Have some day-old bread and egg whites to use up? Turn them into this outrageously delicious, crispy, and easy Egg White French Toast.
You all know how much I love a good French toast (if you’re new here, my recipe for Captain Crunch French Toast is one of my most popular!), so it only makes sense that when I found myself with extra egg whites, my mind immediately went to it!
You won’t even miss the yolks! The cinnamon and brown sugar help to caramelize the outside of your bread to give you that perfect, fragrant, golden-brown exterior that every French toast recipe deserves!
Plus, if your tastebuds have determined that typical French toast tastes too “eggy”, then leaving out the yolks and just using the whites is your solution.
As a time-strapped mom who truly enjoys a dang good breakfast, I adore an easy and elevated recipe like this one that requires just 7 ingredients and comes together in a flash!
Egg White French Toast Ingredient Highlights
Truly any type of bread works, but a sweeter bread (like brioche or Challah) or mild-tasting (like white bread) is preferred.
Any unsweetened, unflavored milk works. That goes for any percentage of dairy or any non-dairy milk.
Egg White French Toast Tips and Tricks
Separating Your Yolks and Whites
This recipe is great for using up egg whites if you are making something that only requires a yolk. It’s also great to use all-whites liquid (egg whites that are sold already separate from their yolks).
But if you are planning to separate the whites from the yolks just for this recipe, it’s very easy to do so!
Separating the egg white from the yolk is easily achieved by cracking your eggshell in half over a bowl and transferring the egg yolk back and forth between either half of the shell, allowing the egg white to fall into the bowl.
Save the egg yolk for these Margarita Cookies with Tequila Lime Glaze.
How to Make French Toast with Egg Whites
Add your milk, vanilla extract, brown sugar, and cinnamon to a shallow bowl and whisk. Then, beat in the egg whites. Doing it this way allows the cinnamon and sugar to more readily mix with the egg whites.
We want a smooth, creamy egg wash to dunk our bread in for a delectable French toast.
Melt about a tablespoon of butter in a nonstick pan over medium heat. You want your French Toast to sizzle when it hits the melted butter.
This will just ensure you get a crispy exterior rather than a soggy toast.
For the best texture, you want to work fairly quickly. Just dunk your bread in the flavored egg whites, coating it on both sides, rather than letting it sit and soak.
Oversoaking the bread in the egg wash will likely lead to an overall mushy French toast. Your butter is already hot, so you should hear a nice sizzle sound as soon as you place your bread with egg whites in it.
Give your toast about 5 minutes before peeking underneath. If it’s golden brown, then you know it is time to flip!
It’s best to avoid overcrowding your pan to make it easier to flip. I usually just cook two slices of bread at a time.
Once you flip your Egg White French Toast, allow it to cook on the second side until both sides are golden brown. Again, this should take just about 5 minutes with your pan over medium heat.
Continue to add butter as needed, you should always have some on your pan for your French toast to fry in.
How I Store and Reheat Leftover Egg White French Toast
French toast stays fresh and delicious for 5-7 days when it’s wrapped and sealed and kept in the refrigerator. You can also choose to freeze it to make it last for up to a month!
To reheat from the fridge, place on a pre-heated frying pan for about 5 minutes over medium heat on each side. You can also reheat it in the oven or the toaster oven at 375°F for about 10 minutes from the refrigerator or 15 minutes from frozen.
The microwave will work in a pinch but it does tend to make your French toast a little soggy.
If you have extra egg white wash, you can save that, too. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator to make more Egg White French toast over the next 2-3 days.
Easy Egg White French Toast
SAVE RECIPE TO COLLECTION PIN PRINT RATEIngredients
- 4 large egg whites (4 large egg whites usually = ½ a cup)
- ¼ cup milk, half and half, or heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 slices day-old bread (Brioche, Challah, or White bread preferred)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, for frying
- ¼ cup maple syrup, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Add the milk, vanilla extract, brown sugar, and cinnamon together and whisk to combine. Then, mix in the egg whites.4 large egg whites, ¼ cup milk, half and half, or heavy cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Add about 2 tablespoons of butter to a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat and allow butter to melt, tilting the pan to coat the entire bottom with butter.4 tablespoons unsalted butter, for frying
- Once your pan is hot, dip the bread into the flavored egg white wash, one slice at a time, coating both sides and transferring immediately to the hot pan.4 slices day-old bread
- Allow your French Toast to fry for 2-5 minutes before flipping and cooking on the other side. Both sides should be golden brown before removing from the pan.
- Repeat for all 4 slices of bread, adding more butter to the pan as needed. Serve with syrup of choice (optional).¼ cup maple syrup, for serving
Pro Tips
- It’s best just to dip the bread in the egg wash, rather than letting it soak. If the bread is too saturated, it tends to yield soggy French Toast.
- Keep the French Toast warm in the oven at 200°F until ready to serve.
- Don’t waste the egg yolk! It can be used in the Hollandaise sauce on these Eggs Benedict!
- Depending on the size of your eggs, there may be enough egg wash for up to 6 slices of French toast, but on average, this recipe will yield only 4 slices.
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