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Home » Recipes » Breakfast » French Toast Vanilla Muffins

French Toast Vanilla Muffins

Published: Jan 26, 2016 · Updated: Jan 23, 2018 by Natalie · This post may contain affiliate links · 17 Comments

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Oven baked French Toast Vanilla Muffins are perfect EASY breakfast your whole family will love. Soft, delicious and healthier than classic French Toast. Whole Grain, fat-free, refined sugar-free and just yummy.

French Toast Vanilla Muffins baked in the oven, fat-free and just delicious. Perfect kid-friendly HEALTHY breakfast! CLICK to read recipe or PIN for later! via natalieshealth.com #healthy #breakfast #lowfat #sugarfree #kidfriendly

Isn't it the French Toast like the BEST breakfast ever? I mean I love having Coffee Chocolate Smoothie or Berry Breakfast Bars. But I loveeee French toast. My whole family loves it.

When I changed my diet, I easily give up almost all unhealthy food, but when it came to French Toast, that was a real struggle. We love having a French Toast for breakfast. That's why I had to think of something that will satisfy our cravings and yet not overload us with unnecessary fats. I needed a healthier version of classic fried French Toast.

For a long time, I didn't know that there is an alternative. Lately, I'm experimenting a lot with food baked in the oven - as an alternative to deep frying in oil. So I thought, maybe I can somehow bake bread in the oven and have nutritious breakfast that we really love.

And so the idea for oven-baked French Toast was born. And why not make it more fun and put French Toast in a muffin pan. Heureka!

French Toast Vanilla Muffins baked in the oven, fat-free and just delicious. Perfect kid-friendly HEALTHY breakfast! CLICK to read recipe or PIN for later! via natalieshealth.com #healthy #breakfast #lowfat #sugarfree #kidfriendly

We all know that french toast is a great way to reuse old bread. According to the classic recipe, the bread is soaked in a mixture made from eggs and full-fat milk and fried in oil or butter. Later, you try to "squeeze out" the excessive grease with paper towels, but that doesn't help much. Fat is already absorbed deep into bread, and you end up eating empty calories.

To make a HEALTHY French Toast I used whole wheat bread, eggs, plant-based milk and healthy fats - coconut oil. Ha! Healthy tweaks!

Unlike classic French Toast, this meal is nutritionally rich - it contains fiber from whole grains and protein from eggs and very little fat. It can be absolutely fat-free if you use muffin liners.

French Toast Vanilla Muffins baked in the oven, fat-free and just delicious. Perfect kid-friendly HEALTHY breakfast! CLICK to read recipe or PIN for later! via natalieshealth.com #healthy #breakfast #lowfat #sugarfree #kidfriendly

Preparation is really easy. A classic, with a twist at the end. First I made a mixture from eggs and milk to which I added a pinch of salt and vanilla extract. Then I added whole wheat toast bread sliced into small cubes into the mixture. (TIP: As older the bread, the better because it will quickly absorb a tasty mixture.) And now, instead of frying bread in oil, just fill muffin cups with bread mixture and bake for 20 minutes in the oven. Easy peasy!

When the cute little French Toast Vanilla Muffins are done, pour some honey or syrup over it and serve with fresh fruits - blueberries, raspberries, bananas, whichever you prefer. And voilà... your nutritious and healthy French Toast Vanilla Muffins are ready. I promise you and the kids gonna love it!

 Enjoy!

 

French Toast Vanilla Muffins baked in the oven, fat-free and just delicious. Perfect kid-friendly HEALTHY breakfast! CLICK to read recipe or PIN for later! via natalieshealth.com #healthy #breakfast #lowfat #sugarfree #kidfriendly
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French Toast Vanilla Muffins

Sweet, nutritious and healthy French Toast Vanilla Muffins served with fresh fruits. A snack your kids going to love and perfect meal to start the day.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine French
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 90kcal
Author Natalie

Ingredients

  • 5 large eggs
  • 6-8 thick slices of whole wheat toast bread
  • 1/2 cup milk plant-based or cow's low-fat
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Pinch of Himalayan salt
  • extra virgin coconut oil for greasing muffin pan
  • Honey or syrup for drizzling
  • Fresh fruits blueberries, strawberries, banana...

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a muffin pan with olive oil.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and vanilla extract. Slice toast bread into small cubes. Add the sliced bread to the mixture and whisk together until the bread absorbs the mixture.
  • Divide the bread among the muffin cups.
  • Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until slightly crisped on top and browned.
  • Allow the cups to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin pan then scoop each one out and serve topped with honey or syrup and fresh fruit.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 127mg | Potassium: 72mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1.2mg

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Natalie is health & wellness coach, with expertise in weight-loss, weight management, digestive health, mental wellbeing. She's passionate about helping others to live healthier and fulfilled lives. Natalie hopes to empower people to take charge of their well-being. She actively coach and writes about healthy lifestyle. Her articles have been featured in Shape, Men’s Fitness, Greatist, Pure Wow, Mashed, The Huffington Post, ELLE Magazine and more.

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  1. Shelley says

    January 13, 2020 at 4:18 pm

    Do these work well to bake ahead and re-heat?

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    • Natalie says

      January 14, 2020 at 9:37 am

      Absolutely. :) Enjoy!

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