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This Keto French Toast recipe is an easy low-carb breakfast option that uses only 6 simple ingredients. It’s ready in less than 30 minutes using keto bread from the store or your favorite keto bread recipe. Learn how to make French toast with sola bread using this easy recipe.
Why Make this Keto French Toast Recipe
- Incredible French Toast for a Keto Lifestyle: If you love French toast, but don’t want the carbs from regular bread, this keto version is a great option. It uses low-carb ingredients like sola bread, which only has 2g of net carbs per slice.
- Quick, Easy, and Convenient: The process is easy and takes less than 30 minutes from prep to plate. Also, using sola bread instead of making an egg loaf from scratch will save you time.
Ingredients Needed
This easy keto French toast recipe doesn’t require much. Here’s what you’ll need to gather.
Be sure to check out the recipe card at the end of the post for the exact amounts and full instructions.
- Eggs
- Organic heavy whipping cream: Replaces regular milk for fewer carbs and a rich taste
- Vanilla extract
- Keto cinnamon sugar: I make this at home using ground cinnamon and granular or powdered sugar substitute and store it in an airtight container. I simply mix 1/4 cup sweetener with 2 tsp cinnamon.
- Low Carb bread: I’m using sola bread as a keto-friendly swap for the brioche and regular white bread you might find in traditional French toast recipes.
- Butter: Salted butter to balance the sweet flavors
How to Make Keto French Toast
- Make the egg mixture: Whisk the heavy cream, eggs, and keto cinnamon sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Dip each bread slice in the mixture of eggs, cream, and keto cinnamon sugar. Set aside.
- Heat a medium frying pan to medium-low heat – keto slices of bread will burn if the temperature is too high. For best results, cook these lower than your typical French toast.
- Cook: Add 1 tbsp of salted butter to the pan per batch – I tend to cook these two at a time in a traditional griddle skillet. Cook for about 2-3 minutes per side (or until they are golden brown).
Recipe Tips & FAQs
- Use medium-low heat: Keto bread will easily burn if the temperatures are too high. Cook these on a lower heat than normal French toast.
- Swap regular milk with organic heavy cream: Organic cream will give your keto French toast a rich flavor without the added sugar and extra carbs.
Keto French Toast Toppings
- Keto Maple Syrup or another Sugar-free Syrup
- Keto Whipped Cream
- Fresh Berries
- Fresh Berry Sauce: Keto Strawberry Sauce, Sugar Free Blueberry Sauce or Keto Raspberry Sauce
Keto Bread Recipes
I personally enjoy the convenience of picking up keto-friendly bread from the store. But, this recipe can also work with keto bread recipes like coconut flour bread or the original eggy bread (commonly called egg loaf).
I have not tested this recipe with cloud bread or other zero carb bread options.
Egg Loaf Recipe
If you want to bake your bread at home, you can make my keto sweet egg loaf, which tastes and feels more like real bread than the traditional egg loaf.
It’s a two-step process that requires less than 10 ingredients: 1/4 cup Coconut flour, 6 eggs, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 cup granular monk fruit erythritol, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 6 oz softened cream cheese, and 3 tbsp butter or ghee (and 1-2 tbsp more butter for pan frying).
To make keto French toast with egg loaf, simply:
- Add all the ingredients to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth. Alternatively, you can use a large bowl and a hand mixer.
- Put the batter into a greased loaf pan and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
Allow your egg loaf to cool off first, then slice it into sticks and toast the slices in additional butter.
Top the keto french toast sticks with any of the toppings mentioned above.
Yes. My recipe uses organic heavy whipping cream for keto purposes.
Use sturdy slices of bread. Cook at a moderate temperature so the outside doesn’t sear too fast, leaving the inside uncooked.
The most common traditional bread options are Challa, Brioche, Croissant, French Baguette, and stale bread. But, for this keto cinnamon French toast, you’ll need a low-carb bread option like sola bread or you might use your favorite keto bread recipes.
