Vegan Apple French Toast Casserole
This french toast bake is the perfect weekend breakfast or great for a brunch, a crowd pleaser for company or even the holidays.
Ingredients
Bake
- 1 lb. French Bread
- 2 1/2 Cup Plant Based Milk I used coconut milk in this recipe.
- 2 Tbsp Arrowroot
- 2 Tbsp Ground Flax seed
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- Vegan Margarine This is used to grease the baking dish.
Apples
- 3 Apples I used the gala apple, use your favorite apple.
- 2 Tbsp Vegan Margarine
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
Crumble
- 1/2 Cup Almond Flour
- 1/2 Cup Oats
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 3 Tbsp Vegan Margarine
Instructions
- Grease a 9 x 13 glass baking dish with a vegan margarine, set aside.
- Tear or cut up a loaf of french bread into small chunks and place into the greased baking dish.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl blend together the coconut milk, arrowroot, flax seed, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla, set aside to thicken for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, pour the coconut milk mixture over bread, mix together to cover all the bread pieces.
- Set the baking dish aside for 30 minutes or let it set over night in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven to 375° F.
- In a small skillet, on a medium heat, add and melt the vegan margarine.
- Peel and cut up the apples into small bite size pieces, add to the skillet and saute.
- Continue by adding brown sugar and cinnamon, stir while heating about 5 minutes or until the apples are slightly soft.
- Pour the apple mixture on top of the bake.
- Next, in a small mixing bowl, mix together the vegan margarine, brown sugar, almond flour, cinnamon, and oats.
- Sprinkle the topping over the bake.
- Place into the oven and bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until the top has slightly browned.
- Remove from the oven, let the bake set for about 10 minutes before cutting.
- Serve this bake with a dollop of whipped topping and real maple syrup or drizzle with a homemade fruit syrup or butter.