Chocolate Churro High Protein French Toast Bites
Dessert for breakfast is becoming a norm, and these high-protein French toast bites are your inspiration to join the party. With a massive 26 grams of protein for under 450 calories, these high-protein French toast squares are a healthy comfort food dessert to kickstart your day. Perfect for fueling up before or after a workout or satisfying your sweet tooth in the morning, these bites are sure to become a favorite in your breakfast rotation. Pair it with a mug of coffee, and there’s no turning back from this super addictive “DUO.”
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Why You’ll Love This High Protein French Toast Recipe
Protein Packed Dessert – Thanks to chocolate protein powder as the star ingredient, each bite of this high-protein french toast recipe packs a nutritional punch to keep you feeling full and energized throughout the morning. Each serving has 26g of protein, but you’d never believe it based on how delicious it tastes!
Dairy-Free Snacking – Unlike traditional French toast recipes that rely on eggs and milk for protein, this recipe adopts a dairy-free approach. Instead, soy milk provides the same richness and texture as classic French toast without dairy dilemma, while also adding in some extra protein!
Natural Sweetness – It’s time to bid farewell to those overly sugary and carb-laden snacks. This recipe opts for monk fruit sugar and maple syrup for natural sweetness. A natural low-calorie sweetener 150-200 times sweeter than sugar, monk fruit helps you lower your excessive sugar and carbohydrate intake.
Crowd-Pleasing Snack or Dessert – Whether you’re serving them as a delightful breakfast treat, a Sunday brunch, a satisfying midday snack, or a decadent dessert, these high-protein French toast bites will surely be a hit with friends and family. Their bite-sized servings make them perfect for sharing, and their irresistible trio of chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla ensures they’ll disappear quickly, leaving everyone craving more.
How to Make High Protein French Toast Bites
Prepare the French Toast Batter
In a small bowl, whisk together soy milk, ground flax, maple syrup, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
Prepare the Chocolate Spread
Mix the vegan chocolate protein powder, cacao powder, coconut yogurt, and water in another bowl until you reach a spreadable consistency. Add water gradually as needed.
Slice the Bread
Trim the crust off bread slices to create uniform squares.
Prepare the French Toast Bites
Spread your high-protein chocolate sauce over 2 slices of your bread, close. Add the other slices on top, and cut your chocolate sandwiches into quarters to make bite-sized pieces.
Dip in French Toast Batter
Dip each quarter of the chocolate sandwich into the prepared French toast batter.
Pan-Fry the Bites
Heat a frying pan over medium heat and lightly grease with oil. Place the dipped French toast bites in the pan and cook until golden brown on both sides, flipping as needed.
Prepare Cinnamon Sugar
In a small bowl, mix monk fruit sugar and cinnamon.
Coat in Cinnamon Sugar
Once cooked, remove the French toast bites from the pan and immediately roll them in the cinnamon sugar mixture until evenly coated.
Optional Chocolate Sauce Dip
If desired, prepare the chocolate sauce dip by whisking together cacao powder, maple syrup, and plant milk until smooth. Serve alongside French toast bites for dipping.
Enjoy
Serve the Chocolate Churro High Protein French Toast Bites warm and enjoy!
Recipe Tips for High Protein French Toast Bites
Make it Soy-free: To make soy-free high protein french toast bites, swap out the soy milk in the batter for almond milk or any other plant-based milk of your choice.
Make it Gluten-free: To make this recipe gluten free, simply use your favourite gluten free bread!
Use Sturdy Bread: Opt for sturdy bread like whole grain or multigrain, which holds well to dipping and frying. Avoid overly soft or thinly sliced bread, as it may become soggy when soaked in French toast batter.
Don’t Skip the Cinnamon Sugar: This is where everyone truly falls for these French toast bites. Rolling the cooked French toast bites in the cinnamon sugar mixture enhances the sweetness, giving them a heavenly crunchy texture and churro-like flavor. Definitely, I don’t recommend skipping this step.
Get Creative with Dipping Sauces: While the chocolate sauce dip is a delicious option, feel free to get creative with your dipping sauces. For a fun twist, try serving these french toast bites with PBfit peanut butter or sugar-free fruit preserves.
Omit the Protein Powder: Not a fan of protein? No worries! You can stuff these with my healthy chocolate sauce recipe in the recipe card below! Just add less plant milk so it is more of a spreadable consistency!
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Chocolate Churro High Protein French Toast Bites
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bread
- ½ scoop vegan chocolate protein powder
- 2 tsp cacao powder
- 3 tbsp coconut yogurt
- 2-3 tbsp water to thin
For the French Toast Batter
- ½ cup soy milk
- ½ tbsp ground flax
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar
- 3 tbsp monk fruit sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Chocolate Sauce Dip
- 1 tbsp cacao powder
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 2-3 tbsp plant milk to thin
Instructions
- First, make the French toast batter. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Slice the crust off your bread.
- Mix your vegan protein powder, cacao powder, coconut yogurt, and water to thin it in a small bowl. Add water as needed until you reach a spreadable consistency.
- Spread your high-protein chocolate sauce over 2 slices of your bread, close, add the other slices on top, and cut your chocolate sandwiches into quarters.
- Dink your mini chocolate stuffed bites into the French toast batter, pan-fry in a touch of oil, and cook over medium heat until both sides are golden.
- Mix your monk fruit sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Dunk your French toast bites into the cinnamon sugar.
- If you’d like, you can make the chocolate sauce dip by mixing cacao powder, maple syrup, and plant milk, but the bites taste delicious on their own!
- Dunk away and enjoy!