Other Keto Breakfast Recipes
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Keto French Toast
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Ingredients
- 2 large Eggs
- 1/4 cup Organic Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tbsp Keto Cinnamon Sugar
- 6 slices Keto Bread
- 3 tbsp Salted Butter, for cooking
Instructions
- Whisk the heavy cream, eggs, and keto cinnamon sugar in a bowl. Set aside.
- Dip the bread in the milk and egg mixture. Set aside.
- Heat a medium frying pan to medium-low heat because keto bread will burn if the temperature is too high. It’s best to cook these lower than your typical French toast.
- Add 1 tbsp of salted butter to the pan per batch – I tend to cook these two at a time in a traditional griddle skillet.
- Cook the French toast for about 2-3 minutes per side (or until they are brown).
- Top with more keto cinnamon sugar, fresh berries, keto whipped cream, or your favorite sugar-free Maple Syrup.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Details
The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!
Tracey says
Surprisingly Good! Thank you!
I may egg wash slices next time. I used wholesome allulose for the sweetener plus 2 tsp cinnamon.
Putting cream cheese and butter in micro together, then in stick blender cup with all ingredients makes quick work of mixing.
Would have loved to add a pic but have not figured out how.
Will make again!
Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says
Thank you so much for trying our recipe. We’re glad you enjoyed it.
Steph says
Love this recipe! Some little additions I made was that I added some extra vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, a splash of heavy whipping cream and 1/4 tsp of Xanthan Gum to the mixture. The Xanthan Gum to me helped hold it together and MADE it VERY bread like!
Awesome job!
Davinah says
Hi Steph!
Thanks for sharing these tips! I love that you added Xanthan Gum. Since sharing this recipe, I’ve learned how awesome it is for giving lots of things added structure.
Best,
Davinah
Jennifer says
I LOVE this recipe. My only complaint is I cant ever get the cream cheese fully mixed, no matter how room temp it is. I’ve recently used this recipe minus cinnamon with banana extract to make banana bread. Amazing!
Davinah says
Hi Jennifer!
Thanks so much for returning to share this feedback. To get the cream cheese to incorporate better, you can place your cream cheese in a microwave-safe dish for 10-15 seconds to soften it. It is normal though to see some small bits in the final dish. I love the idea of using this to make banana bread. I’ll have to try this too!
Marci Olmstead says
This is SO good. I should have taken pictures because it was definitely picture worthy, but have no self control. ?. Had to get them in my belly…yes I ate them all. ?. Dang girl…great job!
Davinah says
LOL! This made me laugh so much! Thanks for giving me this way to start my morning! So happy that you enjoyed these Marcia. Really appreciate that you took the time to stop back and comment. Have an awesome weekend!
Barbara B says
I have tried this recipe a couple times now and love it – so did my grandchildren ! I did add a little more vanilla and cinnamon in the batter. I make my own egg wash with egg, cinnamon, heavy cream and vanilla and then fried them in ample butter. Delish ! The grandkids loved them because they could dip them in their syrup. I made an extra batch to leave at their house so they could have a treat from Grandma after I went home. (and Mom gets a break because I do them in ziplocs that she can freeze and just pull out what the kids want) Thanks for a great recipe !
Davinah says
Hi Barbara,
Thanks a lot for taking the time to review & rate this recipe. I’m so happy that you and your grandkids enjoy them. It’s super nice and thoughtful of you to make an extra batch! Hope that you’ll try more recipes and let me know how it goes! Happy Mother’s Day!
Best,
Davinah
Damita Mason says
Can you substitute the coconut flour for almond flour? I’m not a coconut person it tends to be overpowering with coconut flavor (which I’m not a fan)
Davinah says
Hi Damita,
I haven’t tried doing this, but typically you can substitute almond flour by multiplying the coconut flour amount by 4.
I will say though that I am not a coconut flour person either, but this works!
Emily says
Bless you for this! I’ve tried the classic egg loaf so many times and I’ve wanted to love it, but I also can’t get past that ‘soggy’ texture. I’m excited to try your recipe!!
Davinah Smith says
Ha! Yea. I was a bit disappointed with the texture of the original even though it had the flavors of french toast mostly. I’m so happy that I get to share this with ya! Enjoy it! 🙂