Easy Chocolate French Toast Recipe (Vegan)
Hot Chocolate French Toast, a breakfast mashup that is decadent and perfect for your sweet tooth, but made with better-for-you ingredients. Vegan, gluten-free, and easy to make!
Servings: 4 -5 servings
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup oat milk or non-dairy milk of choice
- 1 1/2 tbsp ground flax seeds
- 1-2 tbsp cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup optional
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder cornstarch can work as a sub
- 4-5 slices of gluten-free bread preferably a little on the drier side*
- serve with
- mini vegan chocolate chips or cacao nibs
- mini vegan marshmallows
- date syrup drizzle
- anything you’d like!
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together all your ingredients (except bread of course!)
- Next, allow this mixture to thicken for at 8-10 minutes, and then give it another quick whisk. This will allow the flax seed to expand and the mixture to thicken slightly.
- Heat a nonstick pan on medium heat, making sure it’s sizzling and ready to go. You can use a little bit of oil of choice or vegan butter if preferred, but if using a good nonstick pan, can omit.
- Soak each side of the bread into the mixture for about 30-40 seconds on each side, then cook on the pan for about 2-3 minutes each side, or until golden brown. Be patient before flipping, and allow each side to really firm up.
- Before moving onto the next slice, give the dipping mixture a quick whisk.
- Serve with toppings as desired.
Notes
Secrets to Success
- I used vegan and gluten-free sourdough bread to make this recipe. The brand I used is Simple Kneads, but you can use your favorite gluten-free (or glutinous, if you're not allergic) bread.
- On the topic of bread, if your bread isn't about-to-go-bad, you can achieve better results by toasting the bread beforehand. Having a drier bread texture is helpful because it will absorb your batter much better. So if you don’t have stale bread, just pop your slices in the toaster!
- Finally, you can make this recipe oil-free by using a good non-stick pan to "fry".