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Vegan Banana French Toast with Caramelized Bananas

June 30, 2017 By Richa 40 Comments

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Vegan Banana French Toast. Vegan French Toast with Caramelized bananas. Banana and non dairy milk make up the french toast batter. Cooked French toast is served with caramelized Bananas, maple and vegan butter. Nut-free Recipe. 

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Vegan Banana French Toast. Vegan French Toast with Caramelized bananas. Banana and non dairy milk make up the french toast batter. Cooked French toast is served with caramelized Bananas, maple and vegan butter. Vegan Nut-free Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

This French toast is easy, amazing and delicious breakfast or snack. Hearty Bread is soaked in a batter of banana and nondairy milk, cooked to golden. Sliced banana is caramelized with coconut sugar and served over the warm french toast with maple and seasonal fruit.

You want to use a rustic bread or a stale bread for best results. Regular sandwich bread can get too soggy. Check with a trial slice to see how long to soak the slice for the best results based on your bread and pan. Soak longer if the french toast is overly dry in the middle. Soak for just a second if the bread tends to absorb a lot of the batter and turns out soggy. You can also let the slices air dry for 15 minutes before using. 

I like to use my home made wheat or white breads and not overly chewy sourdough from our local bakery to make these vegan french toasts.

Vegan Banana French Toast. Vegan French Toast with Caramelized bananas. Banana and non dairy milk make up the french toast batter. Cooked French toast is served with caramelized Bananas, maple and vegan butter. Vegan Nut-free Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

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Vegan Banana French Toast with Caramelized Bananas

Vegan Banana French Toast. Vegan French Toast with Caramelized bananas. Banana and non dairy milk make up the french toast batter. Cooked French toast is served with caramelized Bananas, maple and vegan butter. Vegan Nut-free Recipe. Makes 8 to 10 slices depending on size of bread
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Vegan
Servings: 3
Calories: 220kcal
Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf day old rustic bread or sourdough sliced

French toast batter:

  • 1 small to medium ripe banana
  • 1/2 cup (0.5 cup) non dairy milk such as almond milk
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp flour i use unbleached white
  • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) nutmeg
  • a very good pinch of salt and black pepper

Caramelized bananas

  • 2 ripe bananas sliced
  • 2 tbsp coconut sugar or vegan brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp non dairy milk
  • a good pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg

Instructions

  • Blend everything under french toast batter and transfer to a shallow bowl.
  • Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add oil and spread.
  • Place bread slice in the batter for 2 seconds, then flip and soak for another 2 seconds. Remove the batter and let the excess fall off for 2 to 3 seconds. Place in the hot skillet.
  • Cook for 4 to 6 minutes per side. If your stove runs hot, cook at medium low heat.
  • You want to cook the batter really well and caramelize the banana in it but not burn it. If the french toast is not done, the bread will not release from the pan easily. Let it cook another minute or so. Flip and cook the other side.
  • Place in a serving plate, Add a helping of the caramelized bananas, some fresh fruit, maple syrup and vegan butter and serve immediately.

Caramelized Bananas:

  • Combine banana slices, sugar and non dairy milk, nutmeg and a pinch of salt in a skillet over medium heat. Cook until the mixture thickens. about 6 minutes. Stir occasionally. Make a double batch of these to serve on the side or over oatmeal.

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Notes

Nutrition is 1 of 3 serves

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Vegan Banana French Toast with Caramelized Bananas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Sodium 110mg5%
Potassium 469mg13%
Carbohydrates 49g16%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 28g31%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 75IU2%
Vitamin C 10.2mg12%
Calcium 87mg9%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Vegan Banana French Toast. Vegan French Toast with Caramelized bananas. Banana and non dairy milk make up the french toast batter. Cooked French toast is served with caramelized Bananas, maple and vegan butter. Vegan Nut-free Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

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  1. Anne Odendhal says

    June 30, 2017 at 5:10 pm

    how can this be cooked without using oil in the pan? Any oil is 100% fat and goes form my lips to hips. I water or broth sauté vegetables but haven’t found a way to cook things like pancakes without oil. any suggestions? BTW your recipes are the best plant based good tasting I’ve found yet…just wish they weren’t so time consuming.

