Gingerbread French Toast
This delicious gingerbread french toast bake will be the perfect start to any morning and is the perfect holiday breakfast or brunch meal.
Servings 12 servings
Calories
Ingredients
- 1 24 ounce sourdough bread loaf or Brioche, cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 2 cups coconut or nut milk
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Toppings
- 2 tablespoons vegan butter or coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup superfine almond flour
- 3 tablespoons raw cane sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Spray a 9x11 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Cut each slice of bread in half, and add the half-slices to the baking dish in 3 rows.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk coconut milk, maple syrup, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, vanilla, and salt.
- Slowly pour the liquid mixture on top of bread slices, gently separating bread slices with your hands, and pouring the liquid mixture in between each slice.
- Melt vegan butter (or coconut oil) in a small bowl and add in pecans. Sprinkle in almond flour, cinnamon, and raw cane sugar and stir. Sprinkle mixture over french toast slices. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake 20 minutes more.
- Remove and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
Walnuts or almonds may be used in place of the pecans for the topping.
Top with vegan whipped cream or pure maple syrup.