french toast recipe with step by step photos – quick and easy recipe for a sweet french toast made without eggs.
on some days when i have a bread loaf in the fridge, i make these french toasts. they are super quick and easy to make.
while growing up, this was one of those breakfasts that was made at home, at least twice a week. we used to make these with eggs then. later i started making them just with milk and sugar. i have been making these eggless french toasts for quite some time now.
in the recipe, custard powder is added as a substitute for eggs and it works very well. there is a crisp texture on the toasts and the insides are soft. like mentioned before, i have made these with just milk and sugar too, but then the toasts do not get that crisp and tend to be more on the softer side. nevertheless these too also taste good.
french toasts always have to served hot or warm. don’t serve them at room temperature, as then they no longer have the crisp texture from outside. you can serve them with milk, tea or coffee. you can even drizzle some maple syrup on top. if drizzling honey, then drizzle it once the toasts have become warm. you can also top them with berries or fruits.
for making these french toasts, use any good quality bread – wheat bread, brown bread, oatmeal, multi grain or white bread. even sandwich bread works well. homemade breads are best. if you are using a loaf, then make slightly thick slices. this recipe can be doubled and tripled. depending on the size of the bread slices, you can make 4 to 6 slices of french toasts.
few more bread recipes for snacks
french toast
INGREDIENTS FOR french toast
- 4 to 5 slices of bread - whole wheat, brown or multigrain or white bread
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoon custard powder
- 2 tablespoon sugar or add as per taste
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract or essence
- 4 to 5 teaspoon salted butter or as required
HOW TO MAKE french toast
making custard-milk mixture for french toast
- in a mixing bowl take 2 tbsp custard powder, 2 tbsp sugar and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract or essence.
- add 2 tbsp corn starch in the absence of custard powder. in this case add 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- now add 1/2 cup milk. you can even use soy milk or almond milk.
- keep on stirring till all the sugar is dissolved.
making french toast
- now heat a well seasoned pan or a non stick pan. add 1/2 tsp butter. you can use salted or unsalted butter. i use salted butter as it gives a good taste.
- with a spoon spread the butter on the pan.
- dip the bread slice in the custard-milk mixture. let the bread absorb this mixture. but remember not to make the bread soggy. every time before you dip the bread, do stir this mixture as the custard powder settles down.
- remove the bread slice and place it on the pan. toast on a low to medium flame.
- when the base gets golden, flip the bread and toast the other side.
- flip again. you can even flip once or twice to get a even frying and golden color.
- you can also fry two or three slices at a time. in this case add 1 to 1.5 tsp butter respectively.
- remove the slices in a plate or tray and serve french toasts hot.
- i sprinkled some cinnamon powder and served them. you can serve these eggless french toasts plain or topped with some maple syrup or fruits.
RECIPE TIPS
- the recipe can be doubled or tripled.
- dairy milk can be substituted with soy milk or almond milk.
- butter can be substituted with any flavorless oil.
- if you use eggs, then add 1 small egg instead of the custard powder.
- 2 tbsp corn starch can be added instead of 2 tbsp custard powder. in this case add 1 tsp vanilla extract.
how to make french toast
making custard-milk mixture
1. in a mixing bowl take 2 tbsp custard powder, 2 tbsp sugar and ¼ tsp vanilla extract or essence. add 2 tbsp corn starch in the absence of custard powder. in this case add 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla essence.
2. now add ½ cup milk. you can even use soy milk or almond milk.
3. keep on stirring till all the sugar is dissolved. there should be no lumps in the mixture.
making french toast
4. now heat a well seasoned pan or a non stick pan. add ½ tsp butter. you can use salted or unsalted butter. i use salted butter as it gives a good taste.
5. with a spoon spread the butter on the pan.
6. dip the bread slice in the custard-milk mixture. let the bread absorb this mixture. but remember not to make the bread soggy. every time before you dip the bread, do stir this mixture as the custard powder settles down.
7. remove the bread slice and place it on the pan. toast on a low to medium flame.
8. when the base gets golden, flip the bread and toast the other side.
9. flip again. you can even flip once or twice for an even cooking and golden color.
10. you can also fry two or three slices at a time. in this case add 1 to 1.5 tsp butter respectively.
11. fry the slices in the same way.
12. remove the slices in a plate or tray and serve french toasts hot.
i sprinkled some cinnamon powder and served them. you can serve these french toast plain or topped with some maple syrup or fruits.
Hi
I have a doubt instead of using custard powder and sugar may I use besan(chick pea flour) and make it more spicy.
you can make a savory toast with besan. add some onions, tomatoes, green chilies, ginger and coriander leaves. you can check this besan toast recipe for reference – https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/besan-toast-recipe-bread-besan-toast/
I would like to receive ur recipes everyday
sure hannah you could subscribe for free recipes on our blog and you would get recipe updates regularly 🙂 hope this help’s you.
