. It was perfect. I wouldn’t recommend using soft sandwich bread, or your french toast runs the risk of being soggy. Thicker sliced bread works best, that is quite dry, such as french bread, sourdough or even a day old baguette. Smaller bread is fine, you will just have more french toast!

stack of vegan french toast with orange juice in background

I hope you enjoy this Vegan French Toast!!

Want more vegan breakfast recipes? Check any of these out:

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Vegan French Toast

How to make the BEST Vegan French Toast! So easy to make in just 10 minutes, using everyday ingredients. You won't miss the eggs at all in this delicious weekend morning breakfast. A secret ingredient makes these french toast incredibly crisp, thick and perfect!
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Total: 10 minutes
Servings: 3 people

Ingredients 
 

  • 1 cup unsweetened soy milk (or other non-dairy milk)
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon ground flaxseeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6-8 slices thick sliced quality bread, such as ciabatta or french
  • 2-3 tablespoons vegan butter or coconut oil for frying
  • For serving: maple syrup, powdered sugar, or fresh fruit

Instructions 

  • In a shallow bowl, wide enough to hold a piece of bread, whisk together the soy milk, cornstarch, ground flaxseeds, baking powder, cinnamon, maple syrup and vanilla.
  • Add a little bit of vegan butter/coconut oil to a pan over medium-high heat and melt. Whisk the batter again right before dipping bread, as the cornstarch will settle to the bottom of the bowl. 
  • Dip each side of the bread in the batter and let soak for about 10 seconds, then add the bread to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Add more vegan butter/oil to the pan as needed in between pieces of bread. 
  • Serve with maple syrup, powdered sugar and fresh fruit, if desired. 

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Notes

  1. May use any kind of non-dairy milk, such as soy, coconut, almond, cashew or oat milk.
  2. For gluten free vegan french toast, use gluten free bread.
  3. This recipe does not freeze well, and is best served fresh. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 648mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 524IU | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Author: Nora Taylor
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Comments

  1. I haven’t made french toast in a while because I always fail at it but I finally found this recipe and decided to try it out. I cooked them at a really low flame for a long time and they came out perfect. Thanks!

  2. Delicious  Vegan French Toast recipe. Quick and easy ingredients that one finds in their cupboard.  Served with sliced bananas. We felt we were out for brunch instead of at home. 
    Thank you for your recipe Nora. 

  3. My husband and both young children say this is the best French toast they’ve ever had! Thanks! 

  4. Wonderful French toast! It came together with very little effort and doesn’t disappoint with the flavor and texture.  It has the interior custardy texture I miss about “real” French toast. I am also quite pleased that this recipe doesn’t include bananas. Although I love bananas, I don’t want them in every breakfast sweet.  Thanks for the great recipe! We will make this again!

  5. Fabulous French toast! We made this today for Father’s Day for my husband and it was a hit. Tastes better than traditional French toast. So happy to have this vegan option as I love French toast! Thank you Nora!

  6. I made this today for Father’s Day.  First time making vegan French toast.  It is delicious.  Lightly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.  Absolutely will use this as my go-to for French toast!!!
    P.s.  I also made your chocolate layer cake for later.  Can’t wait to dig into that baby.  🙂

  7. This was so good and easy, I like it better than the traditional French toast.  I am pretty new to eating plant based.  I am so thankful to all of you who post your recipes for newbies like me to try.  I already saved this to my favorite recipes.  My son who is not following the plant based way of eating really enjoyed them too.  I need to check out more of your recipes.

    1. I’m so glad you enjoyed them!! We love them in our house. I hope you find some more recipes you like!!

  8. Delicious. Will be making it again. Have tried your chocolate cake, too. It was divine.  Will try your burger patties next. 🙂 Thanks, Nora!

  9. I love French toast, but because my kids can’t have eggs I’ve not figured out a way to make it. I’m so happy to have found this recipe. Can’t wait to try!

  10. I was so cautiously optimistic when making this the first time. My family was blown away, hands down the best french toast I’ve ever had, vegan or not. We gobbled it down and I’ve made it twice since then. Seriously tastes like restaurant level french toast! We use Challah bread and doubled the recipe. 

  11. My husband made me this for our Mother’s Day breakfast today. It was so good! He couldn’t find cinnamon so subbed in pumpkin spice. My 7 year old ate 3 pieces! We’ll definitely be adding a his to our weekend  breakfast rotation. 

  12. Phenomenal French Toast! I made some from this recipe and some Just Egg French Toast the same morning. I asked the family to tell me which was better. They said they both tasted the same and both were awesome. I thought that Nora’s recipe was better!… As good as this is, I don’t know how often I’m actually going to prepare this. It’s kind of a pain trying to pump out French Toast all morning for a big, hungry family. Especially when you’re multitasking. I may try, as an experiment, making it the night before and reheating (in the oven?) in the morning. Guessing it won’t be nearly as good. Please let me know if you have any related tips. Thank you!

    1. I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, and your family as well! I know what you mean about a big hungry family, I usually cook for 6. I have a large electric skillet that I love to use for french toast and pancakes, because I can cook so many at once! I highly recommend it for a large family. 🙂 I don’t think it would be nearly as good when made the night before.

  13. I’m so glad I found this recipe! I tried it yesterday, subbed flaxseed for chia which I ground to a kind of meal in my pestle and mortar. I didn’t have cornstarch so used plain all purpose flour (cornstarch is on the shopping list), but it turned out absolutely perfect! I served it with lots of chopped fruit, couple of tablespoons of soya yogurt and a little more maple syrup. My boyfriend and I absolutely loved it! Looking forward to making it again and maybe playing with it to make a savoury version.
    Thank you for posting this!

    1. This was delicious. The only thing I would do a little differently next time would be to scale back a tad on the cinnamon but that’s just personal preference, otherwise it was great. Thank you so much for this recipe.

  14. THIS IS THE BEST VEGAN FRENCH TOAST EVER!!!!
    I’ve been vegan for over 7 years and I have never been able to find a vegan French toast recipe I liked…until today (because today I tried this recipe!)
    My 4 year agrees, and my picky eater 7 year old cannot get enough! Finding this recipe was like discovering So Delicious nondairy ice cream (the salted Carmel kind!), delicious and satisfying!

  15. I was thinking about making French toast using just egg, but I think I’ll try this one first. It reminds me of the vegan French today we made 30 years ago, just a little different. Thanks for all your great recipes. They help me get out of my ruts.

  16. I had very low expectations when trying this recipe. I’ve been disappointed so many times by other french toast recipes. Oh. My. Gosh! This French toast was AMAZING! Thank you so much for this stellar recipe. We will be making this again and again and again.

      1. I had very low expectations when trying this recipe. I’ve been disappointed so many times by other french toast recipes. Oh. My. Gosh! This French toast was AMAZING! Thank you so much for this stellar recipe. We will be making this again and again and again.

    1. If you have tapioca starch or potato starch, that would work. If not just sub more ground flaxseed, it works quite well.

  17. This recipe is amazing and super simple! I added ground cloves to the mixture and extra cinnamon since I really love those flavors. Will be making again!

  18. I am not vegan at ALL, but my daughter is. She came to visit and I surprised her with a vegan version of french toast. The whole family thought it was awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!

  19. Used whole wheat bread (Coronacation substitute!) and was great! Since it is a lot thinner, I toasted it before dipping which helped it stay together a lot better, and used date syrup instead of maple

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