Cinnamon Flaxseed French Toast! Easy to make and so delicious, this french toast serves as a great, wholesome breakfast or an easy-to-pack lunch for your kids!
It’s Monday and I’m here with something fabulous!
We just got back from Milwaukee last night. . We went to our first Brewer’s game and had a blast. I think we seriously took advantage of our last weekend before school starts on Thursday! On Saturday, we spent the day in Chicago and ate at the 
After taking my nutrition course, I now think about more ways to bump up the nutrition factor in the recipes I make. Adding flaxseed meal to this french toast adds Omega-3 essential fatty acids, which are the “good” fats that have been shown to have heart-healthy effects. Each tablespoon of ground flaxseed contains about 1.8 grams of plant omega-3s.*
And fiber, because we all need our fiber.
And what I love most about this recipe? It can be breakfast or lunch!
French toast sticks are the best because they are so easy to make and frankly, anything with a little bit of maple syrup drizzled on gets devoured pretty quickly here in my house. Well, maple syrup and fresh berries! These are super easy to pack in your child’s lunch and you can be certain they will gobble them up!
I used 
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I used multigrain bread but you can use whatever bread you like. My only suggestion: use bread that isn’t soft. Slightly stale, older bread works great for this recipe!
I hope you give this Cinnamon Flaxseed French Toast a try! It’s so delicious!!!
Cinnamon Flaxseed French Toast
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed meal
- 2 Tbsp coconut sugar
- 4 Safest Choice™ pasteurized egg s
- 1/4 c almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 8 slices whole wheat or multi-grain bread
- fresh berries to taste
- maple syrup to taste
Instructions
- Using a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon, nutmeg, ground flaxseed meal and coconut sugar. Set aside.
- Using a shallow dish, whisk together the eggs, almond milk and the vanilla. Add in the cinnamon flaxseed mixture and whisk together again.
- Heat the butter in a non-stick pan or skillet over medium high heat and dip each bread slice into the egg mixture and fry on each side until golden brown. Repeating until all of the bread has been cooked. Serve with fresh berries and maple syrup. Or, slice into French bread “sticks” and pack in your child’s lunch.
*Source: WebMD regarding flaxseed.
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Sounds like you had a lovely weekend, Alice! I can’t believe all the kids are going back to school! Amazing how fast the time flies, isn’t it?
I was just saying to hubby the other day I was in the mood for French toast. It’s not something I eat regularly, but love your healthier version! Going to have to give this one a try on a Saturday or Sunday for sure 🙂
Have a great week!
The Brewer’s game sounded fun — I love going to sporting events in different cities! Hope your girls have a great first week of school — if it starts off with this delicious french toast for breakfast or lunch I don’t know how it could go wrong! 🙂
Love the idea of french toast for lunch, and even better, so would my boys! And they’d be so busy gobbling them up they won’t even know how good for them they are. Great recipe!
Isn’t the Brewers stadium fun? We try to get up there when we can, since it’s not too far from us. And yay for school starting soon! This french toast looks gorgeous, Alice! I love the cinnamon flavor and flaxseed in here! Perfect for breakfast!
Your trip sounds awesome! Hope your girls have a great first day of school! This french toast would get anybody excited to get up early! It looks amazing!
yum, these french toast look amazing! what a fun way to make these healthy by adding flaxseed!
Yes please, I so want to wake up to this French toast for breakfast!
This read like an ad for eggs. Waste of time + if I’m using flax I’m trying to avoid using eggs
Yum! I will try your recipe next time! ??
Looks so good! Can’t wait to make these.
Hooray! Let me know how you like the recipe! Cheers!
This is so great! Thank you very much for sharing this with us. Simple and tasty, and the most important easy to make 🙂 I can’t wait to surprise my wife with these. She is crazy about french toast!
this is the best breakfast recipe i have come across well balanced and thought out.