French toast is one of those classic, simple breakfasts the whole family loves. To be honest, I forget how much we all love french toast until I am panicking about dinner and declare breakfast for dinner. No matter what, breakfast for dinner is always a huge hit. While this is a Weight Watcher friendly french toast, this is a simple, filling, and delicious breakfast your whole family will love.
Is french toast healthy?
French toast can be super decadent or healthy. It really comes down to what type of bread, what type of milk, and what type of sweetener. Most importantly, the healthiness of french toast is defined by what you are calling healthy. For this french toast, I am defining it as a low calorie french toast and a Weight Watchers friendly french toast. This also happens to be a dairy free french toast.
To make my french toast Weight Watchers friendly french toast, I am using Schmidt 647 bread (a delicious, 1 smart point bread that is usually found in the North East) and Unsweetened Silk Cashew Milk. Feel free to use whatever milk and bread you prefer; this is more about the ratio. You'll see I am using pure maple syrup instead of sugar free; feel free to use sugar free if you like.
Tips for making french toast
For good french toast, you need a bread that will soak up the custardy mixture but not fall apart. This is why I love Schmidt 647 Italian bread. It is a dense white bread that I'd use even if I wasn't interested in the calorie content. For more indulgent french toast, I'd use a brioche bread for the same purposes.
Dry out your bread if you can. Typically, I make french toast as a last minute idea. If I am planning on french toast, I'll leave the bread out overnight to dry out. This makes for a better, crusty french toast instead of soft french toast.
Healthy French Toast
This simple and low calorie french toast recipe will please your whole family. It doesn’t look or taste like “healthy” food. Just good, old-fashioned at home comfort for those days when you’d just love breakfast for dinner.
Blue and Purple - 2 WW SP for 1 slice, 3 WW SP for 2 slices
Green - 2 WW SP for 1 slice, 5 WW SP for 2 slices
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened cashew milk
- 4 eggs
- 1 big pinch on cinnamon (1/2 tbsp-ish)
- 1 smaller pinch of nutmeg (1/2 tsp-ish)
- 1 tinier pinch of salt (1/4 tsp)
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 10 slices Schmidt 647 Italian bread
Instructions
1. If you think ahead, leave bread out overnight to dry out.
2. Combine first seven ingredients in a bowl. Whisk thoroughly until eggs are fully beaten and there is no separate whites.
3. Preheat a skillet to medium low temperature and use preferred flavorless cooking spray (if using butter, still use the spray AND butter for best results).
4. Dip french toast in the egg mixture and allow bread to become fully saturated. Before placing on the griddle, allow any excess to drip off.
5. Pan fry french toast on both sides until golden and french toast is slightly firm.
6. Serve immediately with your favorite toppings.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 79Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 202mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 5g
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Weight Watcher Breakfast Recipes
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Fluffy, delicious banana pancakes are a family friendly breakfast treat your whole family will love. Sweetened with natural sugars of banana and packed with protein from Greek yogurt, eggs, and cashew milk, these pancakes were delicious and filling.
110 calories each
Green - 3 sp, 2 for 5sp
Blue & Purple - 2 sp each
These healthy pumpkin pancakes are perfect for fall mornings. They are fluffy yet tender pancakes with the warming flavors of fall. You'd never know these were only 100 calories or 2 sp a piece because they are so comforting and delicious.
Green 3sp, 2 for 5sp
Blue & Purple 2sp, 2 for 4sp
Three ingredient dough bagels have the same health benefits of two-ingredient dough bagels, but they are a chewier, larger, and more bagel-y homemade bagel that will make an excellent breakfast prep.
Green - 4 WW SP
Blue & Purple - 3 WW SP
Alaina
I LOVE French toast! I’m not familiar with Schmidt 647 Italian bread. Is that something you’d find in the bakery of a grocery store or in the bread aisle?
dwardcooks
It's in the bread aisle, but usually only found in the NE. It's by Schmidt Baking company and it's awesome!