    Reply
    • Richa says

      June 30, 2017 at 5:18 pm

      A good non stick skillet might work. You have to let the skillet get evenly hot and maintain it really well to maintain the non stick. Some of my ceramic skillets are very non stick. ie. i can crisp up pressed tofu in them without oil and without the tofu sticking. Pancakes also work on those. Generally i keep separate skillets for pancakes and crepes, for chickpea flour omelets which have veggies in them and so on.

      Reply
      • Anne Odendhal says

        July 1, 2017 at 1:01 pm

        Would you mind sharing what brands non-stick skillets you use and more specifically how you designate different plans for which type of cooking. At age 66 I have to be sooo careful with oil- I look at it and its to my hips:)

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        • Richa says

          July 1, 2017 at 9:08 pm

          I have skillets from Cuisinart Greengourmet, Ecolution and Iko ceramic. For high heat cooking i use cast iron. I keep the eolution and Iko to use for the most non stickiest cooking like crisping up tofu or crepes etc at medium heats. I have 2 skillets that i use for most of the stir fries, indian veggie dishes etc. Cooking vegetables will lead to a lot of wet cooking and a lot of moving things around which seems to reduce the non stick behavior of the skillet and even with oil, the tofu will start to stick after some weeks of use. Also most of the skillets get stickier when washed in dishwasher, so i hand wash them with non abrasive sponge. hope this helps!

          Reply
      • Thomas Bentley says

        September 7, 2017 at 1:40 pm

        You could try baking the french toast in the oven or broiling with a turn to get both sides.

        Reply
  2. Marcia says

    July 1, 2017 at 10:49 am

    Is the one TSP oil for the pan or the batter? Thank you

    Reply
    • Richa says

      July 1, 2017 at 11:41 am

      for the batter. You will need some more for the pan depending on the pan used.

      Reply
  3. Robert says

    July 1, 2017 at 2:28 pm

    This looks incredible (mind you, ALL your recipes are incredible). I wanted to ask you, does this recipe make 3- 3 slice servings?

    Reply
    • Richa says

      July 1, 2017 at 8:59 pm

      yes. you can double the caramelized bananas for a hearty serving.

      Reply
      • Robert says

        July 2, 2017 at 3:54 pm

        5 stars
        Well, I took it on myself to assume that a serving was 3 slices =) and made it last night for dinner. All I could say is YUMMY!! Thank You Richa for putting this out there =)

        Reply
        • Richa says

          July 3, 2017 at 6:37 pm

          Awesome!!

          Reply
  4. Lourdes says

    July 17, 2017 at 9:05 am

    Hi! Can We substitute the unbleached white flour?? Ei, garbanzo flour?

    Reply
    • Richa says

      July 17, 2017 at 3:17 pm

      yes.

      Reply
  5. Iris says

    July 22, 2017 at 5:32 pm

    5 stars
    This was so delicious! Made with day old Challah and it worked out great.

    Reply
    • Richa says

      July 22, 2017 at 7:53 pm

      awesome!

      Reply
  6. Susie Edmond says

    July 30, 2017 at 4:58 pm

    Hello Richa, just wanted to thank you for sharing this fantastic recipe! It is truly divine.
    I’ve just made some for breakfast, topped with organic blueberries and coconut yoghurt! Heavenly! Love your recipes!

    Reply
    • Richa says

      July 30, 2017 at 9:04 pm

      Awesome!

      Reply
  7. pria orth says

    November 27, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    can this be prepared the day before ?
    Overnight french toast … want to make it easy on myself in the morning

    Reply
    • Richa says

      November 28, 2017 at 10:38 am

      You can prepare the batter and keep it. for a overnight french toast bake kind of option, the batter might need changes so all of i doesnt get absorbed into the bread.

      Reply
  8. Tarah says

    December 25, 2017 at 12:34 pm

    5 stars
    So yummy! My husband isn’t vegan and he said it’s the best breakfast I’ve ever made him!

    Reply
    • Richa says

      December 26, 2017 at 3:54 pm

      so awesome!

