Coconut Crusted Vegan French Toast

Thick slices of bread dipped in a creamy batter, fried, then crusted with sweet coconut shreds. This is a tropically sweet start to any morning….

Ingredients

• 1

  13.66 ounce can coconut milk

• 1 ¼ cups

  almond milk

• ¼ cup

  melted, salted butter or vegan butter (http://www.veganbaking.net/recipes/fats/vegan-butters/cultured-european-style-vegan-butter)

• 3 tablespoons

  granulated sugar

• 1 tablespoon

  Ener-G Egg Replacer

• 1 tablespoon

  nutritional yeast

• ⅛ teaspoon

  turmeric

• ½ teaspoon

  vanilla powder

• 1 teaspoon

  Saigon cinnamon

• 1

  loaf quality bread, cut into 1” thick slices

• 1

  7 ounce bag sweetened, desiccated coconut

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, combine coconut milk, almond milk, melted butter, sugar, egg replacer, nutritional yeast, turmeric, vanilla powder, and Saigon cinnamon. Whisk to combine.

Warm a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Dip two to three slices of bread in coconut milk mixture, soaking on both sides of each slice. Fry slices of bread on one side and flip. While bread is cooking on other side, spoon small amount of batter over cooked side. Sprinkle with coconut flakes. Flip and sear for about a minute or until coconut flakes have lightly browned. Repeat with flipside, using same procedure for all remaining slices of bread.