Would you guys believe that I’ve been saving this French toast recipe for weeks just so that it would be closer to fall? I don’t know if anyone would’ve been on board for warm French toast when its 90-125 degrees outside.
Weirdly enough, this summer I’ve been eating a lot more warm foods for breakfast than ever before. If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’m a hardcore smoothie enthusiast. Yet, as I’ve dabbled in ways to improve my digestion, I found a new love for warm breakfasts.
This recipe came about one morning when I was low-key craving cinnamon raisin buns—using this recipe from RachLMansfield—but did not have any of those around. Her recipe is super simple but when you want breakfast now, not hours from now, you get creative.
Here was my thought process:
Ooh cinnamon raisin Ezekiel bread in my freezer? This might taste similar to cinnamon buns.
Let’s use some vanilla unsweetened almond milk, too. Oh, maybe French toast?
Hmm but then I need to turn on the stove and that takes too long. GROAAANN.
Wait, how about the ol’ microwave? Yeah, this could work!
Honestly, the microwave is never my first choice for cooking but I knew it would provide the dried-out top the way the oven does for baked goods. I had a very specific texture I desired: crisp top and chewy center. I am happy to say I achieved this!
As a final note: I whipped this all up in the morning but, if you’re a planner, this would probably be excellent made-ahead. You could set it in your fridge overnight and then microwave it in the morning.
- ½ cup vanilla unsweetened almond milk
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ scoop vanilla protein powder
- ½ scoop collagen peptides (optional, but adds a “chewy” texture)
- A tiny pinch of sea salt
- 2 slices cinnamon raisin Ezekiel
- Cut the bread slices into cubes. I did three slices horizontally and vertically for 9 cubes per toast!
- In a microwave safe bowl or wide ramekin, mix the milk, cinnamon, protein powder, and collagen until combined.
- Then, dredge the bread cubes into the mixture. Lightly press them down while trying to coat all sides of the cubes. After all of the bread cubes have been dredged, press the cubes into a flat, even layer and place in the microwave.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes, depending on your microwave. The top should look and feel dry to the touch.
- Be careful when removing because the bowl will be HOT! Let cool for a few minutes before adding syrup, yogurt, or additional raisins to your French toast (microwave) bake!
It makes me excited when I can discover a shortcut to something that usually takes a lot longer to make. I’m planning on just prepping containers of this in my fridge and warming them up for the weekday mornings. 😎