Hi Dassana! I made this for breakfast today. Before I could take a picture of these beauties, mom and dad ate them up. So I decided to take a picture of the two slices left for me, but even I could not wait since they were so delicious! I sprinkled cinnamon powder on them and that enhanced the flavour so much. Thanks for this recipe. I love your blog!
pleased to know this surbhi thankyou so much 🙂 glad you liked our blog. you are welcome always.
now, this is amazingly easy!! and looks so yummy. I have to try this. Thank you so much, Dassana!
thanks mathangi and welcome. these toasts are a breeze to make.
Hi Dassana,
I am always on the lookout for recipes to feed my child (nearly one year old). He is not a fussy eater but needs a lot of variety. Made this one a few days back. He was thrilled and gobbled up 2 slices in a jiffy. Thanks!
cute 🙂 thanks deepti for sharing this experience 🙂
Andhra tomato pappu dal was delicious once again thnx for such delicious recipes ?
thanks riya 🙂 and welcome 🙂
Easy recipe. Will try it.could u plz share recipe of Bhajanich Thalipith & Kadboli.
thanks manasi. i have noted down the recipe request and will try to add it soon.
Isn’t custard powder made with dried egg?
custard powder that we get in the market is usually made without eggs and has corn starch added to it. the ingredient list will inform you about what is added and these packs have the green vegetarian symbol. there are some companies which do add eggs and they do mention it on the pack and these ones have the red symbol.
Hai,Amit,ilke your recipes yery much because they are purely veg,me n my son enjoy cooking together with yor cake recipes
thanks a lot anju. good to know.
my little son loved it…first it became soggy and then I made the batter thick…then also it was not perfect crispy but we loved it…and I like your other receipes also.
sogginess could depend on the type of bread. the bread has to be in slightly large slices and hold up the mixture. if the bread becomes soggy and absorbs too much of the custard mixture, then the toasts will not crisp. generally for making these toasts, its better to use a loaf of bread. since the sliced bread we get in the markets is usually have thinner slices. but i do agree the taste will be good.
The recipe looks yummy. Di, i am having sweet potatoes with me, how can i roast it to make it yummy.
thanks harsimrat. i usually roast sweet potatoes, first by cooking them in cooker or steamer. peel and then slice. then heat oil and add the slices. once they start getting golden, add the following spices – red chili powder, cumin powder, dhania powder, amchur or anardana powder and kala namak. mix very well and roast for a couple of minutes. lastly sprinkle chaat masala and chopped coriander leaves. you can follow this potato roast recipe on the below link and use the spices mentioned above. skip all the spices from the potato roast recipe. change the proportions of oil and spices as to the quantity of sweet potatoes you have. you can also roast in the oven.
https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/potato-roast-recipe-aloo-roast/
Hi Dassana, I love all your recipes and the way you post it. I am interested to do some cakes and muffins but the sad part is I don’t have oven. Please post how to make cakes and muffins without oven.
thanks nandhini. you will need an oven for making cakes and muffins. i would say you can buy a small OTG and its not expensive as microwave ovens are. also you can make baked goods in a pressure cooker, but then you have to use a large cooker like 5 to 6 litres and use it only for baking. don’t pressure cook any food in it.
I like all the recipes
Hello ma’m..it looked so yummy that i had tried today for evening tea time.And it turned out to be really delicious.Thankyou for simple yet new versions of the dishes.
welcome nitha. glad to know that you liked the recipe.
I make it in a diff way -add mashed banana to this mix and cut down the sugar – the texture is fab too
thanks shweta for sharing your variation.
You’re simply outstanding! I’d honestly never thought that there could ever be a thing like “eggless French toast”; for I used to love them like crazy but over a period of time I became hardcore veg so this was out of the question for me. I’m definitely going to try this today. Looks amazingly addictive. Kudos to you.
Also I had a few queries which I for some reason I couldn’t post it as the comment box was unavailable.
First I made the mix veg pasta in white sauce, although the taste was nice but while cooking when I added the milk, the sauce became a little yellowish. Wonder why?
2nd about the apple cake, the toothpick came out clean. It’s still warm when I tried to unmould it. But as soon as I did, it just crumbled. Please advise.
thanks garima. i hope by now you must have tried the eggless french toasts and i hope you liked them. the yellow color in the sauce could be due to yellow butter. sometimes its also due to the vegetables. sorry to know about the cake. too much mixing can make the cake crumbly. moreover since its an apple cake, its better to allow it to cool completely and then unmold.
Dassana actually my question is about Masala Dosa. I followed your dosa recipe step by step but some how my dosa turns out dry when cooked, what could I be doing wrong? I had to ask my question here as I could not find any where in the dosa recipe where I could ask it.
Thanks.
the batter is thick. add some water and get a medium consistency batter. dosas will not be dry.
french toasts are such a big hit in our family. Will try this eggless version soon