One of everyone’s favourite staple meals you may miss on your plant based diet is eggy bread. There’s something so comforting about this delicious breakfast/brunch dish, but most new vegans believe they can no longer have it.
However, you couldn’t be more wrong. This vegan French toast ‘eggy bread’ made with chickpea flour really does taste very, very similar than the real deal with eggs.
Before you dismiss this out of hand, you really must try it for yourself, because we know you won’t be disappointed. This 100% plant based eggy bread really is a close match to the real deal, except much healthier and still high protein.
Can Chickpea Flour Be An Egg Substitute?
Chickpeas, once dried and ground into a flour, have a similar taste and texture to egg.
This means they can then be used to make all manner of dishes, including egg-free Spanish omelettes, custards, pastas, and cakes. All high protein and WAY healthier than their animal based counterparts.
Have you ever heard of meringues made form chickpea juice? Chickpea juice acts very similar to egg white in many dishes. We’re talking about the juice you drain from your canned chickpeas. This juice actually makes meringues so good that you cannot tell the difference between chickpea meringue and egg white meringue.
How To Make 3 Ingredient Vegan French Toast
The great thing about this simple French toast eggy bread is the fact that it is SO easy. In fact, you can make this recipe from just 3 simple ingredients in under 15 minutes!
This dish is also very easy to make and the perfect plant based recipe for beginners. It’s a simple matter of making a batter from chickpea flour, milk, and flaxmeal, then soaking your bread of choice in your batter mix until fully saturated. You then fry over in a good non-stick pan without the need for any added oils (unless you want to use fats, it’s your choice).
You can make your French toast ‘eggy’ bread either sweet OR savoury. Whatever floats your boat.
If you would like the savoury version, you will need to add nutritional yeast to make a forth ingredient. This will give your toast a cheesy taste, but is not essential if you don’t have any.
If you would like the sweet version, omit the nutritional yeast and drizzle with maple syrup after cooking.
What To Serve With French Toast
Depending on whether you are making a sweet or savoury version, this French toast will be served differently.
If you’re going for sweet, then you can go crazy with a variety of toppings and sides.
These include:-
- Maple syrup
- Date paste (try our simple whole foods plant based date paste recipe here)
- Agave nectar
- Brown rice syrup
- Icing sugar
- Sliced banana or other fruits (try delicious fried caramelised plantains).
- Blueberry sauce (you can make a simple and healthy version by microwaving frozen blueberries until they bubble. Check full recipe here).
- Chocolate spread
- Treat yourself to our homemade hazelnut spread with your French toast eggy bread.
- Melted dark chocolate
- Grilled peaches, bananas, plums or figs.
- Yogurt
- Homemade RAW power granola
If you’re going for a savoury French toast, then there are some equally delicious toppings and sides.
These include:-
- Plant based bacon
- Tofu scramble, potentially with veggies fried in.
- Sausages
- Air-fried asparagus spears with chili and lemon.
- Peanut butter
- Sprinkle over some delicious 2 minute parmesan made in your blender.
- If serving as a brunch, why not add some great textured sausage burgers to the plate for a more substantial meal?
- Top with BBQ slow cooked pinto beans for a very fancy beans on toast-style dish.
Simple French Toast 'Eggy Bread' Made With Chickpea Flour
Equipment
- Large, non-stick frying pan
- Flat bowl
- Mixing bowl
- Fish slice
Ingredients
- 4 slices white or brown sourdough bread (breads with seeds and savoury flavours will not work well if you're making sweet eggy bread).
- ¼ cup + 1Tbsp chickpea flour
- 1 cup plant milk (do not use plant milks with added sugars, fruit juices or sweeteners if you're making savoury eggy bread).
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast (use this only if you're making savoury eggy bread).
- Salt and pepper
- Oil and butter to fry Optional (not needed with a good non-stick pan).
- 1 heaped, Tbsp flax or chia meal for 'egg'
- Sides to serve (see list in body of this post above)
Instructions
- Start by mixing your flax or chia meal with half your milk and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
- Now add your chickpea flour to a small bowl and gradually mix in your milk. Be sure to only add a little at first to mix to a paste, otherwise your batter will be lumpy.
- Add the rest of your ingredients and whisk thoroughly with a fork.
- Now you will need to put half your mix into a flat bowl. You will need to use a bowl wide enough to fit a whole slice of bread as you will need to be able to soak it for about a minute each side.
- Lay your first piece of bread into the eggy mix and leave for 1 minute.
- Meanwhile, get your frying pan on to heat with your oil and butter of choice. If using both, do a half and half split. Do not over-heat. Keep your pan on a medium heat throughout the whole cooking process.
- Turn the bread that is in the eggy mix over and repeat process on other side.
- Now add to your soaked bread to the hot pan and immediately get your other piece of bread into the eggy mix. Repeat the same process and add to your hot pan. Spoon over any remaining 'eggy' mixture onto both pieces of bread whilst they are in the pan (before they have been turned over). Don't worry if it spills over the sides and into the pan.
- Whilst your first 2 pieces of bread are frying on one side, tip the remaining egg mix into your flat bowl and start the process on your other slices of bread.
- Don't forget to keep an eye on your French toast that is already frying. You will want to flip it gently when it is golden brown and fry the other side whilst your other slices of bread are soaking.
- You will need to either keep warm your already cooked slices of French toast, OR serve straight away whilst the others are frying.
- Serve with toppings of choice (see body of blog post for a comprehensive list of amazing sides to go with your French toast, both sweet or savoury.
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