This Vegan Gingerbread French Toast is the perfect way to bring holiday cheer to your breakfast table. Packed with warm spices and a rich, molasses vegan egg custard, it’s a festive twist on the classic everyone will love!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Non-dairy milk: Any plain, unsweetened non-dairy milk will work well in this recipe. Try soy milk, almond milk, oat milk, cashew milk, or coconut milk.
- Chickpea flour: Acts as a binder and helps the custard thicken and coat the bread like an egg-based custard. Chickpea flour can be more difficult to find in grocery stores, but it is usually stocked near the baking supplies or other alternative flours.
- Molasses: For the best natural sweetness and mild flavor, we recommend using unsulphured molasses. Avoid using blackstrap molasses because it is too bitter.
- Spices: Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves work together to create that classic gingerbread flavor!
- Stale bread: Using sturdy, crusty bread is key for the best French toast, ideally sliced ¾ to 1 inch thick. Day-old bread is perfect, as it’s slightly dried out and firm, making it ideal for soaking up the custard without becoming soggy.
- Vegan butter: Used for pan-frying the French toast. If desired, you can also use melted coconut oil.
How to Make Vegan Gingerbread French Toast
- Make the custard. Add the non-dairy milk, chickpea flour, molasses, maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and salt to a shallow bowl or baking dish. Use an immersion blender to blend everything until smooth – we prefer this over whisking to avoid clumps. Alternatively, you can combine everything in a high-speed blender, then pour it into a shallow dish.
- Prepare your skillet. Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium-low heat and grease with vegan butter.
- Soak the bread. Soak each piece of bread in the custard for about 20-30 seconds on each side. Allow any excess to drip off and place on the buttered skillet.
- Cook for 4 minutes on each side. Keep an eye on them so the molasses and maple syrup don’t burn. When ready, each side should be golden brown. Remove from the pan and repeat with the remaining bread.
- Serve. Serve immediately with your favorite toppings and breakfast sides. Enjoy!
Find the full printable recipe here: Vegan Gingerbread French Toast
