Dairy Free Challah French Toast
Easy to make fried dairy free Challah french toast made with plant based milk, eggs and vanilla. Dairy free french toast will be great for brunch or breakfast.
Are you someone who loves the heavenly taste of French toast but prefers to avoid dairy? Look no further! In this recipe, you will learn how to make a scrumptious and indulgent dairy-free version of everyone’s favorite breakfast treat – challah French toast. Whether you have dietary restrictions, or simply want to try something new, this recipe will leave your taste buds dancing with delight.
Fluffy, delicate and sweet bread slices made without cow’s milk. Topped with fresh fruits like grapes and diced mango. Also, drizzled with maple syrup. A perfect breakfast, brunch or dessert recipe.
Dairy Free Challah French Toast Recipe
Texture: fluffy, soft.
Taste: sweet with vanilla flavor and fresh fruits.
Simplicity: quick to make, slice challah bread, dip in egg mixture and cook.
Meal Type: breakfast and brunch.
Ingredients Needed
- Eggs – needed for dipping challah bread slices.
- Coconut Milk – dairy free milk like cashew, soy etc. can be substituted for coconut milk.
- Sugar – granulated white sugar.
- Vanilla Extract – for flavor.
- Unsalted Butter – for frying french toast.
- Challah Bread – cut into slices (8 slices).
- Grapes – fruit added for serving.
- Mango – diced into cubes, added for serving.
How to make Challah French Toast
- (Full recipe and video below). Firstly, prepare all ingredients. Eggs, coconut milk, vanilla extract, sugar, 8 slices of challah bread and unsalted butter.
- Secondly, make a mixture by whisking eggs. Add plant milk, vanilla and sugar.
- Thirdly, dip each slice of challah into the mixture, both sides. In addition, melt butter on the frying pan.
- Fry challah slices on each side for 2 – 5 minutes.
What do you eat with Dairy Free French Toast?
Topping your French toast creations with all sorts of delicious ingredients. From a drizzle of maple syrup to a generous dusting of powdered sugar, the options are endless. You can also get creative and experiment with fresh berries, sliced bananas, whipped cream, or a sprinkle of cinnamon for an extra touch of flavor.
- Choose any fresh fruits. For instance, fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, banana, kiwi, pear etc.
- Top it with preserves, jams or compote. This Orange Strawberry Jam will be yummy on the bread.
- Also, you can spread with peanut butter, almond butter
or sunflower butter.
- Drizzle with maple syrup
or honey.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon
, shaved dark chocolate or coconut flakes.
or sunflower butter.
or honey.
, shaved dark chocolate or coconut flakes.
Dairy Free French Toast Tips
- When it comes to making the perfect French toast, there are a few key steps to keep in mind. One of the most important aspects is ensuring that each side of the Challah bread is dipped into the mixture completely. This allows for an even distribution of the delicious flavors and ensures a golden, crispy texture when fried.
- It’s best to fry a few slices of the bread in batches, depending on the size of your frying pan. You want to make sure there is enough space for the slices to cook evenly without overcrowding the pan. If needed, feel free to add more butter to the pan for frying, as it adds a rich and luscious flavor to the French toast.
- Once the Challah bread slices have achieved a beautiful golden-brown color and a slightly crispy exterior, it’s time to remove them from the pan. You can use a spatula or tongs to carefully transfer the French toast to a serving plate.
No Milk French Toast FAQ’s
You can use any plant based milk or a little bit of water, but I don’t really recommend water since the taste might be different. The other option is to just omit milk, only use eggs, sugar and vanilla extract, it will work perfectly. However, keep in mind that you will need more eggs for 8 slices of challah bread.
You can add some honey, any jam or sprinkle with powdered or regular sugar.
Simply just dip each piece of the bread, so it is covered with batter completely, then flip on other side. If you soak longer the bread will soak the batter making the toast more fluffy, but you won’t have enough dipping mixture for other slices. Approximately 10 to 15 seconds is enough to dip each side of bread.
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No Milk Challah French Toast
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 8 slices challah bread
- 1/2 cup grapes
- 1 mango diced
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs.3 eggs
- Add coconut milk, sugar and vanilla extract.1/2 cup coconut milk, 1/2 Tbsp. granulated sugar, 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- Preheat large frying pan. Add 2 tablespoons of butter.4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- Dip each slice of challah bread into the egg mixture. Flip and dip the other side of challah bread.8 slices challah bread
- Put on the frying pan and cook for about 2-5 minutes on each side on low-medium heat.
- You will not fit 8 slices on the frying pan. Cook about 2 – 4 pieces at once. For the next batches of frying add remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Cook again for 2-5 minutes on each side.
- Add grapes and diced mango on top.1/2 cup grapes, 1 mango
Video
Notes
- When it comes to making the perfect French toast, there are a few key steps to keep in mind. One of the most important aspects is ensuring that each side of the Challah bread is dipped into the mixture completely. This allows for an even distribution of the delicious flavors and ensures a golden, crispy texture when fried.
- It’s best to fry a few slices of the bread in batches, depending on the size of your frying pan. You want to make sure there is enough space for the slices to cook evenly without overcrowding the pan. If needed, feel free to add more butter to the pan for frying, as it adds a rich and luscious flavor to the French toast.
- Once the Challah bread slices have achieved a beautiful golden-brown color and a slightly crispy exterior, it’s time to remove them from the pan. You can use a spatula or tongs to carefully transfer the French toast to a serving plate.
- Drizzle with honey, sprinkle with powdered sugar or top it with jam.
Nutrition
Update Notes: This recipe was originally posted April, 2019, it was updated with new video in August, 2023.
Challah French Toast is seriously one of my favourite thing ever – and I love this dairy-free option!
Mine too!
I’ve never tried french toast with coconut milk, but I’m clearly missing out. This sounds delicious! I love the flavor coconut milk adds. This will be perfect for Easter brunch.
Definitely!
I love using Challah Bread for French Toast! This looks great!
Thank you!
I wish I could eat this for breakfast every day! They look so good.
Yes they are!
Oh, I am going to dream of this tonight! Delish!!
You’ll love it for sure!
I’m always looking for dairy-free recipes (one of my family members can’t eat dairy), so this is wonderful! Also, I absolutely love Challah bread. YUM.
I like to make substitutes to dairy milk. There are so many possibilities.
This looks great! I love french toast and no milk always makes me feel a little better after 🙂
Thank you Noelle, I often use different types of milks in my cooking and baking.
I have never made French toast without dairy milk, but this challah French toast looks amazing! Def want to try it!
You should try it Jacqueline, there is not really a difference in both.
I would eat French toast every day for breakfast if I could. This looks epic.
Yes, me too. I like french toast too:)
Wow, challah bread for french toast! I love this idea, I’ll have to make this for my niece sometime as she LOVES french toast.
I hope she will love it!
I need no milk resiape