This blog is turning into a bit of a French Toast wonderland of late. Recently I shared my unusual (yet delicious!) “Burger French Toast” concoction and now my latest French Toast offering is Nutritional Yeast French Toast. Another delicious dish that also happens to be jam packed with nutritious ingredients in every corner.
Like carob, it’s an ingredient which I only began experimenting with recently, so if you’re a seasoned Nutritional Yeast lover please feel free to share your experiences – I’d love to hear about how you use this highly nutritious ingredient.
Let me share with you all the nourishing details about Nutritional Yeast. I love finding ingredients which are nourishing, yet really easy to incorporate into the kid’s diet. According to my trusty packet of Nutritional Yeast, the ingredient “has been specifically designed to meet the nutritional needs of vegetarians and anyone interested in a rich source of B Vitamins.” As you’ll see below, Nutritional Yeast looks a little like soft, flaky Parmesan and it actually has a salty, cheesy taste so you could quite easily trick your cheese loving family members into thinking that it’s cheese – when it in fact is a highly nutritious vegetarian ingredient loaded with B Vitamins!
Sometimes I feel Mr 4 would be a vegetarian if I let him – he can often be heard muttering “I hate meat” and eats very few actual meat ingredients. So, I’m always trying to increase his intake of vitamins and minerals using as many non-meat sources as possible. With Nutritional Yeast being rich in B Vitamins, I knew I had to find a way to incorporate it into some of his favorite dishes.
This was my first experiment – Nutritional Yeast French Toast. Regularly I’ll make him Burger French Toast, and in the past few weeks when I haven’t had mince at the ready, I’ve substituted with a couple of tablespoons of nutritional yeast. He consumes the whole lot every time without issue.
I’ve tried a couple of pieces of his french toast (on the odd occasion he leaves a little) and it tastes like cheesy french toast as it has a satisfying salty, cheesy flavor. I butter Mr 4’s toast with avocado because that’s what he loves, but you could just enjoy the Nutritional Yeast French Toast as is or topped with your favorite french toast topping. I often serve the dish to Mr 4 in a simple Muffin Tin Meal, with little else as it’s pretty much a complete meal on it’s own!
Nutritional Yeast French Toast
1 Egg
2 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
1 Large or 2 Small Slices of Bread
Oil or butter, for frying
1. Beat the egg in a bowl and then add nutritional yeast. Mix until well combined and all of the nutritional yeast has been absorbed by the egg.
2. Dip the bread into the batter to soak.
3. Heat a little oil or butter in a frying pan and, when hot, brown the Nutritional Yeast French Toast on both sides until golden and cooked through.
I’ve read that Nutritional Yeast is great over freshly popped popcorn too, and I plan to give that a try soon. Any other ways you’ve used (or plan to use) Nutritional Yeast that you’d recommend?
More French Toast Recipes:
Burger French Toast
Rhubarb French Toast
Sweet Potato French Toast
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