Honey Lemon Vanilla Gluten Free French Toast. Simple yet delicious flavors, easy to make, no eggs needed, and vegan Friendly! This Gluten Free French Toast breakfast is a hit for weekend brunch or for kids. Perfect for freezing and making ahead too. But the sauce.. that honey lemon cream sauce… it’s a must!
Sunday Mornings are my favorite. There’s something about them that make want to stay in my pajamas for longer and cook up a good breakfast or brunch. And as long as I can remember, pancakes, eggs, or French toast have been on our regular Sunday Breakfast rotation.
That being said, guess what next Sunday is?
Did your eyes just fill up with little cartoon hearts? Ha ha yes, it is Valentine’s Day. A day where we love on each other, wait… I mean a day where we express our love for each other. A verb. TO LOVE (show appreciation, kindness, mushy emotions, etc). As mentioned before, making food is definitely how I show love and appreciation towards others, especially towards my husband. And as you can see, he’s definitely a breakfast man!
But here’s a little backstory for you. When I first learned I had to start implementing a gluten-free diet, over eight years ago, breakfast was tortuous for me. In fact, I think thought of making French toast give me anxiety. At the time, there was a very limited amount of GOOD TASTING gluten free foods, and no such thing as gluten-free French toast. Well, at least that I was aware of. Trying to fix a delicious Sunday breakfast for us was depressing. And I’m sorry, but rice cereal or eggs and rice cakes just did not cut it.
Yes, I was a big ball of anxiousness and confusion. And you know what? My husband is the one who really pushed me to learn more and to helped me embrace the gluten free diet (cooking and all). He’s the one that bought me dozens of books on gluten-free living, he would help me research gluten-free options at restaurants so that I didn’t feel overwhelmed when we dining out. And he would would be patient while I read every label at the grocery store, checking for gluten.
But I think the most important, and (most impactful) thing that he did to support me during this transition was that he himself embraced it. And still does today. Okay maybe just 80% of the time. Ha ha.
I never asked him to eat gluten free for me, he just simply wanted to support. And goodness I love him more for that!
Today I’m raising a gluten free TOAST (A Valentine’s Day FRENCH TOAST) to my husband. He deserves more but let’s just start with a tall stack of goodness, ok? A Valentine’s Day breakfast made with all his favorite flavors and toppings.
There’s honey, because my husband has forever been obsessed with honeycomb flavors (and he’s my honey, mwah!). And lemon vanilla because the man just loves anything sweet and lemon! Lemon shortbread, lemon bars, lemon pie, or lemon cream.
Now, about this gluten-free French toast. Well, it’s vegan friendly and gluten-free but there is so much more! And I promise you it does not taste bland like gluten-free. In fact, this egg free french toast batter definitely still tastes like traditional batter and here’s how —> COMBINE Chia (grinded down), honey, almond milk, vanilla, dash of sea salt, cinnamon, and …. nutritional yeast. Really! Nutritional yeast gives it an eggy taste! It is optional, ALTHOUGH I HIGHLY recommend it, YUM!)
Honey Lemon Vanilla Gluten Free French Toast
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
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Honey Lemon Vanilla Gluten Free French Toast {Vegan Friendly}
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk (regular or vanilla)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 tbsp chia grinded up (which is about 2 tbsp seeds- see notes for make chia flour)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Dash of sea salt
- Mix in 1 tbsp of honey if you want toast more sticky. (agave for vegans)
- 4–5 pieces of gluten free bread (i used udis gluten free multigrain)
- Powdered sugar
- Lemon slices
- LEMON CREAM SAUCE
- 1–2 tbsp earth balance coconut spread or unsalted real butter (softened or melted)
- 2–3 tbsp honey (agave if vegan)
- 1/2 lemon squeezed
- extra honey if desired.
- Sauce Makes about 1/4 cup so double if you are serving more than 2 people
Instructions
- Combine your milk, vanilla, chia flour (see notes), cinnamon, salt, nutritional yeast, and optional honey in a large mixing bowl. Mix and let it sit for 10 minutes.
- While the batter is sitting. Preheat griddle or frying pan to medium high (350F). Use oil/butter and spread it even.
