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Try this eggless French toast for a tender, sweet, and completely plant-based spin on a breakfast classic (that’s ready in 15 minutes). The secret? Nutritional yeast! With over 30 five-star reviews, you can guarantee this recipe will be a hit with everyone (vegan or not!).

Serve them for vegan brunch alongside tofu “egg” scramble and vegan apple muffins!

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Your New Favorite Vegan Breakfast

Nutritional yeast is an underrated (and still somewhat secret) kitchen wonder. It can be so many things—cheesy deliciousness in savory dishes or a flavor depth creator in sweet recipes.

Seriously, nutritional yeast makes this vegan French toast possible (and totally delicious). It transforms the simple mixture of milk, sugar, and spices into a savory alternative to a traditionally egg-based dish.

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★★★★★

“Wow we made this recipe this morning and I was floored at how good it was. I never cared for the ones using bananas and now I’m so happy to find such a delicious replacement without eggs.” —Caitlin

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Vegan French toast on a plate with margarine and syrup.

You Only Need 8 Ingredients

This is just an overview; jump to the recipe card for the full recipe!

  • Dairy-Free Milk: Use plain or vanilla soy or almond milk (or whatever you have on hand). For an even tastier recipe, make your own almond milk or try my creamy 5-minute oat milk!
  • Flour: Flour helps to thicken the “egg” mixture. We’ll just use all-purpose.
  • Nutritional Yeast: The secret ingredient to this eggless French toast recipe! The best (and cheapest) place to find nutritional yeast is at bulk food stores. Otherwise, you can easily order this ingredient online.
  • Flavor Makers: Brown sugar, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt help transform this humble mixture into a crave-worthy vegan breakfast. Feel free to use other spices like nutmeg, cardamom, or pumpkin spice!
  • Bread: And, of course, the bread. Stale bread is best, but use whatever bread you have on hand. I like to use thick slabs of sourdough, but sturdy white sandwich bread or wheat bread works great.
Ingredients to make vegan French toast.

Ready in 15 Minutes

Step 1: Coat The Bread
Once combined, dip your bread into the batter to coat both sides.

Dipping bread in vegan French toast batter.
We’ll combine the nutritional yeast with our other flavor makers and milk in a shallow dish to create a batter to dip our bread in!

Fresh Isn’t Best!

Stale bread is best because it won’t become quite as mushy when you dip it in the batter (though I’ve used fresh bread with success as well).

Step 2: Cook The Bread
Then, simply sauté the dipped bread slices in a greased non-stick skillet until golden brown and slightly crispy!

Cooking vegan French toast in a pan.
While you can use cooking spray to grease the pan, I prefer to use a bit more fat (like oil, vegan butter, or margarine) to give this eggless French toast a deliciously crispy exterior.

Step 3: Serve Your Toast
Serve up this vegan French toast with a slab of margarine, maple syrup, and/or powdered sugar (along with fresh berries or any fruit you have on hand). Bon Appétit!

Vegan French toast on a plate with margarine and syrup.

Recipe Tips

Use The Right Bread: This is arguably the most important ingredient! Aim for sturdy bread with a soft crust (egg-free challah or brioche bread are delish!). Steer clear of rustic loaves with thick, crunchy crusts or large holes.

Stir Between: To keep the flavors and nutritional yeast evenly dispersed, give the “egg” mixture a good whisk in between dipping bread slices.

Adjust the Heat: If you find your eggless French toast slices are burning on the outside before fully cooking on the inside, lower the heat slightly before adding the next batch.

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15-Minute Vegan French Toast (Top-Rated!)

4.58 from 33 ratings
By: Sarah Bond
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 slices
Try this eggless French toast for a tender, sweet, and completely plant-based spin on a breakfast classic (that's ready in 15 minutes). The secret? Nutritional yeast! With over 30 5-star reviews, you can guarantee this recipe will be a hit with everyone (vegan or not!).

