Coconut Vegan French Toast
on Nov 17, 2019, Updated Jul 24, 2024
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This delicious coconut vegan french toast recipe is easy to make with simple , wholesome ingredients. Try it with added nutmeg for a delicious holiday flavour, perfect for breakfast on Christmas morning.
Who doesn’t love a delicious, decadent breakfast on Christmas morning? What gives this french toast a holiday perfect eggnog quality, is the addition of maple syrup and nutmeg. Combined with the richness of the coconut milk, it’s just perfect. No eggs or dairy needed!
This recipe is quite easy to make. Simply mix the batter, coat the bread, fry and enjoy with you favourite French toast toppings.
Ingredient Notes
- Bread. I like big, thick slabs of rustic, hearty bread but virtually any bread works. Try sourdough, whole-wheat or anything else you like! Regular white sandwich bread is just fine too. Just check the ingredients if you want to keep the recipe vegan, as some store-bought brands have added milk products.
- Coconut milk. You’ll need full-fat coconut milk for this recipe. Make sure you give the can a really good shake before opening.
- Maple syrup. Just a touch of natural maple syrup is perfect for sweetening the batter. Agave and coconut sugar work too.
- Cornstarch. Cornstarch helps add that eggy texture to the fried bread. I don’t recommend leaving it out.
- All-purpose flour. Flour helps to thicken the batter up so it sticks to the sliced bread. This can be subbed with whole wheat or spelt flour.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1. Make the the batter by stirring the coconut milk, maple syrup, nutmeg, vanilla and salt together in shallow dish big enough to fit a slice of bread in it. Slowly add the flour and cornstarch until the batter is smooth.
Step 2. Heat up a skillet to medium-high heat and give it a spritz of non-stick cooking spray. Dip a slice of bread in the batter to coat then add to a skillet or griddle. Cook for about 3 minutes then flip and cook for another 3.
Serve with maple syrup, a sprinkle of nutmeg and for a special treat, a dusting of powdered sugar.
Tips for Success
- Use a dish to mix the batter that’s wide and shallow enough to coat the bread slices in.
- Depending on the type of bread you use, soak each side for 10-25 seconds. For thin, white sandwich bread, go no more than 10 seconds per side. For thick, hearty bread like ciabatta, or anything kind of bread that’s on the drier and thicker side, soak closer to 20 seconds. It should be fully coated but not totally soggy.
- Make sure the griddle is fully heated before you begin cooking.
- Use a quick spritz of coconut or olive oil cooking spray to prevent cooking.
- 3 minutes on medium-hight heat should do the trick!
Related Recipes
Here are some more vegan recipes that would be perfect for Christmas mroning:
- Vegan Eggnog
- Healthy Vegan Blueberry Muffins
- Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
- Applesauce Muffins
- Vegan Bread Pudding
- Vegan Monkey Bread
- Healthy Hot Chocolate
Did you try this recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Scroll down to the comment section to leave a star rating and review.
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Coconut Vegan French Toast
Ingredients
- 1 cup full-fat canned coconut milk, shake well before opening
- 2 tbsp maple syrup or agave syrup
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg, plus extra for topping
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 6 slices bread, or more as needed
- About 1 tbsp coconut oil, or cooking spray, or cooking oil of choice
Instructions
- Stir coconut milk, maple syrup or agave, nutmeg, vanilla and salt together in small bowl. Whisk in flour and cornstarch until batter is smooth. Transfer to a shallow dish.
- Coat skillet or griddle with oil or cooking spray and heat to medium-high. Dip each side of a slice of bread in batter, to coat. Place in skillet and cook until lightly browned on bottom, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook another 3 minutes.
- Repeat until all slices are cooked, adding a bit more oil between batches if cooking surface begins to dry up.
- Serve with maple syrup, a sprinkle of nutmeg and for a special holiday treat, a dusting of powdered sugar.
Notes
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Update Note: Originally published on November 24, 2014 as a guest post by Connoisseurus Veg. Rewritten in my own words and updated with new photos in November 2019.
I’ve got a baguette I accidentally let go stale that I’m looking to turn into French toast, and this recipe looks perfect for what I have on hand! However, there’s a lot of bread to fry. Do you think this could be baked instead, and if so, would you have any idea what time/temperature/etc. to use to do so? Thanks so much!
Maybe 30-40 minutes at 350 F but I haven’t tried it. I have a baked french toast recipe here as well.
Oh, perfect! That should do very well. Thanks!
This worked well! I used this batter with an additional 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and a shake of kala namak for eggy flavor, plus I used chickpea flour instead of wheat flour to make it a complete protein. I diced the baguette up into large cubes and let it sit for half an hour before baking. I was worried it wouldn’t get soft enough but some pieces were actually a little soggy, so next time I might put it in right away and let it bake a little longer. Flavors were excellent; I ate maybe 2/3 of it and saved the rest for breakfast tomorrow. Perfect way to use up those rock-hard baguettes when they go stale. Will make this again. Thank you!
That’s great to hear! Thanks so much for letting me know.
This is my favorite vegan recipe!!! No need to adjust any of the ingredients. It’s literally perfect as it is. The first day I made it I couldn’t believe how good it was so I had it for breakfast and then snack before I went to bed. You need to try it!!
I’m so happy you love them! Thanks for letting me know!
This looks AMAZING! I am actually going to try this recipe over the weekend, especially with guests in town! Thank you for the recipe, and Happy Thanksgiving!!
this sounds and looks delicious! I can’t wait to make it. Did you use canned coconut milk the full fat variety or boxed coconut milk – the one like almond milk, thin in consistency?
Tiffany, did you ever find out which coconut milk works best?
Hi Lisa, I will ask Alisa today what kind of coconut milk would be best and let you know asap! Thanks!
Hi Lise! I used the full-fat canned variety. Enjoy! ๐
Thanks! Breakfast tomorrow!
YUM, definitely making this over the weekend. Looks better than regular French toast!
I love Alissa’s blog, too! This french toast looks so inviting. And YUM! Whiskey infused maple syrup!
It is so beautiful, so perfect! I need these NOW! Haha ๐