- Once batter and sit for 10 minutes, dip bread into batter (one at a time) and place on griddle. Make sure not to soak it too much or bread will fall apart. Fry for 3-4 minutes and then CAREFULLY use a spatula to flip and fry/cook another 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Repeat until all pieces of bread are cooked and placed on a plate.
- Next combine your butter, honey, and lemon in a small cup and stir until it’s made into a sauce.
- pour over french toast and garnish with lemon slices and powdered sugar. Sauce Makes about 1/4 cup so double if you are serving more than 2 people
Notes
For chia flour, just combine 2-3 tbsp chia seed in a high powered mixer/blender. Use 1 tbsp of that for the chia flour.
If you don’t want to use chia or nutritional yeast, replace with one egg instead.
Feel free to heat the sauce up for 15 seconds before serving. You can also use coconut butter if you don’t have earth balance/real butter.
Don’t feel like making the sauce? Just use regular butter/coconut oil and honey to top!
Vegans can use egg free bread and agave nectar instead of honey.
Nutrition for 2 and 1/2 pieces with sauce
Don’t worry egg lovers, I gave you the egg option as well. Both were great! Oh and did i mention the sauce? Ya, just lemon, honey, and butter or coconut butter. FLIPPING AMAZING!
Hmmmm, I’m beginning to think that this gluten-free French toast recipe is all about supporting each other’s allergy friendly diets. Can you feel the love? <3
My mushy Monday talk is over. But the recipe still remains. Which means you have all week to try it out and make it for your loved ones this weekend. With great tasting gluten-free products available, like Udi’s gluten free, everyone can enjoy a gluten-free meal without sacrificing taste!
Gluten-free, egg free, paleo,vegan, or whatever lifestyle makes you feel healthy and happy, just remember to thank those that support you through it. Because restoring your health (both mental and physical) literally takes a village.
This gluten free french toast recipe creation is sponsored by my friends over at Udis Gluten free! Thank you for allowing me to share their thoughtful #GFsquad campaign for Valentine’s Day!
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Michele @ paleorunningmomma says
February 8, 2016 at 5:47 AMJust clicked that Valentine’s Day is a Sunday! I’m also a Sunday morning fan especially since it’s typically a rest day. I love making pancakes or waffles for my kids as a special breakfast for my family – always with bacon and a couple of eggs on the side 🙂
Megan @ skinny fitalicious says
February 8, 2016 at 6:07 AMI love your mushy Monday talk! I don’t remember the last time I had French toast. That may have to change!
Erin @ The Almond Eater says
February 8, 2016 at 7:07 AMNot only is this beautifullllll, but I love the honey lemon vanilla combo! Whether it’s Valentine’s Day or not, I’m game for any excuse to enjoy french toast!
Jen says
February 8, 2016 at 7:36 AMYour fella is definitely a keeper. So glad he was so supportive! This toast looks outstanding. Never would have thought to add nutritional yeast! I think I need to make this for The Hubs on Valentine’s Day!
Cotter Crunch says
February 8, 2016 at 8:27 AMtotally game changer and I think you’d love!
Blair says
February 8, 2016 at 7:53 AMWow! This looks delicious!! Honey and lemon is such a spring flavor combo in my opinion…bring on the warmer weather!!
rachel @ Athletic avocado says
February 8, 2016 at 8:10 AMI love the combo of honey, lemon and vanilla! That sounds amazing with that lemon cream sauce too, Your husband’s one lucky man!
Susie @ SuzLyfe says
February 8, 2016 at 8:35 AMNext Sunday I will be having my last day of solid food for 48 hours (colonoscopy prep x2) How romantic is that?
Cotter Crunch says
February 8, 2016 at 8:56 AMhaha you need a jello party! ugh,i hate those preps
Alysia at slim sanity says
February 8, 2016 at 9:30 AMAww cute post 🙂 I definitely love French toast!! Maybe I’ll make his on VDay too…
Cotter Crunch says
February 10, 2016 at 8:07 AMyes! do it! i think baby will like too. LOL!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
February 8, 2016 at 10:15 AMThe nooch is essential to some good vegan french toast!!
