A soft, sweet, melt-in-the-mouth eggless French toast made with custard powder! Perfect for kids, brunch, or a quick dessert.
Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla custard powder Buy here↗
- 3 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- ½ tsp vanilla essence (optional) Buy here↗
- 1 pinch cardamom powder (optional)
- 4 bread slices (white or brioche works best)
- 1–2 tbsp butter for roasting
- Maple syrup or honey, for serving
Optional add-ins:
Process -
Make the custard mixture:
In a cup, mix milk, custard powder, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla essence. Add cardamom if you like a spiced flavour. Microwave for 20–25 seconds — just enough to warm and dissolve the custard powder, not to thicken it.
In a cup, mix milk, custard powder, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla essence. Add cardamom if you like a spiced flavour. Microwave for 20–25 seconds — just enough to warm and dissolve the custard powder, not to thicken it.
Prepare dipping dish:
Pour this mixture into a shallow, wide dish so bread slices can be dipped easily.
Pour this mixture into a shallow, wide dish so bread slices can be dipped easily.
Dip the bread:
Cook the toast:
Heat a nonstick pan on low–medium. Add a little butter, then roast each slice until golden on both sides.
Place each bread slice in the mixture and let it soak 2–3 seconds per side. (Don’t soak too long or the bread may break.)
Cook the toast:
Heat a nonstick pan on low–medium. Add a little butter, then roast each slice until golden on both sides.
Serving Tips:
Drizzle honey or maple syrup. Serve with your favourite fruits on top—berries, sliced bananas, mango, or peaches work beautifully.
Drizzle honey or maple syrup. Serve with your favourite fruits on top—berries, sliced bananas, mango, or peaches work beautifully.
For a dessert version, add a scoop of ice cream.
For chocolate toast, mix cocoa powder in the batter and top warm toast with chocolate chips so they melt slightly.
Food-Science Check: Does Custard Powder Work Like Eggs?
Custard powder is mostly cornflour + flavourings, so it helps create a light coating around the bread once heated.
While eggs give traditional French toast its structure, custard powder thickens gently and forms a soft, creamy layer when cooked in butter. Heating the milk mixture for 20–25 seconds pre-activates the starch, which makes the coating stick better.
The result: creamy, golden, eggless French toast that browns beautifully 😋
⭐ Recommended Tools:
Silicone Turner Spatula: Prevents bread from breaking while flipping.
Shallow Dipping Dish: Perfect for soaking bread evenly.
