Vegan Egg Nog French Toast

This is a toasty spin on the festive tipple, egg nog. Perfect for Christmas morning or throughout the winter season. Egg Nog and French Toast are both traditionally made using eggs, but this recipe takes the best bits from it which is the spices, laced with sweetness. But to make this crispy and rich like traditional French toast I have included coconut cream, which is rich and fragrant without overpowering the other flavours. Additionally, arrowroot starch takes the thickness of the mix up a notch.

And which bread is best? You can use sourdough, but its sourness might throw you off, where for some they might welcome the flavour into the mix. But if you are more of a sweet and spicy person, then perhaps stick to a thick, almost stale, sliced white bread or even a ciabatta would be delicious in this.

Makes 4-5

Ingredients:

• 4 Slices of sourdough/ciabatta/thick sliced white bread

• 1 cup of dairy-free milk

• 2 tbsp coconut cream

• 1 tbsp arrowroot or cornstarch

• 2 tbsp chia egg

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

• 1/4 tsp ground cloves

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1 tbsp maple syrup

• Coconut oil

• Icing sugar/ maple syrup for serving

Method:

1. Place a large frying pan on medium heat and melt a teaspoon of coconut oil inside.

2. To make the chia egg, grind a tablespoon of chia seeds into a flour in a blender with a milling attachment. Then, in a bowl mix together the ground chia seeds and three tablespoons of water. Let it thicken up for at least five minutes.

3. To make the eggnog french toast mix, manually whisk together in a bowl the wet ingredients; plant milk, coconut cream, vanilla extract, maple syrup, and the chia egg. Then whisk in the dry ingredients; arrowroot starch, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and baking powder.

4. Make sure your bread is sliced to about an inch thick. Place the eggnog mix in a flat dish or bowl and soak the bread slices on both sides. The mix should be enough for at least four slices.

5. Place the slices in the frying pan with the coconut oil and let it cook on medium to high heat on each side. Using a spatula, press down on it to help it toast and reduce the wetness. Both sides will take about 5 mins each to fully toast. So using a larger frying pan allows you to make two at time.

6. When they are all done, drizzle with a generous helping of maple syrup and a light dusting of icing sugar.