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!
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!!
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.
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.
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.
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!
I hope you enjoy this Vegan French Toast!!
Want more vegan breakfast recipes? Check any of these out:
- Simple Vegan Pancakes
- Best Ever Vegan Waffles
- Tofu Scramble
- Easy Vegan Quiche
- Cinnamon Sugar Vegan Donuts
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Vegan French Toast
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
- May use any kind of non-dairy milk, such as soy, coconut, almond, cashew or oat milk.
- For gluten free vegan french toast, use gluten free bread.
- This recipe does not freeze well, and is best served fresh.Â
Delicious! As a child, french toast was a favorite of mine. Now as a vegan adult this is comfort food at its best. I made this for a vegetarian and he says it’s better than with eggs. Thank you for this recipe.
You’re welcome!
Are the flaxseeds for nutrition or? Not something I normally have on hand.
They thicken the mixture up, but if you don’t have them you could likely skip them and have it still work out.
I had just about given up on ever making vegan French Toast again! Every recipe I had tried had been soggy and mushy. But this one is perfection! Thank you so much! My whole family loved this and I’m so happy I finally get to make one of my favorite things for breakfast again! Seriously, it’s been YEARS!!!
I’m so happy to hear it! I know I grew up eating french toast and was so happy to create this recipe. Reminds me of my childhood. 🙂
Used gluten-free shar bread for myself and killer Dave’s white bread for my husband and daughter. It was a hit for everyone. Thank you!
I loved the recipe! I was just wondering around how many calories would one slice be? It says 400, but I am not sure if that is for 3 slices or just one.
The nutrition information is an estimate only. If you see under “servings” there are 3 servings in the recipe (again, an estimate depending on how much you eat), so that is probably 2-3 pieces of french toast. The calories will also depend on what bread you use and how thick it is sliced.
I missed my childhood french toast, but now I don’t. Thank you!
I’m so glad, thank you!
Really good. I don’t keep corn starch, so substituted 1/3 cup of Jere flour (low gluten flour). Seems to work well.
While using dry/stail bread/toast.
French toast was always my favorite,  but I haven’t had it since going vegan a few years ago. I’m SO happy that I found your recipe! It truly hit the spot. So so so good!
That’s so great!
Awesome recipe! A breakfast game changer!Â
YUM yum yum! I used arrowroot powder instead of cornstarch and also dust with some rice flour before cooking for extra crispiness.
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This was so delicious and easy to make!
I am new to the vegan lifestyle and we love French toast. This recipe knocks it out of the universe it’s so good. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO VERY MUCH???
You’re so welcome!!
I’ve legitimately made this like 3 times already just this week! Honestly it’s probably weird how much I love this recipe. I cut the recipe in half for just myself and it works out perfect. I mix it up with different kinds of plant based milk, sometimes pumpkin pie spice instead of cinnamon, different fruit toppings… but always deliciousÂ
That’s so great to hear! Thanks for the comment!
Wow this was amazing. I ran out of eggs and had a craving for french toast, did a quick google search and came across this recipe!!! I just had to leave a rating as a non-vegan to let you know how impressive this was, I will share this with my brother who is vegan! A few things I altered to make it more “diet” friendly: I added monk fruit syrup mixed with a little sugar free vanilla torani instead of maple and for the bread I used ALDI’s low carb bread. It. turned. out. AMAZING!!!! sprinkled swerve powdered sweetener on top and served with butter and more monk fruit syrup. Next day wasn’t as crisp even after putting it in the toaster, but they were still delicious though! THANKS!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! I’m so happy you enjoyed it so much, and your brother did as well.
Very good! Carnivore hubby enjoyed them. Â I will definitely make them again.
Super good, the dip itself isn’t too sweet so you can add maple syrup after and it still be super delicious!
Great flavor! I had trouble keeping the coating on the toast, though — it kept peeling off and sticking to the pan, even with plenty of oil. I didn’t end up finishing it, but my dog gives it 5 stars 🙂
So here are a few tricks that will help. First, use a quality non-stick pan for the easiest solution. You won’t even need oil if you do that. But if using another pan, oil well. I have found that stainless steel pans are so sticky, I never use them for anything like this. Next, make sure the heat is high enough, and let the french toast cook for a few minutes before moving or touching it. Then use a good spatula to get under it and flip. That should all help a lot!
Hi, i’m Alessandra, i’m italian, this Vegan French Toast is very good and yoummy! Thanks for recipe.Â
You’re welcome!
Can I sub arrowroot flour for the cornstrach and have you tried it? Thank you for all of your awesome recipes.
I have not tried it, but I think it should work. The cornstarch helps the french toast get crispy when it cooks, and I believe arrowroot should have the same effect. Thank you so much!
This was amazing. Love all your recipes I have tried so far! Thank you!!!
This is seriously the BEST French toast I have EVER had! It comes out full of flavor and the recipe is so simple. It’s now a household favorite. Try this for yourself!Â
I was about to make with eggs and made this instead. DELICIOUS! Didn’t have flax seed but used chia. Used oatmilk. Thanks!
You’re welcome!!
I have never left a review on any recipe site before, but this is literally the best french toast EVER!!! The cornstarch is pure genius…I have tried several other vegan french toast recipes that fell so flat. My boyfriend and I are so happy that french toast is back in our lives 🙂
That’s so wonderful to hear! Thanks for the comment!!
I made this vegan french toast for the first time yesterday for my husband. I was was skeptical and even told my husband that I didn’t know how it was going to taste. He totally LOVED it as did I. He was still talking about it last night before going to bed. Thank you so much. I have made a lot of your recipes that are totally DELICIOUS but this is the first time I am writing a review. I will definitely be making this again!!! Thank you again for your wonderful and delectable recipes.
You’re so welcome!! Thanks for the comment!!
I switched cornstarch to potatostarch and maple syrup to regular sugar (both ingredients are expensive in where I live) and the toasts turned out amazing!
I’m so glad it worked out, thank you!