Best Pumpkin Chocolate Chip French Toast Recipe
Vegan pumpkin spice French toast packed with flavor and sweetness. This easy recipe is perfect for fall and it is a great sweet breakfast or brunch idea!
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Best Pumpkin Chocolate Chip French Toast
Good morning everyone! Today I am sharing a delicious breakfast recipe that I actually just made this past Sunday – vegan pumpkin chocolate chip French toast. This recipe is something I threw together in an attempt to get into the fall baking spirit, and it did not disappoint. It only took me one try to get it just right, which almost never happens.
While oatmeal still ranks number one on my list of favorite breakfasts of all-time, French toast is another breakfast food that gets a high rating in my mind. This pumpkin chocolate chip French toast recipe is the perfect fall twist on a delicious classic breakfast or brunch option.
Now that I have (hopefully) gotten you excited to make this recipe, it is time to dive into the details. Let’s quickly discuss a few quick things to note for this vegan pumpkin chocolate chip French toast recipe as well as the ingredients you will need to make this recipe.
How To Make Vegan Homemade French Toast
Making homemade vegan French toast is actually quite simple. You just need to dip a few pieces of bread into your French toast batter, cook the coated bread in a pan for a few minutes on each side until golden brown, add your favorite toppings, then dig in and enjoy.
I think the most important thing to note here is that you want to use a firmer (or stale) bread. If you try to use a super soft bread, your French toast will likely turn out very soggy, which is definitely not what you want. I chose sourdough bread, but you can use any hard or stale bread that you enjoy.
Now that we have covered a few things to note for this recipe, let’s dive right into the ingredients list.
Best Pumpkin Chocolate Chip French Toast – Ingredients
- Sourdough Bread – The first ingredient you will need for this recipe is some bread of choice. You will want to choose a tougher bread such as sourdough. Or, you can even use stale bread. Either way, a firm bread works best for this recipe. If you use a really soft bread, your French toast could end up way too soggy.
- Ground Flaxseed – Ground flaxseed is the next key ingredient you will need for this recipe. It helps everything come together and it acts as the key binding agent. This is especially important because there are no eggs in this recipe.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice – The pumpkin pie spice adds a delicious pumpkin flavor to the French toast batter. It is an essential ingredient that really enhances the recipe.
- Peanut Butter – The peanut butter is one of the key toppings that adds healthy fat and extra flavor to this recipe. You can omit it or swap it out for an allergy friendly sub if you would like, but I highly recommend it.
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips – The semi-sweet chocolate chips add rich chocolate flavor to this French toast recipe. They will be sprinkled on top of your French toast right after it finishes cooking so that they melt right into the toast.
- Nut Milk – The nut milk is a key ingredient that is used to create the batter for the French toast. I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but you can use whichever kind you have on hand or enjoy most.
- Canned Pumpkin – The canned pumpkin adds a ton of pumpkin flavor as well as a nice orange color to the French toast batter. It is a necessary ingredient that you definitely don’t want to forget.
- Pure Maple Syrup – The pure maple syrup adds sweetness to the batter for this French toast recipe. It will also serve as a topping for your French toast for additional sweetness and moisture.
- Powdered Sugar – This is an optional topping ingredient which adds even more sweetness to your pumpkin chocolate chip French toast.
Some Other Pumpkin Recipes You Might Like:
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
- Pumpkin Banana Bread
- Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
- Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Best Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip French Toast
Ingredients
- 2 – 3 pieces hard or stale bread (I used sourdough)
- 1 tbsp vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp ground flaxseed
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 cup nut milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- 2 1/2 tbsp canned pumpkin
- 1 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup (plus more for topping)
- powdered sugar (optional, for topping)
Instructions
- Add the nut milk, canned pumpkin, pure maple syrup, ground flaxseed, and pumpkin pie spice to a wide shallow dish.
- Whisk all the ingredients together well to combine.
- Take one piece of bread and dip both sides of it in the French toast batter, coating each side thoroughly and evenly.
- Repeat with the remaining slices of bread.
- Place the coated bread slices on a greased pan or pancake griddle over low to medium heat.
- Cook the French toast for about 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown and firm on the outside.
- Plate the French toast.
- Top the French toast with the chocolate chips, peanut butter, a drizzle of pure maple syrup, and a bit of powdered sugar if desired.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
I hope you all enjoy this simple and delicious fall breakfast recipe. I love making vegan French toast, so it was really fun to put a fall twist on a classic recipe. As I mentioned before, this recipe is extremely easy to make and it tastes incredible. Anyway, that’s it for this recipe. As per usual, I will be back with another blog post very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂
