Gluten Free Dairy Free Protein French Toast + VIDEO

A gluten-free and dairy-free French toast that makes a big batch so you can meal prep or freeze ahead of time! Only six ingredients and 62.5 grams in the egg batter, and then each additional slice of bread adds 3 grams of protein. Turning a typically sweet, carby breakfast into a more filling, extra protein breakfast. PLUS a tip to make your batter silky smooth so you don’t get stuck with big globs of egg white stuck to your bread. This recipe is free of: gluten, wheat, dairy, peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish and sesame, making it free of 7 out of the top 9 allergens.

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WHY THIS PROTEIN FRENCH TOAST ROCKS

This protein French toast is a delicious way to start your day. It takes a beloved breakfast staple, that is usually more treat than anything and makes it more substantial by adding protein powder to make it even more filling and to fuel your morning with more protein. 

If you can’t have milk, it can make it hard to have extra protein. It seems nowadays most recipes sneak in blended cottage cheese or scoops or whey protein. No fear, there are still ways to sneak it in with smart substitutes.

• This makes a large batch. Almost half of my family is gluten-free and the other half isn’t. I make the gluten-free first and do an entire loaf of gluten-free bread, and then can do an entire loaf of regular bread, making 35 pieces of French toast! Enough to feed a crowd, or enough to meal prep for the week!
• This has cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg to make it taste even better!
• This is customizable–use whatever dairy-free milk and protein powder of your choosing.
• If made my way, with the brands I suggest, the batter mixture alone has 62.5 grams of protein, and then each slice of bread has an addition 3 grams.

HOW IS THIS FRENCH TOAST DAIRY FREE?

To make this dairy-free, you’ll need two substitutions: milk and protein powder.

• For the milk substitution: I like to use Silk Original Soy Milk. You know I’m typically a rice milk fan because soy milk has more of an after taste to me, but soy milk is actually great in this instance because it’s thicker, and you won’t notice the taste because it’s mixed in. Plus, it has a good amount of protein compared to other non-dairy milks. While this is the one I’d recommend the most, feel free to use what works for your individual circumstances.
• For protein powder: we like the Orgain Organic Vegan Protein Powder Vanilla Bean–mostly because I like that it’s a blend of plant proteins, instead of a single source, and it’s easy to find–it’s at my local Walmart as well as Amazon. Use whichever one you prefer and that works for your diet.

None of these ingredients are sponsored.

HOW IS THIS FRENCH TOAST GLUTEN FREE?

The French toast is gluten-free by swapping in gluten-free bread. As mentioned above, 1/3 of my family is gluten-free and the other is not. I make sure to cook the gluten-free bread first so it’s not contaminated, and then make the rest with regular bread. The batter works great with any type of bread.

Other than the bread, the rest of the ingredients are typically naturally gluten-free. But, it is important you read each ingredient you use to make sure that gluten didn’t sneak in there somehow. Every brand is different and I’ve found gluten in strange places sometimes where you least expect it.

I’ve made this French toast with both Schar’s Artisan Baker White Bread as well as Canyon Bakehouse’s Heritage Style Honey White (as seen in the pictures). I like Canyon Bakehouse because it has eggs in it, so it has 3 grams of protein per slice whereas Schar’s has 1 gram of protein.

CAN I MAKE THIS FRENCH TOAST SOY FREE?

If you want to make this soy-free, you’ll need to swap in the milk for a soy-free milk. Both Schar and Canyon Bakehouse are soy free. The Orgain protein powder I recommended is also soy free.

CAN I MAKE THIS FRENCH TOAST EGG FREE?

Whether you’re hurting from the recent inflation of eggs, or you’re allergic to eggs, this recipe is specifically formulated to use eggs to really boost the protein factor. If you need a gluten, dairy and egg free French toast, check out my gluten-free vegan French toast recipe.

WHAT INGREDIENTS DOES THIS PROTEIN FRENCH TOAST NEED?

You will need:

• Eggs
• Soy milk
• Ground cinnamon
• Ground nutmeg
• Vanilla extract
• 1 scoop Vanilla protein powder

TOOLS NEEDED FOR DAIRY FREE GLUTEN FREE PROTEIN FRENCH TOAST

• Blender–see my note about this
• Flat bottomed bowl
• Griddle, indoor grill pan (this is what I use in the video) or large frying pan, either non-stick or cast iron
• Non stick spray of choice
• Spatula
• Tortilla warmer
• Measuring cups and spoons

HACK FOR THE BEST, SMOOTHEST FRENCH TOAST BATTER

My whole life, I would dread when I’d get to the bottom of the French toast custard, or egg mixture because all that would be left were huge globs of egg whites. It seemed no matter how much I whisked the batter, those would still glob onto a piece of bread, and it was always the last piece left because no one wanted bread with a huge egg white cooked to the back of it.

I also noticed when I would add cinnamon that it would be hard to thoroughly incorporate that into the batter. It would float at the top and only stick onto the first few pieces.

I needed an emulsion–something where everything was incorporated and smooth. That’s where the blender comes in. 

I started mixing my French toast batter in the blender and it’s been life changing. It’s silky smooth and every pieces looks and feels the same. It’s a GAME CHANGER. Make sure you do the same. I, of course, only use my Blendtec, as I’ve had that puppy for over a decade, used it over 4k times and it still runs like a champ and can blend the heck out of anything.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER GLUTEN FREE DAIRY FREE BREAKFAST RECIPES?

Why yes I do! Everything (all 300+ recipes) on my site are gluten free and dairy free, except for a handful that I’ve been asked to develop specifically. So, my entire breakfast category should give you loads of ideas like allergy friendly muffins, waffles, crepes, breakfast casserole and pancakes. Or, check out my list of over 100 gluten-free dairy-free breakfast ideas. Or, if you’re a store bought cereal person, check out my 90+ gluten free breakfast cereal list.

HACK FOR KEEPING YOUR FRENCH TOAST WARM UNTIL YOU’RE READY TO SERVE

When you’re making things like French toast and pancakes and you can only make so many at a time, what do you do with the ones you’ve cooked, while you’re waiting to finish the rest of the batch? If you set them on a plate, they become cold. You want to be able to keep them all warm and toasty until everyone can sit down at the table together.

In comes the best hack yet: place the cooked ones in a TORTILLA WARMER. They keep them warm and moist while you finish cooking the remainder and then they’re all warm and ready to serve. I can’t make pancakes or waffles without one.

WHAT IS A GOOD TOPPING FOR FRENCH TOAST?

French toast is delicious with powdered sugar, peanut butter or nut butters, maple syrup, jam or my 2 ingredient strawberry jam compote.

DO I HAVE A VIDEO SHOWING HOW TO MAKE IT?

I do! I know it can be helpful to see how someone makes something first hand, so I recorded a video. The video should auto play. If it doesn’t, it is embedded into the bottom of the recipe card. IF that doesn’t work, you can always view it on my YouTube channel (while you’re there–be sure to like and subscribe!).

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