Simple 15-Minute Vegan French Toast with Berry Compote
All you need are a few simple ingredients and 15 minutes to make this Simple 15-Minute Vegan French Toast. This vegan French Toasts has that traditional eggy flavor without using any eggs!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1+1/2 cup oat milk ((or other non-dairy milk))
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup chickpea flour
- 2+1/2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp freshly grated or ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Coconut oil or vegan butter for frying
- 8-10 slice crusty bread such as country white bread, (ciabatta or sourdough, cut into thick slices (day-old bread is preferable*))
- For serving: pure maple syrup, (Berry Compote (optional), or vegan whipped cream (optional))
- 1+1/2 cup (~180-200g) mixed berries of choice*, fresh or frozen and defrosted
- 1/3 cup (~64g) organic cane sugar (or maple syrup to keep refined sugar-free)
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oat milk, maple syrup, chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, cinnamon, nutmeg, and kosher salt. Transfer the mixture to a shallow dish or pie pan.
- 2
Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat with some coconut oil or vegan butter.
- 3
Dunk a slice of bread in the batter for a few seconds on each side, ensuring the bread is soaked. Then flip the bread and repeat.
- 4
Once the skillet is hot, cook each slice of bread for 2 minutes or until golden brown, then flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- 5
Serve with pure maple syrup and, if desired, the Berry Compote (recipe below). Or, you can add some vegan whipped cream on top!
- 6
Place the berries, sugar, and orange juice in a saucepan, and cook on medium-low heat for about 10-15 minutes, gently smashing down the berries as the mixture cooks. Allow the mixture to simmer for an additional 10 minutes until thick and jammy.
- 7
You can prepare the compote in advance and store in the fridge.