Easy Hot Chocolate French Toast (Gluten-Free)

 

It's easy to forget how delicious French toast is until you randomly decide to make it when the mood strikes. This Hot Chocolate French Toast is a scrumptious blend of two holiday favorites and the perfect way to use the marshmallows you've stowed away in your pantry. 

This recipe uses a gluten-free sourdough from Bread SRSLY which is made with real, wholesome ingredients. Indulge your sweet tooth while keeping your gut feeling great with gluten-free sourdough. Especially during the holidays, any chance to swap for a better-for-you ingredient that is easier to digest is a chance to feel good by the beginning of the new year.

If you're craving chocolate, this is the breakfast recipe for you. Easy with little fuss, you'll have this french toast ready in twenty minutes.

Top this with homemade whipped cream, marshmallows, and cacao powder. I have a homemade marshmallow recipe that just uses three ingredients. You can find the recipe on my Instagram and I list the ingredients below!

If you want to top with chopped fruit, bananas and strawberries go beautifully with chocolate. 

To make this recipe vegan, use your go-to flax seed egg replacement recipe, vegan butter, and top with dairy-free cream cheese!

 

Total time: 20 minutes

Yields: 2 servings

Recipe and photos by Fiona Riddle // @feelgoodwithfi

Gluten-Free, can be made dairy-free Gluten-Free Hot Cocoa French Toast

NUTRITION INFO

Gluten-free

Per 2 Slice Serving, without whipped topping (varies)

  • Calories: 298 kcal
  • Fat: 8.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 47.7 g
  • Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 6.8 g

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup milk of your choice
  • 1 tbsp cacao powder
  • 6 slices from a Bread SRSLY Gluten-Free Sourdough Pullman Loaf
  • 1 to 2 tbsps butter or coconut oil (for cooking)
  • Heavy whipping cream (or if you don't want to make your own, used store-bought whipped cream)
  • Maple syrup

Homemade Marshmallows:

Use your store-bought version or try making your own!

  • 1 & 1/3 cups water
  • 1/4 cup gelatin
  • 2/3 cup maple syrup 

To make these awesome homemade maple syrup marshmallows, get the whole recipe and directions on my Instagram here!  

DIRECTIONS

  1. Add the egg, milk and cacao powder to a shallow bowl and mix well.
  2. Heat a pan over medium heat and add 1 tbsp of butter or coconut oil.
  3. While the pan heats, start coating your bread by adding each piece, one at a time, to the egg mixture. Flip to coat both sides, shake off any excess, and transfer to the heated pan (I did this 2 pieces at a time).
  4. Cook until golden, 2 to 4 minutes per side, then remove and set aside while you coat and cook the rest of the pieces.
  5. To make the homemade whipped cream, beat heavy whipping cream and a dash of maple syrup until stiff peaks form. 
  6. Top with whipped cream, marshmallows and maple syrup.
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