I love the bright lemon honey flavor!! Great wake-up for the WINTER!
Cotter Crunch says
February 10, 2016 at 8:14 AMi knew you would appreciate!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
February 8, 2016 at 10:41 AMYUMMY! We had some really good success with dave trying gluten free pizza crust this weekend without much reaction, I would love if he could do bread again (at least every once and awhile for dishes like this). Small steps! I so feel your pain on being “gluten free” overnight dealing with Dave’s allergies. But we are figuring things out! I love this recipe and will try the sauce on pancakes until we are good with bread!
Cotter Crunch says
February 10, 2016 at 7:55 AMyes! that’s good! which pizza crust?
Erin @ Erin's Inside Job says
February 8, 2016 at 12:31 PMThis sounds great and I don’t even like french toast haha. There’s something so refreshing about honey and lemon!
Cotter Crunch says
February 8, 2016 at 3:04 PMthat as me! until i made this. ah ha. LOOOOVED
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
February 8, 2016 at 1:38 PMYou have one mighty good man. And he has one might good woman. 🙂
I love the idea of nooch in this… yet another thing to try to sneak past Vegas.
Cotter Crunch says
February 8, 2016 at 2:48 PMi think we should create a game where we see what we can get past Vegas! food wise!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
February 8, 2016 at 2:58 PMLOL! This could be fun… she HAS stopped asking me what the “secret” ingredient is when I give her something to eat.
Jody - Fit at 58 says
February 8, 2016 at 3:49 PMI only make for myself! 🙂 I doubt anyone would eat anything I tried to cook! 🙂
Cotter Crunch says
February 8, 2016 at 5:00 PMI will gladly eat any of your FOOD! xxoo
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets says
February 9, 2016 at 6:27 AMI’m with your man. I love anything sweet and lemony too. Also, I’d say between the two of us we’ve got some good ones: supportive and amazing. I’ll take it, along with a side of this French toast, gluten free and all.
Cotter Crunch says
February 9, 2016 at 8:03 AMwanna get together this weekend and make breakfast? I mean for our husbands. And then we can part ways after.. because.. you know. ;p
Amanda @ .running with spoons. says
February 9, 2016 at 8:10 AMNutritional yeast to the sauce?! No kidding! That sounds freaking epic. And it’s pretty amazing how far allergy-friendly things have come, eh? It makes my heart do all sorts of happy dances when I come across things labelled “peanut-free,” because that totally wasn’t a thing back in the day. And I would love you if you fed me these for breakfast. Heck, I love you anyways, but you know what I mean 😉
Cotter Crunch says
February 9, 2016 at 1:49 PMi know! praise God for allergy friendly food now. and ones that don’t suck. haha. come over!
Jess @hellotofit says
February 9, 2016 at 8:20 AMHoney and lemon is such a sweet combo 🙂 I haven’t made French toast in a hot minute! The last time I made it there was Challah bread involved.
Cotter Crunch says
February 10, 2016 at 8:15 AMwell now i want challah!
jennifer says
February 9, 2016 at 9:20 AMFabulous! The next time life gives me lemons, I know what I’m making!
Cotter Crunch says
February 9, 2016 at 1:50 PMor just come over and we can make together, yes?
Ashley @ Fit Mitten Kitchen says
February 9, 2016 at 9:45 AMAw that is so sweet about your hubby eating GF with you 🙂 HONEYCOMB, it must be the New Zealand/OZ thing. When I was in Australia they had honeycomb flavored EVERYTHING. The honeycomb Tim Tam’s were my fave… hee hee. They also had this FABULOUS honeycomb malted chocolate milk that I dream about pretty much every day.
This french toast looks amazing, as I am also now a sucker for anything honey (and lemon) 😀
Cotter Crunch says
February 9, 2016 at 1:47 PMyes! it’s everywhere and my husband is OBSESSED with hokey pokey. haha. did you have that in australia?
Ashley @ Fit Mitten Kitchen says
February 17, 2016 at 3:43 PMLol I’m not sure I know what hokey pokey is!
Cotter Crunch says
February 17, 2016 at 7:38 PMhaha well me need to get you some!
