I have a tasty, healthy, clean plant based French Toast Recipe that you are going to love! If you don’t like squash, you could use pumpkin and mmm that would be good! One of the things that is so nice about this recipe is that you can simply put everything in the bowl at the same time and it turns out great every time! My best tip for this one would be to slightly warm the squash (and/or all the ingredients) so the flax meal will absorb and thicken a little faster.
Squash and Banana French Toast
French may call this Fried Bread due to it’s crispness. But, we enjoy the crispiness so much of this French Toast, Recipe that we place the pieces onto a wire cooling rack as soon as they come out of the pan. (this keeps them in a single layer and allows that crusty edge to dry a bit vs the heat and moisture taking it away when they are all stacked up). We like to enjoy these with pure maple syrup and fresh berries, but they are also fantastic chilled and on the go!
Using squash puree to make what can be called fried bread helps with the crispness. We love this French toast for its flavor. Did you know that pumpkin is considered a squash puree. So you can use any type of squash you prefer, but I would stay with winter squashes for making a puree.
Let see what WebMD says about the benefits of squash. “Several specific varieties of squash are available, including acorn, spaghetti, butternut, and kabocha squash. These vary greatly in terms of size, shape, color, and flavor.”
The many vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants found in squash provide several health benefits. The antioxidants in squash can play an important role in reducing oxidative stress. In turn, this may help with cancer prevention.
Other health benefits provided by squash include, improved eye health, reduced risk of depression and enhanced skin health! Sounds pretty healthy as well as tasty to me.
Enjoy!
Recipe for Squash and Banana French Toast:
Squash and Banana French Toast
Ingredients
- 1 large loaf of day old bread sliced and slightly crusty
- 1.5 cups of fresh squash puree
- 1 large very ripe banana mashed
- ¼ cup flax meal ground flax seeds
- dash of pure vanilla extract
- almond or cashew milk about 1 cup will do, but just add until you hit the consistency you prefer. coconut oil to grease the pan
Instructions
- Slightly warm the squash (and/or all the ingredients) so the flax meal will absorb and thicken a little faster. Add all the ingredients and mix well.
- Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes while you heat your pan to medium and melt the coconut oil.
- Dip each piece of bread into the mixture and allow it to soak up some of the liquid before flipping the other side into the batter then adding to the fry pan.
- You’ll want to make sure the coconut oil sizzles all around the edges for a perfect browned and crispy edge.
- Cook for about 1 minute per side to make sure it cooks through and browns.
- Serve these with pure maple syrup and fresh berries.
Notes
Nutrition
OMG that looks good! If I had all the ingredients I’d be making this right now for my breakfast!
Wow, I have definitely never had anything like this before! It sounds delicious though, and healthy! Thank you so much for sharing!
Your welcome, I hope you love it too!
Such an interesting combo!! But I love the nutrition and kind of hidden veggie addition!! I will have to try this with my son and hubby! They are veggie haters!
So yummy! Can’t wait to make this recipe.
What an interesting idea! I never would have thought to use squash in my french toast.
Wow – that’s different! I would love to try it 🙂