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Oat milk Challah Bread French Toast

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Oat milk Challah Bread French Toast

Is there anything better than a French Toast breakfast? The kid in me screams for sweets and mmm, those yummy carbs – but the truth is, I can’t handle eating all that heavy stuff like I used to.

I’ve tried a whole bunch of different ways to prepare the special treat and after swapping out sugars and other trimmings I can do without, I finally fell on a recipe that my whole family can agree on. I usually make it on Saturday mornings so I can use the leftover challah from the night before and I make it lactose-free so we can all dig in and avoid the belly ache! It takes all over 10 minutes to prep and 10 minutes to cook, so it’s basically as easy as 1, 2, 3!

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Oat milk Challah Bread French Toast

What you’ll need:

Bread knife

Paring knife (for vanilla bean and garnish)

Cutting board

Large shallow bowl

Large Frying Pan

Whisk

Ingredients

8 slices challah bread roughly sliced at about 1-inch thick

1 cup oat milk

3 extra-large eggs (or 4 large eggs)

2 tablespoons cane sugar (reserve 1 spoon to sprinkle over French toast)

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

1/2 vanilla bean pod (cut lengthwise and scrape out the tiny seeds from inside the pods)

2 tablespoons raw coconut oil

1 pinch salt

Seasonal fruits of your choosing - we use yellow kiwi, strawberries and blueberries

Pure maple syrup, optional

Instructions

  1. In a large, but shallow bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, 1 tbsp cane sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla bean and add a pinch of salt to enhance the flavours

  2. Coat bread slices with mixture quickly so it doesn’t soak too much of the liquid and take longer to cook through. Trust me, this yields the best results ;)

  3. Set frying pan on medium heat and melt the coconut oil. Place bread slices in the pan, sprinkle a pinch of the remaining cane sugar equally on each side, and cook until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes each side

  4. Serve with your favorite fruits and pure maple syrup

Side note: If you plan to serve at a later time, you can simply cook the French toast and keep refrigerated up to 24hrs. When you’re ready, warm up in the oven at 325F and throw the French toast in for 10-15 minutes. 

Bon appetit!