This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Ottawa chapter.
Myth: If you don’t eat eggs or milk, you can’t eat French toast.
Fact: You can! Follow this super easy, completely egg- and dairy-free recipe to learn how.
Serves 1-2, depending how hungry you are.
The Ingredients
Day-old yeast bread (go for something slender with a sturdy crust, like baguette or ciabatta — you’ll understand why later)
Enough almond milk to fill a small plate
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp melted coconut oil
The Recipe
- Purchase your yeasty bread from the store and don’t touch it for one full day. Go for a narrow, chewy loaf with a thick crust (like baguette or ciabatta) so that your toast maintains its structure once you’ve dipped it.
- Place a non-stick pan on the stove and set the burner to medium. Let it warm up while you follow steps 3 and 4.
- Slice your bread into pieces that are one inch thick — go for around 10-15.
- Pour your almond milk onto a small plate. Stir in half of the cinnamon and half of the vanilla. Then, add half of the melted coconut oil.
- One by one, dip half of your pieces of bread in the almond milk mixture and place them in the pan. Let ‘em sizzle for 2-3 minutes, then flip. Cook until golden.
- Repeat steps 5-7 with the remaining ingredients. Add more almond milk if necessary.
- Decorate your toast with the toppings of your choice. Or, experiment with the flavour combos below!
The Toppings
| One of these | Plus One of These | Plus One of These |
| Sliced banana | Maple syrup | Chocolate chips |
| Fresh berries | Powdered sugar | Chocolate sprinkles |
| Apple pieces | Coconut oil | Crumbled bacon (or bacon substitute) |
| Canned peaches | Nutella | M&Ms |
| Sliced ham (or ham substitute) | Peanut butter | Caramel drizzle |
| Coconut whipped cream | Maraschino cherry | |
| Peanut pieces |
As the French would say, bon appétit!