      Reply
  9. Aiyana says

    December 29, 2017 at 9:49 am

    5 stars
    Can I sub with normal wheat bread?

    Reply
    • Richa says

      December 29, 2017 at 9:51 am

      yes, some breads are too soft and they tend to get soggy, so use a sturdy bread or stale bread.

      Reply
  10. Rian says

    August 23, 2018 at 6:51 am

    5 stars
    Should you use plain almond milk or vanilla almond milk? Thank you!!!

    Reply
    • Richa says

      August 23, 2018 at 10:27 am

      any will work

      Reply
  11. Karen says

    August 24, 2018 at 11:34 am

    5 stars
    Can I make the french toast part of this recipe & freeze it to use at a later date? (Not just the batter.) I would make the bananas they day I serve it. Thanks!

    Reply
  12. Eric says

    December 25, 2018 at 9:47 am

    5 stars
    The key is making sure it’s well browned before you flip it. If you flip it too soon the nice browning will peel off. MUST use non-stick and a light spraying of oil. When the top starts looking a little dry then flip. My vegan daughter LOVES this recipe. And if you aren’t vegan, like me, a nice breakfast sausage is a great side! The sweet and salty contrast is amazing.

    Reply
    • Nadia says

      June 19, 2019 at 10:33 pm

      Quite a few good vegan sausages out there. Your arteries and daughter will thank you. 🙂

      Reply
  13. calgal says

    April 4, 2019 at 11:18 am

    4 stars
    I made this in a nonstick skillet without any oil and it didn’t stick at all. You have to let the french toast sit in the batter and cook for a good 5 minutes without trying to move it. It caramelizes in the batter and hardens a bit, making it easy to flip. I used a thick, day-old sourdough bread. The only thing was that this was very, very sweet and pretty much tasted like bananas and maple syrup, due to the bananas and maple syrup in the batter as well as the caramelized bananas. If I made this again, I would only use a couple teaspoons of maple syrup in the batter and a little less brown sugar on the bananas, or maybe use a fruit compote instead to add a tart component.

    Reply
    • Richa says

      April 4, 2019 at 1:05 pm

      Thanks! I usually serve these with some fresh fruits and nutty granola so they balance out the bananas. You can mix and match and adjust the sweetness to preference.

      Reply
  14. beth lambert says

    January 19, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    5 stars
    This was SOOO yummy & easy to make! Thank you!

    Reply
  15. Maneesha says

    January 20, 2020 at 10:40 am

    5 stars
    Hi Richa! I made this for Sunday brunch, it was amazing!! thanks so much for another hit recipe that is ready in minutes!

    Reply
    • Richa says

      January 20, 2020 at 12:55 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  16. Maria says

    March 23, 2020 at 2:42 am

    3 stars
    I doubled the recipe, batter just stuck to the pan. Tried another pan, the non-stick, still did not do well. I followed the recipe, maybe lessen the bananas in a the batter

    Reply
    • Richa says

      March 23, 2020 at 1:52 pm

      for doubling, you do need a bit less banana. Also need a really good non stick pan. Old non stick pans dont reeatain their non stickness if used for stir fries etc. you want tto usee one that is dedicated for pancakes, french toasts and crepes.

      Reply
  17. Paula says

    November 1, 2020 at 9:56 am

    5 stars
    These were amazing, loved them. Thanks for the recipe! I made them with gluten free bread and flour to keep it both vegan and gluten free. Used oil spray on a griddle (not sure I even needed the spray) and made both items on the griddle, saved myself a pan to wash. Wonder if these can be made with less sugar as the bananas are so sweet. Will the bananas caramelize without the extra coconut sugar?

    Reply
    • Vegan Richa Support says

      November 1, 2020 at 2:04 pm

      i love saving dishes whenever i can too. you could cut it down a tiny bit – but it won’t work without the sugar.

      Reply
  18. Raif Jackson says

    December 13, 2020 at 4:03 am

    5 stars
    Really really nice! Was suprised at how nice it tasted. Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Vegan Richa Support says

      December 13, 2020 at 4:20 pm

      thanks for dropping by!!

      Reply

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