Summer says
February 9, 2016 at 9:46 AMOh my goodness! Terrible case of drooling here! This looks amazing ♥
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Cotter Crunch says
February 9, 2016 at 1:48 PMyay! drooling allowed. xxoo
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
February 9, 2016 at 2:06 PMThat Kiwi of your’s is definitely a keeper! Gluten free choices sure have come a long way in recent years – speaking of which – what a fantastic breakfast this would be! I don’t think I’ve ever ever had a honey lemon vanilla flavored french toast – like EVA!
Cotter Crunch says
February 9, 2016 at 5:56 PMhe’s a keeper for sure! and I am so thankful. ps. I’m so thankful for you too. Mwah!
nicole @ I am a Honey Bee says
February 10, 2016 at 5:06 AMabsolutely lobe the combo of honey and vanilla.
And it’s awesome that it’s vegan!
nicole @ I am a Honey Bee says
February 10, 2016 at 5:08 AMLOVE! not lobe…
Cotter Crunch says
February 10, 2016 at 8:09 AMhaha i do that all the time! yay LOVE!
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says
February 10, 2016 at 12:24 PMBeautiful! I’m so curious about the nutritional yeast in there- I never would have thought to add it. And you know? I’m just realizing I don’t even think our girls know what french toast is!! Yikes! We’ll have to make these for a weekend breakfast.
Cotter Crunch says
February 10, 2016 at 3:01 PMit actually made it taste more eggy! which i loved! you can totally use eggs but this was something i wanted to try. Let me know if you do.
Megan @ MegUnprocessed says
February 10, 2016 at 2:24 PMThese sound amazing! I love that it’s vegan friendly too!
Cotter Crunch says
February 10, 2016 at 2:30 PMThanks Megan! I hope you get to try it!
Sonali- The Foodie Physician says
February 10, 2016 at 3:48 PMI never thought I’d be speechless over French toast but then again, you never cease to amaze me! Absolutely gorgeous Lindsay! What a perfect way to show some love to your special man <3
Kerri Olkjer says
February 10, 2016 at 4:48 PMI just drooled on my phone… my kids will love these!
Julie @ Running in a Skirt says
February 10, 2016 at 6:31 PMThere is nothing like french toast on a Weekend morning! I love the unexpected addition of lemon. SO tasty.
★★★★★
Cotter Crunch says
February 10, 2016 at 10:35 PMyes, amen to that! totally worth slowing down for too!
Ange @ Cowgirl Runs says
February 10, 2016 at 6:47 PMOh man, French toast is one of my most favourite things in the world. I’m intrigued by the nutritional yeast, but…I’ll give it a shot 🙂
Cotter Crunch says
February 10, 2016 at 10:34 PMit makes it really buttery/eggy! i was impressed!
Jessica @ Nutritioulicious says
February 11, 2016 at 12:27 AMYour husband sounds like a special man, well deserving of this delicious Valentine’s Day breakfast! I’m so excited for another use for the nutritional yeast I recently bought!
Cotter Crunch says
February 11, 2016 at 9:54 PMyay! let me know if you try them JEss!
Taylor @Food Faith Fitness says
February 12, 2016 at 9:38 PMYour hubby seriously sounds like one amazing man! You guys are both so lucky to have eachother. I remember the torture when caleb first went gluten free…it was like the world ended!
Now, this French Toast. I want it for breakfast EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Who knew that nutritional yeast would be the secret! Pinned!
★★★★★
Jess @hellotofit says
February 14, 2016 at 4:17 PMYou had me at French Toast. And then you REALLY had me at lemon cream sauce.
Cotter Crunch says
February 15, 2016 at 8:16 AMi licked that sauce clean!!! so good
Kate @KateMovingForward says
February 22, 2016 at 2:13 PMMMM!! This looks so great! I love french toast and don’t make it often enough. 🙂
Cotter Crunch says
February 23, 2016 at 10:49 AMLet me know if you try it Kate!
jill conyers says
February 24, 2016 at 4:33 AMHow did I miss this? I haven’t had french toast in forever. Time to change that.
Andrina Mathew says
December 5, 2018 at 7:41 AMdelicious.
★★★★★