Boom. This happened.
Do you have Mother's Day Brunch plans with your mom yet? If not, get on it. She's going to want some of this crispy, cornflake-crusted, chocolate peanut butter-stuffed french toast. Or, if you're a mom, maybe email this recipe to your children so they'll get the hint.
Imagine, if you will, a peanut butter sandwich made with fresh french bread. Only that peanut butter is actually chocolate peanut butter.
And that sandwich has actually been dipped in a vegan french toast batter, coated in cornflake crumbs, and pan-fried to perfection before being smothered in maple syrup and banana slices.
It's that good. Hungry yet?
The folks at Nuttzo were kind enough to let me try a couple of their nut butters, all of which contain seven different nuts and seeds. They were all quite tasty and ridiculously creamy. I love that they're made with a variety of nuts and seeds so you get the nutritional benefits from several ingredients rather than just the typical one ingredient used in most nut/seed butters. The chocolate variety was a big hit in our house and was definitely the perfect choice for this chocolate peanut butter stuffed french toast.
My favorite part about french toast is the contrast between the toast's crisp exterior and sweet, soft interior. Since these bad boys are coated in crispy cornflake crumbs before being cooked, that contrast just got more extreme. And more decadently delicious. And nothing says "Thank you, mom, for loving me even when I'm a stinky brat" like a decadently delicious brunch. Didn't I tell you it was perfect for Mom's Day ?
For more brunch ideas, check out the rest of my breakfast & brunch recipes!
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup vegan creamer or canned coconut milk (I used the latter)
- 1/2 cup chickpea flour
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- dash of nutmeg
- dash of salt
- 6 cups plain corn flakes
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 12 1-inch thick slices of french bread (or just 12 slices of regular sliced bread)
- Nuttzo Smooth Chocolate 7 Nut & Seed Butter (or regular peanut butter)
- cooking spray (for the frying pan)
- sliced bananas, for serving
- maple syrup, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to its lowest heat. Place a cooling rack on a baking sheet and set aside.
- In a shallow bowl or square baking dish, whisk together the almond milk, coconut creamer, chickpea flour, maple syrup, cornstarch, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Combine the cornflakes and coconut sugar in a food processor and pulse until you have a super coarse flour with small chunks of flakes. Pour into a shallow bowl.
- Set out 2 slices of french bread. Spread the chocolate Nuttzo (or peanut butter) on both halves and press them together (the the Nuttzo on the inside). Repeat with the remaining slices.
- Heat a large frying pan or griddle over medium heat. Lightly spray with cooking spray.
- Place one sandwich in the milk mixture and let soak for 30 seconds on each side. Before removing, dip each edge of the sandwich in the liquid. Place in the bowl of corn flakes and press flakes onto both sides and the edges.
- Place the coated sandwich on the pan or griddle and let cook for about 2 minutes on each side. While it's cooking, you can start preparing the next sandwich. Once it's done cooking, place the sandwich on the prepared cooling rack/baking sheet and place in the oven to keep it warm until ready to serve. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches until all are cooked.
- Slice each sandwich diagonally and serve immediately, topped with banana slices and maple syrup. Enjoy!
This Mother’s Day, NuttZo is celebrating all of the amazing Super-Heros (aka MOMS!) out there by putting together an exciting gift basket filled with goodies from some of our favorite partners!
The Gift Basket Includes:
- 6 delicious Chia Squeezes from Mamma Chia
- Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Oatmeal and Blueberry Hemp Granola from our friends at Pure Elizabeth
- A beautiful and totally cool ‘I Love You’ gift set from The Tea Spot . This set is made up of their turquoise Mod Teapot and a large tin of Coconut Cabana oolong tea.
- 2 Jars of the winner’s favorite NuttZo flavor (Original, Power Fuel or Chocolate – take your pick!)
One lucky winner wins it all! Please visit Nuttzo's Facebook Page or Instagram Page for instructions on how to enter (If the info isn't up yet, follow them so you can get the info when it is posted)! The giveaway begins today and runs until this Sunday, May 11th. Nuttzo will announce the winners on Sunday as well. Good luck!
What do you have planned for Mother's Day?
Photography by Chris Miller
Beth
I just finished my first jar of the Chocolate Nuttzo and I'm so sad! It was SO good. I put it on everything, but my favorite was on a dish of baked oatmeal. Or a spoon. 😉
The French toast looks amazing, too!
Gabby @ the veggie nook
Oh gosh Kristy, I just ate dinner and my stomach is growling for some serious dessert. Because this counts as a healthy dessert yes??
Taylor
This looks more like dessert than breakfast and that is 100% fine by me! I guess anything goes at brunchtime. The moms in my life are far away so I will be celebrating from a distance. I just might try these out on Sunday anyway!
Emily @ It Comes Naturally Blog
Wow! That looks amazing. I've been trying to work out how to get a good crispy crust on my vegan french toast. In the UK we celebrated Mother's Day back in March 🙂
The Vegan Cookie Fairy
Oh my. Oh. My. *Drools all over the keyboard*
Emma
Woah! That looks like a killer brunch! The Nuttzo nut butters sound amazing. Maybe one day they'll make it across the pond.
Lori C
We plan on taking my mom out to her favorite restaurant and then spoiling her with her favorite flowers and a bird feeder.
dishing up the dirt
lovely brunch! I need to whip this up for my mom when she comes to visit this weekend! Yum!
maria s
cornflake crusted, genius!
duaa
Great, love the way u use the cornflakes
Heather
Crazy decadent! We spent Mothers Day at my Moms with my Gram and all my Aunts and Uncles for a Mothers Day Brunch; family + good food = love!