Perfect French Toast - simple ingredients for a delicious quick and easy breakfast.
Have I mentioned how much I love breakfast?
It is definitely my most favourite meal of the day and two of my favourite things to have are my American Style Pancakes and this delicious French Toast. Basically, anything I can drizzle with Maple Syrup.
Ever since I moved to Canada I love that stuff - oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, whatever I can drizzle it on I will.
I usually pick up a big 1-litre jug of the Kirkland Signature Canadian Maple Syrup whenever we go to Costco, which is usually a once a month occurrence, to stock up on various other items. I love that place. But why is it, then no matter how little you actually go in there for, you always, always come out with a full shopping carts worth.
One thing I will say is to make sure whatever maple syrup you use is 100% pure, there are some nasty ones out there that are mixed with other ingredients and those just do not compare in any way.
When starting on Slimming Eats, I was determined to make a French Toast recipe that I could enjoy, without busting my dailys and these really are scrumptious.
The great thing about French Toast is that when it soaks in all the egg mixture it expands in size, making that measly 60g of whole wheat bread a lot more filling too.
No complicated ingredients need to be added to this recipe, just simple bread, eggs, a little milk (you can use a dairy-free alternative), vanilla extract, a pinch of cinnamon.
For sweetening, as per usual with most of my cake recipes. I use Sukrin: 1 which is a great natural tasting sweetener that can be ordered on can be ordered on Amazon. I have tried many different types of sweetener in the past trying to find one that is natural and tastes natural and I think this is it. I usually just use some honey or maple syrup, but it's nice to know I can now use this and reduce even further. Instead of Sukrin, you can use any sweetener of choice. This is just my preferred option because of the now aftertaste.
In this recipe, however, we are only using 1-2 teaspoon depending on your sweetness level, which is less than a tablespoon, so we don't need to worry about that at all.
You could totally skip the maple syrup for drizzling over the top, but it really feels decadent along with the plain Greek yoghurt and mixed berries.
I also give a teeny little dusting of icing sugar, so teeny that it will be negligible. It's purely just because it makes this French Toast look pretty.
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HOW CAN I ADD A ⅓ VEGETABLES TO THIS RECIPE?
Choose fruits to serve with the French Toast, and your ⅓ vegetables are covered. Berries are a great choice - I love strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries.
WHAT KITCHEN ITEMS DO I NEED TO MAKE THE FRENCH TOAST?
- Kitchen Scales
- Measuring Spoons
- Chopping Board
- Santoku Knife (perfect knife for chopping veg)
- Spatula
- Whisk
- Sieve
- Shallow Frying Pan (I like to use a crepe pan, makes things like this easier to flip)
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French Toast | Slimming Eats
This recipe is dairy free, Slimming Eats and Weight Watchers friendly
WW Smart Points - 8
Dairy Free - omit yoghurt and use a dairy free milk
Ingredients
- 2 slices of whole wheat bread
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbs of milk of choice - (I use cashew milk)
- 1-2 teaspoon of sukrin (or another sweetener of choice)
- ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 cup of mixed berries
- 2 tbs of fat-free plain Greek Yoghurt (or quark)
- 1 tbs of maple syrup
- ¼ tsp of Icing sugar
- spray oil
Instructions
- Cut the two slices of bread into 4 triangles. Set aside
- In a shallow dish, add the egg, milk, sukrin (sweetener), cinnamon and vanilla extract and whisk till combined.
- Add the bread slices and swirl around in the egg mixture, until the bread is fully soaked.
- Spray a frying pan over a medium heat with spray oil
- Add the dipped bread and cook for a couple of minutes each side, till golden.
- Serve on a plate, topped with fruit, yoghurt, drizzle with the maple syrup and dust with a ¼ teaspoon of icing sugar.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Yield 1 Serving Size 1 servingAmount Per Serving Calories 357Total Fat 6.8gSaturated Fat 1.6gCholesterol 187mgSodium 119mgCarbohydrates 82.3gFiber 7.8gSugar 29.7gProtein 10.2g
Laura says
Mmm looks good Shev! I had pancakes with maple syrup and pears the other weekend as a treat brekkie, yum yum!
Anonymous says
I'm doing a breakfast challenge at group and I'm using your lovely recipes as inspiration. I will share with the group next week and let them know about your wonderful site if that's okay?
Emma Matte says
This is yum! I substituted the maple syrup for cinnamon, and mixed that up with the sugar, set that aside and used to sprinkle on when it was ready. Also I didn't top with fruit, but had a banana separately. So it was only 1HeB and 1 syn for me: )