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Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel for #Brunchweek

This Healthy French Toast Bake is loaded with fresh peaches and a crunchy, almond streusel. Quick, easy and can be made ahead!

Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel #Brunchweek #Healthy #Breakfast #Recipe - Food Faith Fitness

Welcome to the second annual brunch week hosted by Terri of Love and Confections and Susan of The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen!  Join us May 5th through 11th while we celebrate the deliciousness of brunch and to prepare for Mother’s Day and summer brunching season.  We have 32 bloggers bringing you their best brunch game, from cocktails to eggs benedict to donuts, there is something for everything this week.  Our amazing sponsors have donated some great prizes for a gigantic giveaway, please visit them all for more information. And now onto the food!

Remember that Panera Hummus Chicken Power Salad, when I wrote an Ode to Panera Salads?

I’ve got another one for you. But, this time, I’m going “Breakfast Ode-y” on you.

It goes a little something like this:

Oh my dear French Toast,

For breakfast, I love you the most,

Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel #Brunchweek #Healthy #Breakfast #Recipe - Food Faith Fitness

With your healthy, whole wheat yum,

You sure feel good in my tum!

You’re bursting with fresh peaches,

And, man oh man, I’m glad those aren’t leeches! (not much rhymes with peaches)

You’re topped with a nom-er-ific crunch

Which make you perfect for brunch!

Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel #Brunchweek #Healthy #Breakfast #Recipe - Food Faith Fitness

You see what I did there, now this is perfect for ending Brunchweek! I mean, we have our own theme Ode WHICH mentions eating this for such an event.

I win at Odes.

Ifff we’re comparing them to the ones that little kids write in Kindergarten. Whatever. You liked it.

But what does win is this healthy French toast.

Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel #Brunchweek #Healthy #Breakfast #Recipe - Food Faith Fitness

I think you’ll love this one for a twenty million and two reasons, but here are my key points (I realize I use points and bullets just about every post. But, they bring me joy. Don’t ask)

1. It’s SO EASY and you can make it the night before, and just pop ‘er in the oven in the morning. That means you can have decadent breakfast yumnosity on a WORK MORNING. I know. Mind blown.

2. It’s healthy. See above mentioned “feel good in my tum.”

Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel #Brunchweek #Healthy #Breakfast #Recipe - Food Faith Fitness

3. Remember that Peach Martini? Peaches are delicious. And this has peaches. Which means this? It’s delicious.

4. Streusel makes everything better. Plus, this streusel is a little different – it’s more “nutty” than “floury” (does that make sense?) So it’s all “WHABAM” for your taste buds. You know, since they expect all streusels to lack the nut factor. Right? Yes.

Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel #Brunchweek #Healthy #Breakfast #Recipe - Food Faith Fitness

But, the most important part about this Baked healthy French Toast? Umm, you guys, pretty food right here! *insert Taylor jumping up and down and pointing emphatically at French toast*

I personally love meals that look fancy pants enough to serve to guests but, little do they know, this girl was definitely not wearing any fancy pants when cookin’ it up.

Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel #Brunchweek #Healthy #Breakfast #Recipe - Food Faith Fitness

Cooking pretty food in Pajamas for the win!

Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel {Whole Wheat} - Food Faith Fitness
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Healthy French Toast Bake with Peaches and Almond Streusel {Whole Wheat}

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2
Author Taylor

Ingredients

  • 5 Slices whole wheat bread
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup liquid egg whites about 4 large whites
  • 1/4 Cup Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Ginger powder
  • 1 cup small peach diced (about 1 )
  • 1 Tbsp Honey
  • For the topping:
  • 2 Tbsp Oat flour just put 2 Tbsp oatmeal into a food processor
  • 2 Tbsp Rolled oats
  • 2 Tbsp Brown sugar
  • 6 Tbsp Almonds sliced
  • 1/8 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp Coconut oil melted
  • Additional honey for drizzling.

Instructions

  2. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, egg whites, almond milk, vanilla extract, sugar, cinnamon and ginger.
  3. Tear of the crust from the bread and rip it into cubes.
  4. Stir the cubes of bread in the egg mixture, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours - overnight (the longer the better!)
  5. To bake:
  6. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and spray two oval Brule dishes with cooking spray. *
  7. In a small bowl, stir together the diced peaches and 1 Tbsp of honey until the peaches are well coated.
  8. Stir the peaches into the bread mixture and then divide the bread mixture evenly between the 2 prepared dishes.
  9. In a small bowl, combine all the topping ingredients except the oil.
  10. Once the ingredients are well mixed, stir in the oil and mix until you have a chunky streusel and the oil is well dispersed.
  11. Divide the streusel evenly between each dish and bake until the eggs feel set, about 25 minutes.
  12. Turn you oven to high broil and then drizzle the French toast with a little bit of honey. Place back into the oven and broil for an additional 1-2 minutes or until the topping is nice and golden. It burns quickly, so watch it closely!
  13. Take out of the oven and let cool 5-10 minutes (It's REALLY HOT!) and then DEVOUR!

Recipe Notes

*you could bake this in a small baking dish, just make sure that there is room for the bread to rise as it raises A LOT when baking.

California Walnuts, Bob’s Red Mill, Oxo, Dixie Crystals, Whole Foods Market Doctor Phillips, Grimmway Farms, Woot Froot, Vidalia Onion, Baloian Farms, Stemilt and Bonne Maman are providing the prizes free of charge.  I have received product related to these brands to use for #Brunchweek. All opinions stated are my own.

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  3. I’m glad this isn’t leeches too…that’d just be painful and draining 😉 Can we make a batch of this for brunch this weekend and sing a little ditty while we munch? LOVE them peaches!

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  11. OOh – the fact that there’s no leeches in this makes it crave worthy – and your ode, gold star worthy!
    🙂
    Your funny ode made me chuckle, Taylor! Love the ginger combined with the peaches and love the fact that this can be prepared the night before and tossed in the oven the next morning! Hope you have a wonderful weekend sweet lady!

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    • Haha I am glad you like both the ode and the French Toast lady! And back at ya! YAY WEEKEND! 😀

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  21. I need some of this awesome healthy peaches french toast like 10 minutes ago!!! It looks amazing and I love that you can make it ahead – the less work in the morning the better!! Thanks for the great recipe! Pinned! Have a great weekend 😀

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  26. That poem XD This looks SO delicious! I’ve been suddenly trying all sorts of new things for breakfast, was going to try out some French toast next, and this is DEFINITELY getting made! I’m vegan, but there are tonnes of ways to sub for eggs (not to mention lots of recipes for vegan French toast!) so I reckon I can make this quite happily with just a very slight tinkering:D

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    • Oh I would love to hear how to change it to make it vegan!! Let me know girlfriend – and thanks!

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    • Thank you so much Ellie! It’s great to have you here, and I hope you find some recipes you enjoy!! 🙂

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  29. Loving all these brunch recipes you’re pumping out Taylor!! And I’m such a fan of peach flavored anything during these warmer months… putting it in this French toast sounds amazing! Have fun at your conference! Can’t wait to hear all about it!

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