Churro French Toast (Vegan + Healthy)

This healthy vegan churro French toast puts a delicious twist on this breakfast favourite. This recipe is also packed with protein and fibre, and is the perfect excuse to have dessert for breakfast!

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine French, American

Diet Gluten Free, Vegan

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 471kcal

Author Abbey Sharp

Ingredients

Chocolate Sauce:

½ cup vanilla unsweetened almond creamer
½ cup dark chocolate chips
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp maple syrup
¼ - ½ tsp ancho chili powder optional, to taste
¼ tsp sea salt

French Toast:

2 tbsp ground white chia seeds or flax meal
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 cup vanilla unsweetened almond creamer
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
8 slices Stonemill Sprouted Rye & 12 Grains

Crust:

¼ cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Oil or butter of your choice for pan-frying

Instructions

In a pie plate or baking dish, mix together flax meal, maple, almond creamer, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Set in fridge for 20 minutes.
While the flax egg mixture is thickening in the refrigerator, make the chocolate sauce. Heat the almond creamer in the microwave in 30 second intervals or in a small saucepan until simmering. Add the chocolate chips, cinnamon, maple, chili powder (if using) and salt and stir until the chocolate is melted. Set aside and keep warm.
In another plate or dish, combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon. Submerge the bread into the flax egg mixture on both sides for 10 seconds per side
Heat a griddle or large nonstick pan with the oil or butter over medium heat. Add the bread and cook on each side for about 3-4 minutes. Immediately coat in the cinnamon sugar.
Serve warm with a drizzle of the chocolate sauce.

Video

Notes

If you are skeptical about making French toast without eggs, I don't blame you! I was too. The most important step to making a flax or chia egg is to give it time to firm up and set in the fridge. There is a bit of a sweet spot though because if you set it too long (especially if you are using chia seeds), it can turn into a pudding consistency and we certainly don't want that. As a general rule of thumb aim to let the flax egg set for no longer than 20 mins, and the chia egg no longer than 15 mins.

Nutrition