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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

SunButter & Jelly French Toast Sandwiches {Egg Free #Recipe}

SunButter & Jelly French Toast Sandwiches are a fun treat for kids for breakfast or lunches! This recipe is allergen-friendly & egg-free, depending on the brand of bread you use.

Making french toast for breakfast is always a fun change-up in our household. We are typically a pancake or eggs kind of family. 

However, I always challenge myself to make things as allergen-friendly (and gluten free) as possible when I'm working on new recipes or ideas to share here. 

Years ago, I was playing around with my own recipe for egg-free/ dairy-free apple cinnamon french toast. I decided to circle back around and find a way to amp that up + make a fun recipe that could be used for both breakfast or lunches!

My apple cinnamon french toast recipe I mentioned above, I used applesauce & flax in my batter for the bread rather than an egg. It was good. Little Miss loved it, but it was missing something.

When I stumbled upon this recipe by Kim Maes I loved the idea of using bananas but thought it might be a little strong on the flavor. So, I decided I could combine the idea behind the two recipes for a delicious egg-free french toast recipe, that wasn't too banana overpowering.


And what better way to add some kid-fun then making it into a SunButter & Jelly sandwich while we're at it!?  You could of course use this recipe to make regular french toast. 

Throw the ingredients into the blender, spread the SunButter & jelly of your choice on the bread, soak in the batter mixture on both sides, and cook. It's that simple.

Oh, and powdered sugar over top. Necessary. ;) 


Note: If packing them for lunches, make sure to let them cool completely before packing them up in your lunch box - this will help keep them from getting soggy.


Ingredients:
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 2/3 cup of non-dairy milk
  • 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce*
  • 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
  • 1.5 teaspoons of vanilla (omit if using vanilla flavored non-dairy milk)
  • Pinch of salt
  • 8 slices of bread of choice, depending on allergens
  • 4 Tablespoons of oil - Divided into 2 TB each 
  • Fillings - SunButter or nut-free spread of choice & jelly/jam of choice
  • Optional: Powdered sugar for finishing
*Note: If you cannot do applesauce, you could also sub for another mild sauce like pear sauce. 

Directions:
  1. In a blender, combine the banana, non-dairy milk, applesauce, cinnamon, vanilla, & salt. Blend until smooth.
  2. Pour "batter" into a pie pan or cake pan/ dish. 
  3. Slice bread vertically in half.* Spread SunButter thinly on the inside of each half slice, then one side with the jelly/jam. Sandwich halves together to form sandwich.
  4. Dip each sandwich half carefully into the "batter" mixture, thoroughly coating both sides of the sandwich. I let each side sit in it and really soak up.
  5. Using a non-stick pan or griddle, turn to medium-high heat and add 2 TB of oil (or butter, if you can have/ prefer). 
  6. Fry sandwiches until golden brown on each side. About 3-4 minutes on each.
  7. Continue process until all sandwiches are made, adding more oil to pan as needed. 
  8. Sprinkle powdered sugar over top, serve, & enjoy!
*Note: You could leave sandwiches whole and slice after, if desired. I sliced in half beforehand to help with a more even cooking and to make them easier to flip/ handle. 
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3 comments:

  1. Yes! Hello EGG-FREE breakfast fun! Haha! No one needs eggs for great vegan french toast!

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  2. This is AWESOME Keeley! We've missed real French toast with our egg allergy. Can't wait to try this!

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