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Who doesn’t love a thick stack of French toast with a drizzle of maple syrup? This eggless French toast tastes just like the classic but without the eggs.

It’s hard to imagine breakfast-life without french toast. It’s savory, sweet, light, crispy and all the things one would want for breakfast. Unless, one is allergic to eggs; then, you need an egg-free French toast that is nearly as good as the original.
How to Make French Toast Without Eggs
This egg-free version exceeds every expectation of classic French toast with its hearty slices of toast and their light, airy middles, and crispy, sweet crusts. Sounds just like the classic version, right? And it tastes like it too!
While preparing a batch of egg and dairy-free pancakes, I wanted to see if I could accomplish the same delicious results with French toast. Lucky for you, I was right!
This eggless French toast recipe has all the bells and whistles as far as taste and texture but to achieve this without eggs, I made the batter with milk, cornstarch, and vanilla.
The starch thickens the milk and helps the batter to hold on to the bread. It also yields perfectly crispy on the outside, soft on the inside toasts that lack the eggy texture, french toast can have.
Get More Breakfast Ideas without Eggs here!
Eggless French Toast Ingredients
The bread is what really makes this dish, so make sure to use bread that can hold the liquid so you can enjoy pillowy-soft middles. Heartier and thicker slices is recommended, but if you use white bread, make sure to not soak it for too long so that it falls apart when lifting it out of the dish. Read all about the best breads for French toast here.
I also recommend using regular full-fat milk for this french toast since it’s thicker than skim. That said, use what you have, including any dairy-free milk. If you’re all out of milk, then you can try my no milk French toast here.
Recipe Video for French Toast Without Eggs
Watch this video to see the delicious egg-free French toast come together for yourself!
Can You Freeze French Toast?
Like pancakes, waffles, and muffins, this French toast holds up great in the freezer. Once cooked, allow the french toast to cool down to room temperature before wrapping with plastic wrap or parchment paper. Place the slices in a freezer bag and freeze for 1 to 2 months.
How to Reheat Eggless French Toast
To bring this breakfast back to life you can reheat it in the toaster or in an oven at 375F for 8 to 10 minutes.
If you want to make this breakfast more like the pre-packaged frozen french toast sticks kids seem to adore, you can cut the cooked french toast into strips, freeze as directed and heat when ready to serve.
You can feel good about serving them homemade French toast and they get to “dunk them”, it’s the best of both worlds.

Best French Toast Toppings
No stack is complete without tasty French toast toppings and that decision is up to you! My family enjoys a drizzle of maple syrup with sliced strawberries but here are a few other topping options:
- Homemade Blueberry Syrup
- Bananas
- Whipped cream
- Cinnamon Syrup
- Powdered sugar
- Pecans
- Strawberry Syrup
- Spiced apples
Eggless French Toast

Ingredients
- ½ cup milk, your favorite
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, optional
- 2 slices bread, thicker is better
- 2 tablespoons butter or spray, for grilling
- ½ cup sliced strawberries, for serving
- Maple syrup, for serving
Instructions
Make the wet mixture:
- In a shallow dish with sides combine the milk, cornstarch, vanilla, and cinnamon. Whisk until everything is combined and the cornstarch is dissolved.
- Place one slice of bread into the milk mixture long enough to soak the side then flip the bread and allow it to soak for an additional 3 seconds.
Cook:
- Heat a large, nonstick pan over medium heat.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the pan and place 2 slices of bread into the center of the pan. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Using a spatula, flip the french toast pieces and brown the other side for an additional 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the pan and repeat with remaining bread slice and butter.
Enjoy:
- Top the french toast with berries, syrup, or your favorite toppings.







Brandie Saurino says
I had a whole loaf of sourdough bread to use up (I bake it myself and made too much!) but I didn’t have any eggs! I decided to try this recipe and it worked beautifully!! It crisped up nicely in my cast iron skillet without burning!! I just used avocado oil on the pan beforehand. They tasted amazing and my picky 2 year old ate 3 slices!! This recipe is a keeper!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Laura Fuentes says
using sourdough for this french toast sounds AMAZING. I’ll have to do this too!
Olive says
it was so good
Erin says
These smell amazing, but will not cook through, just mush in the middle after over 20 minutes on the griddle. Any ideas?
Laura Fuentes says
Are you cooking these on too low of heat? How thick is your bread?
cyndy says
The trick is to not soak it to long in the mixture..it happened to me the first time..it has to be just dunked real quick..the second time i did this it came out perfect
Belinda Lenhard says
Thank you so much for this tip! Made all the difference!
Jovon says
I too had a problem with my first ones being soggy and I believe it’s because I let the mixture sit while waiting for the pan to heat. I later realized the cornstarch had settled. After I stirred it and immediately wet the bread slices with it (for only a sec for each side), I was able to cook perfectly fluffy french toast, yum!
Srom Thomas says
made these eggless french toast. came out great.
Lissa Gray says
Can I use flour if I don’t have corn starch?
Laura Fuentes says
No, you need a starch. Flour won’t do it.
Em says
Toddler is egg free so this recipe is much appreciated! Worked perfectly and couldn’t really differentiate between eggy French toast.
Carol says
Made this for my 19 year old son and he ate 6 pieces! So thankful for this help in my kitchen!!
Laura Fuentes says
I’m so glad these were a hit! They’re my son’s favorite too.
Deptula Dianna says
Can I use tapioca starch or arrowroot instead of corn starch? Corn allergy…Tkx. Dianna
MOMables - Laura says
Absolutely, same amount but don’t leave it out.
Theresa says
I have been using your recipe for years and love it. I hate the taste of eggs so this is perfect!
MOMables - Laura says
Thank you for continuing to use my recipe! :)
Lucy Barnes says
Does not work. Just a gloopy slimes but burnt mess with no flavour
MOMables - Laura says
did you omit the corn starch?
THoime says
It’s wonderful I just ran out of eggs and wanted french toast and it worked out not as good when you use eggs but it’s great