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.
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.
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Vegan Banana French Toast with Caramelized Bananas
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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Anne Odendhal says
June 30, 2017 at 5:10 pmhow 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.
Richa says
June 30, 2017 at 5:18 pmA 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.
Anne Odendhal says
July 1, 2017 at 1:01 pmWould 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:)
Richa says
July 1, 2017 at 9:08 pmI 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!
Thomas Bentley says
September 7, 2017 at 1:40 pmYou could try baking the french toast in the oven or broiling with a turn to get both sides.
Marcia says
July 1, 2017 at 10:49 amIs the one TSP oil for the pan or the batter? Thank you
Richa says
July 1, 2017 at 11:41 amfor the batter. You will need some more for the pan depending on the pan used.
Robert says
July 1, 2017 at 2:28 pmThis looks incredible (mind you, ALL your recipes are incredible). I wanted to ask you, does this recipe make 3- 3 slice servings?
Richa says
July 1, 2017 at 8:59 pmyes. you can double the caramelized bananas for a hearty serving.
Robert says
July 2, 2017 at 3:54 pmWell, 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 =)
Richa says
July 3, 2017 at 6:37 pmAwesome!!
Lourdes says
July 17, 2017 at 9:05 amHi! Can We substitute the unbleached white flour?? Ei, garbanzo flour?
Richa says
July 17, 2017 at 3:17 pmyes.
Iris says
July 22, 2017 at 5:32 pmThis was so delicious! Made with day old Challah and it worked out great.
Richa says
July 22, 2017 at 7:53 pmawesome!
Susie Edmond says
July 30, 2017 at 4:58 pmHello 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!
Richa says
July 30, 2017 at 9:04 pmAwesome!
pria orth says
November 27, 2017 at 9:12 pmcan this be prepared the day before ?
Overnight french toast … want to make it easy on myself in the morning
Richa says
November 28, 2017 at 10:38 amYou 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.
Tarah says
December 25, 2017 at 12:34 pmSo yummy! My husband isn’t vegan and he said it’s the best breakfast I’ve ever made him!
Richa says
December 26, 2017 at 3:54 pmso awesome!
Aiyana says
December 29, 2017 at 9:49 amCan I sub with normal wheat bread?
Richa says
December 29, 2017 at 9:51 amyes, some breads are too soft and they tend to get soggy, so use a sturdy bread or stale bread.
Rian says
August 23, 2018 at 6:51 amShould you use plain almond milk or vanilla almond milk? Thank you!!!
Richa says
August 23, 2018 at 10:27 amany will work
Karen says
August 24, 2018 at 11:34 amCan 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!
Eric says
December 25, 2018 at 9:47 amThe 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.
Nadia says
June 19, 2019 at 10:33 pmQuite a few good vegan sausages out there. Your arteries and daughter will thank you. 🙂
calgal says
April 4, 2019 at 11:18 amI 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.
Richa says
April 4, 2019 at 1:05 pmThanks! 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.
beth lambert says
January 19, 2020 at 2:32 pmThis was SOOO yummy & easy to make! Thank you!
Maneesha says
January 20, 2020 at 10:40 amHi Richa! I made this for Sunday brunch, it was amazing!! thanks so much for another hit recipe that is ready in minutes!
Richa says
January 20, 2020 at 12:55 pmThanks!
Maria says
March 23, 2020 at 2:42 amI 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
Richa says
March 23, 2020 at 1:52 pmfor 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.
Paula says
November 1, 2020 at 9:56 amThese 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?
Vegan Richa Support says
November 1, 2020 at 2:04 pmi love saving dishes whenever i can too. you could cut it down a tiny bit – but it won’t work without the sugar.
Raif Jackson says
December 13, 2020 at 4:03 amReally really nice! Was suprised at how nice it tasted. Thank you so much!
Vegan Richa Support says
December 13, 2020 at 4:20 pmthanks for dropping by!!