This post brought to you by Silk // Everywhere you turn these days it seems like we are finding more and more foods that are creating havoc with our bodies. I have so many friends that have chosen to go gluten free either because of health issues or by choice. Many of them have also needed to go dairy free as well. My heaven friends… what can you enjoy? Recently I decided to create a recipe for a friend who is just that, gluten and dairy free. I thought a lovely blueberry lemon overnight French toast would be great, paired with a creamy blueberry lemon sauce.
I know what you are thinking… None of that sounds gluten or dairy free, but it is! And it’s heavenly! I made a few swaps from your typical overnight French toast recipe. I used gluten & dairy free bread, Silk Soy Milk, & honey instead of sugar. Then I jazzed it up with some frozen blueberries and lemon…
I love using Silk Soy Milk, I have actually been using it off and on for years with my cereal in the morning. I LOVE the flavor of the Vanilla Silk! It just makes my breakfast feel extra indulgent without the added guilt.
Did you know that Silk Soy Milk is a Non-GMO product, it’s high in protein, 100% free of cholesterol, low in saturated fats and it has more calcium and vitamin D than milk. Yea, it’s kind of fabulous!
I decided that my favorite Vanilla Silk would be a perfect start to my super overnight French toast. Here’s how I made it…
I started with eggs…
Then I added the Vanilla Silk…
Next, came the lemon zest, citric acid, honey, vanilla & salt. I whisked this really well with a wire whisk.
I sprayed a 9×13 dish with cooking spray and then tore up the loaf of gluten free bread…
No need to be pretty here, I actually like the rustic look of the torn bread. Then I added the frozen blueberries and mixed it in with the bread…
All you need to do at this point is to pour your Silk & egg mixture over the blueberries and bread…
Using a spoon, push any of the dry bread down in to the egg mixture and then cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning take your overnight French toast out of the fridge and let stand for 30 minutes. Pre-heat the oven to 350˚. Remove the plastic wrap and replace with foil, place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes remove the foil and return to the oven for an additional 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven once it has fully set and is slightly brown on top. If you find it is browning to quickly, you can replace the foil.
Let the French toast cool while you make your lemon blueberry sauce.
This sauce is super quick and easy. In a small sauce pan you will combine Vanilla Silk, honey, blueberries, lemon juice (from the lemon you zested earlier,) citric acid & corn starch. You will bring that to a quick boil and let cool for just a bit. Then serve with your blueberry lemon overnight French toast…
Prepare to be amazed, this is like SUPER French toast. No gluten, no dairy, no added sugar. It’s high in protein, calcium, antioxidants… it’s the perfect way to start your day! Shall we even say that it will help you BLOOM!
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- Blueberry Lemon Overnight French Toast
- 3 cups Vanilla Silk Soy Milk
- 10 eggs
- 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ teaspoon citric acid (divided)
- pinch of salt
- 1 loaf of gluten free bread
- 1½ cups frozen blueberries
- Creamy Lemon Blueberry Sauce
- 1 cup + ¼ cup Vanilla Silk Soy Milk
- ¾ cup honey
- 1 lemon
- 1 cup blueberries
- ¼ teaspoon citric acid
- pinch of salt
- 1½ tablespoons of corn starch
- In a large bowl combine eggs, silk, zest from one lemon, vanilla, honey, citric acid and salt. Whisk together well with a wire whisk.
- Tear up the loaf of bread and place in a 9x13 baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Mix in blueberries and pour egg mixture over the top of the bread and blueberries. Make sure that all of the bread is covered with the egg mixture.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- The next morning remove the French toast from the fridge and let stand for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350˚
- Remove plastic wrap and replace with foil and place in the oven for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, remove foil and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool while you make your sauce.
- In a small sauce pan over medium high heat, add your 1 cup of Silk, honey, juice from the lemon that you zested earlier, blueberries & citric acid. Bring to a low boil.
- Combine the ¼ cup of Silk with the corn starch and mix throughly.
- Slowly whisk in the corn starch mixture into the lemon blueberry sauce.
- Let cook on medium for an additional minute or two until the sauce starts to thicken.
- Remove from heat and let cool for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve with a slice of warm Blueberry Lemon Overnight French Toast.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.
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Looks delicious! I cannot eat soy, but I will definitely try this with regular milk and gluten-free bread!
Mmmmm this French toast looks delicious and the colour of those berries is to die for
Amazing! I love that it’s gluten and dairy free. Perfect!
xoxo
Thanks for sharing this recipe! Always looking for new and tasty Gluten and Dairy Free Recipes.
This recipe looks so darn delicious… Pinning!
Yummy! This looks so good! I never would have guessed it’s gluten free! Can’t wait to try it!
This sounds delicious. Can you tell me what kind of gluten free bread you used? I have tried making french toast with several different gluten free breads and they just didn’t turn out very well. Thanks.
This sounds wonderful! I’m always looking for a good gluten free/dairy free recipe. Thanks for sharing via Tatertots and Jello link party.
Wow, this looks sooo good! I think I’ll surprise the fam with breakfast tomorrow!
YUMMMM! THis sounds amazing!
Recipe says: 1/4 honey. 1/4 what?
I’m also wondering about the 1/4 honey. 1/4 what?
Did You ever figure out, hOw much honey?
So sorry, I just updated the recipe.
Where do you get citric acid? I’ve never cooked with it before (unless you mean lemon juice)?
I am wondering the same thing. I was unsuccessful in finding it today in the store. Can I use lemon juice as a substitute? Is so, how much? Thanks. I’m looking forward to making this christmas morning.
Citric acid is found in the canning supplies 🙂
I don’t want to use gluten free bread but this seems like it needs a thicker bread than regular loaf of white bread. What type of bread would you suggest? French? Italian loaf?
Maggie-
Yea, I would use a French or Italian loaf for sure. It will be lovely!!
heather
I found your recipe while searching for a tasty gluten-free breakfast that my coworker could enjoy for our team potluck. It was delicious! Tons of people requested the recipe. The only difference i made was using almond milk and cinnamon raisin gluten-free bread. Thanks so much for sharing!
Sounds great! A dairy free french toast! Thanks for this. I shared this on Pinteret.
What is the purpose of the citric acid? Is it necessary? I have no idea where to get it.
i had the same question about citric acid but I did not see that you have replied to the request of others??
This looks delicious! Have you ever tried to cook this in the crockpot?
This recipe was a hit for Christmas morning!! I have been looking for something dairy free to replace our traditional orange and cinnamon rolls that we always ate. This one is a keeper!
For this recipe, I used French bread from our bread machine and substituted sugar for the honey. I used frozen blueberries for the french bread and fresh for the sauce. Sooo good!
(By the way, citric acid is found in the canning section under the name Fruit-Fresh®)
Did you use the exact same measurements for sugar you substituted as is listed for the honey?
I am curious – why do you need citric acid in the recipe? What does it do? Can I leave it out or substitute it with something else? I have citric acid but I am wondering why it’s included in the recipe. thanks….
This sounds delicious, but it seems as though the directions are incomplete. The ingredients list for the toast part matches, but the sauce directions don’t gel with the ingredients list. For example, the sauce directions say to “add your 1 cup of Silk, honey”, etc. But, the listed ingredients for the sauce don’t mention silk, honey, or how much of each. Was the silk and honey mentioned in the top list supposed to be divided? Again, this sounds amazing.
Thanks for your help, I can’t wait to try it.
Julie