Tiramisu French Toast (Vegan)

Just when you thought regular French toast was good enough… I've leveled it up a few notches with this tiramisu inspired version! If you’re a tiramisu lover AND French toast lover then this one’s for YOU! This is one of my most popular recipes, and for good reason! With coffee-infused French toast, layered with sweet vanilla cream cheese, stacked high and finished off with a generous dusting of cocoa powder, this French toast is truly what dreams are made of! This recipe puts a fun twist on traditional tiramisu and French toast for the ultimate breakfast-dessert mashup!

Author: Chloe's Creative Kitchen

Meal Type: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 817 kcal per serving

Ingredients

8 pieces - French Bread
4 tablespoons - Plant-Based Butter, or coconut oil
½ cup - Cornstarch
1 cup - Soy Milk, or non-dairy milk of choice
¼ cup - pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons - Flaxseed Meal
2 tablespoons - Cacao Powder - Navitas Organics, or cocoa powder
4 teaspoons - Instant Coffee
2 teaspoons - Vanilla Extract
1 pinch - Salt
8 ounces - Vegan Cream Cheese, Plain
2 tablespoons - Pure Maple Syrup
1 tsp - Vanilla Extract
1 tsp - Cacao Powder - Navitas Organics, or cocoa powder
2 ounces - Semi-Sweet Cacao Wafers - Navitas Organics, or any chocolate chips

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, add corn starch. Slowly whisk in soy milk until smooth with no clumps. Add in maple syrup, ground flaxseeds, cacao powder, instant coffee, vanilla, and salt and whisk until smooth. Let sit 10 minutes.
While batter is resting, add softened vegan cream cheese to a separate mixing bowl. Mix with a hand mixer on low to medium speed for about 1 minute, or until smooth. Add in maple syrup and vanilla extract and mix for another minute, or until combined and smooth.
Whisk batter again and transfer to a large baking dish (about 9”x13”) to soak the bread in. Place bread slices into batter and soak for 5 minutes per side.
Preheat a large pan on medium heat. Once hot, add vegan butter. Once butter is melted and starts to sizzle, add soaked bread slices (do not overcrowd the pan- work in batches if necessary). Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
Add cacao wafers to a small bowl. Heat in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until melted and smooth.
Assemble French toast by adding whipped vanilla cream cheese, dusting with cacao powder, and drizzling with melted cacao wafers. Enjoy!

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