Ingredients 

  • 1 cup vanilla soy or almond milk, 240 mL
  • 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt
  • 6 slices bread, preferably stale
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Instructions 

  • Coat: In a medium-sized bowl, mix milk, flour, nutritional yeast, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Dip each slice of bread into the mixture, flipping to ensure the entire slice is covered.
    Dipping bread in vegan French toast batter.
  • Cook: Place a large skillet over medium heat and grease (with margarine or cooking spray). Cook each slice of toast for about 5 minutes, flipping to cook each side until brown and slightly crisp.
    Cooking vegan French toast in a pan.
  • Serve: Serve immediately, topped with syrup, powdered sugar, or fresh fruit.
    Vegan French toast on a plate with margarine and syrup.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.7g | Protein: 2.9g | Fat: 12.7g | Saturated Fat: 8.5g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 4.7g | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information calculated by Sarah Bond, degreed nutritionist.

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48 Comments

  1. Margie says:

    This recipe is very quick and easy to prepare. I made it this morning for my husband and I and I have to tell you my husband is a picky eater and I was amazed that he said “this is really good” and didn’t ask questions as to what was in it. I added kale/spinach with strawberries on it and it was amazing.

    Thank you for sharing your recipe as I have slowly started to eat vegan two days ago lol. So far I like it!!!

    Reply
    1. Sarah says:

      So happy you and your husband liked it, Margie! Happy to help make the start of your vegan journey more tasty 😀

  2. Amanda says:

    5 stars
    Thank you for this recipe- I made it this morning and it was delicious!! I didn’t have any brown sugar so I used coconut palm sugar instead and it was perfect 🙂 My roommates who aren’t vegan loved it and said they didn’t even notice the missing egg and dairy. I’ll definitely be making this again!

    Reply
    1. Sarah says:

      So happy to hear, Amanda! 😀 It makes ya wonder why there was ever a need to put egg in them in the first place, right? So good even without!

  3. Caitlin says:

    5 stars
    Wow we made this recipe this morning and I was floored at how good it was. I never cared for the ones using bananas and now I’m so happy to find such a delicious replacement without eggs.

    Reply
    1. Sarah says:

      Ah, so happy to hear, Caitlin!! 😀

  4. ally says:

    is the nutritional yeast where all the protein and carbs and good tingz come from?

    Reply
    1. Sarah says:

      It’s where a lot of the protein and savory flavor is coming from! 😀

  5. Laura says:

    5 stars
    Delicious! So happy I found this recipe on my plant based journey.

    Reply
    1. Sarah says:

      Yay! I’m happy you found it too, Laura! 😀

  6. Rebecca says:

    5 stars
    My last attempt at french toast was terrible so I didnt have high hopes and was especially sceptical about the nutritional yeast but this was delicious!! Such a nice flavour!

    Reply
    1. Sarah says:

      So happy to hear it, Rebecca! 😀

  7. Genel says:

    5 stars
    This was the BEST French toast I’ve ever made!!! A few modifications, but I’ve found my new GO TO!! Almond flour, oat milk, Myokos vegan butter to cook and Ezekiel sprouted raisin bread. DELISH!! Thank you! Will never need eggs again!

    Reply
    1. Sarah says:

      YAY! So happy to hear it, Genel! 😀

  8. Jessica q says:

    4 stars
    I made this recipe this morning the only thing wrong with it is the milk needs to be a lil warm for the yeast to do its job correctly it was not stated in the recipe and people who have never used yeast wouldn’t know this

    Reply
    1. Sarah says:

      Hi Jessica! Nutritional yeast is different from baker’s yeast and doesn’t actually need to be warmed up to activate (you can even eat it dry, like on popcorn!) 😀

  9. Toots says:

    4 stars
    Loved this!

    Reply
  10. Shalena ali says:

    4 stars
    Excellent! Though a bit soggy. I topped mine with maple syrup and powdered sugar. Definitely a comfort food. Wish I had more bread, used multi grain.

    Reply