Healthy Gluten Free Almond and Orange French Toast

This quick and easy French toast is made with healthier swaps but still packed with flavor, you won't even miss the heavy cream and butter.  Ready in about 15 minutes, it's the perfect sweet breakfast recipe for birthdays, holidays such as Mother’s Day or Christmas, busy mornings, or just an easy Sunday morning, 

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Healthy Gluten Free Almond and Orange French Toast
Yields 4 servings

Ingredients:
8 slices thick slices of gluten free bread (perferrably slightly stale)
4 eggs, room temperature
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
​1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
zest of 1 orange
1 Tbsp maple syrup or honey
2 tsp coconut oil

Optional Toppings:
Fresh berries
orange or mandarin
Monkfruit Maple syrup or Honey
​Monkfruit powdered sugar
whipped cream or Greek yogurt
Slivered almonds

Directions:

Whisk all ingredients from eggs to maple syrup/honey in a medium mixing bowl until well combined. Pour the egg mixture into a flat, shallow dish.

Place 4 slices of bread into the egg mixture and allow to soak for 2 minutes before turning over and soaking again for another 1 minute.

While the bread is soaking, melt 1 tsp of coconut oil in a large skillet over a medium or medium low heat to avoid burning.

Remove the bread from the egg mixture and cook two to three minutes on each side until golden brown. Repeat with 3 bread slices.

Then repeat: melt 1 tsp coconut oil in a large skillet again, and use that to cook the remaining 4 bread slices.

Serve with berries, toasted almonds, whipped cream, mint, and maple syrup or your favorite toppings!

Vegan Option:  To make this heart healthy french toast vegan, use a flax egg and a little bit of cornstarch instead of the regular eggs. Also be sure to use maple syrup and not honey for the sweetener.

Sugar Free Option: Making sugar free or low sugar french toast is super easy! All you have to do is substitute the maple syrup for a sugar free maple syrup (I like the Lakanto Monkfruit Maple Syrup), and make sure to use sugar free toppings. For a low sugar version, use half the amount of maple syrup.

Storing Leftovers

To Store In The Fridge: Let the leftovers cool completely. Transfer the toast to an airtight storage container. Store in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the toaster oven or on a warm skillet until heated through.

To Freeze: To freeze this recipe, transfer the cooked french toast to a freezer safe airtight container or freezer bag and separate the individual slices using parchment paper. Place in the freezer for up to three to four months. Defrost in the fridge overnight, and then heat the frozen french toast slices on a skillet on the stovetop or in the oven until warmed through.

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