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    Healthy Eggnog French Toast

    December 6, 2016 by Chrissy Carroll 26 Comments

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    This healthy eggnog French toast makes for a festive holiday breakfast!  The French toast itself is sweet, with that slightly crisp caramelized sugar that happens when the bread is cooked just right. It’s then topped with a sweetened whipped Greek yogurt, along with vibrant fresh raspberries. It’s a better-for-you option that packs in quite a bit of protein, helping to keep the family full and energized during the holiday season. 

    A platter of eggnog french toast topped with raspberries.

    Ingredients

    Here’s everything you need to make this recipe – it’s actually a pretty small list!

    • Eggs – Obviously the basis for our French toast dipping mixture!
    • Eggnog – You’ll use the eggnog twice in this recipe; once in the French toast dipping mixture and again in the Greek yogurt topping. I used Bolthouse Farms Holiday Nog for this recipe, which I like because it’s less calorie dense than other varieties – 80 calories per half cup compared to 150-200.  If you can’t find that brand at your local grocery store though, you can use any healthier or light eggnog variety.  Or just go for the traditional version if you’d prefer!
    • Cinnamon – What is French toast without a little cinnamon flavor?!
    • Bread – I recommend using a whole grain or high protein bread option – both of these tend to have more fiber and protein compared to white bread. That said, if you want to go more indulgent, a thicker white bread is just lovely.
    • Butter – You’ll use this for cooking the French toast.
    • Greek yogurt – This is used to make the topping. I recommend plain Greek yogurt, but you can also use vanilla yogurt if you prefer.
    • Powdered sugar – You’ll use this to sweeten the Greek yogurt whip.
    • Raspberries – You’ll use these to top the French toast, which makes it look very festive for Christmas with the bright red pop of color.
    A woman at a grocery store holding two containers of eggs.

    Instructions

    You’ll find the full recipe amounts and instructions in the recipe card below, but here’s a quick overview.

    Start by mixing together the eggs, eggnog, and cinnamon. This will be the dipping mixture for your French toast. Be sure to mix well.

    Next, feel your bread. (Yes, I said feel your bread, haha).

    If it’s really soft, I actually recommend toasting it ever-so-slightly prior to dunking it. You want it to just feel a little dry on the outside, not actually make breakfast toast or anything with it. Taking this step will prevent soggy French toast.

    Now if your bread has been sitting out for a few days, don’t worry about this step. It’s already lost moisture during that time and will work fine. This is only if you just bought your bread in the last day or so.

    Next, go ahead heat a skillet with butter. Dunk the bread in the egg mixture, then cook in the skillet on each side until it’s cooked through.

    While that’s cooking, whisk together your Greek yogurt, powdered sugar, and eggnog to make the topping.

    Once all your healthy eggnog French toast is cooked through, top it with the Greek yogurt mixture and sprinkle fresh raspberries on top. YUM!

    A plate with half slices of eggnog french toast with a greek yogurt and raspberry topping.

    Nutrition Benefits

    For my fellow active women – this makes a pretty amazing recovery meal after your long runs, long rides, or tough gym sessions. It’s got a great balance of carbs to replenish energy stores and protein to support muscle repair and recovery.

    In fact, one serving clocks in at 24 grams of protein, which is considerably higher than most traditional French toast recipes.  The hearty whole grain bread I use adds 4 grams per slice (in this case, I used Arnold’s oat nut bread) – and there are lots of other great higher protein breads available too.

    And trading syrup for a Greek yogurt whip with fruit adds even more protein to the dish (not to mention extra calcium and fiber).

    A white plate with full slices of eggnog french toast topped with raspberries.

    More Holiday Recipes

    Looking for more fun holiday recipes? Try one of these:

    • Cashew almond gingerbread nut butter
    • Cranberry jalapeno dip
    • Homemade hot chocolate bombs
    • Air fryer beef roast (one of my favorite main dishes around the holidays for small families!)

    I hope you’ll try this holiday breakfast with your family. If you get a chance to make this healthy eggnog French toast, feel free to leave a recipe rating or comment below.

    A platter with slices of eggnog french toast topped with raspberries.

    Eggnog French Toast

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    This Eggnog French Toast topped with greek yogurt whip and fresh raspberries makes a delicious holiday breakfast. And bonus: it’s still relatively healthy!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American
    Servings 5 servings
    Calories 514 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    French Toast

    • 4 large eggs
    • 1 cup Bolthouse Farms “holiday nog” (or another better-for-you eggnog variety)
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 10 slices hearty whole grain bread (I used Arnold's oat-nut bread)
    • 1 tablespoon butter for cooking (or more as needed)

    Greek Yogurt Whip with Eggnog

    • 2 cups plain nonfat greek yogurt
    • ¼ cup powdered sugar
    • ½ cup Bolthouse Farms “holiday nog” (or another better-for-you eggnog variety)

    Fresh Fruit Topping

    • 2 ½ cups raspberries

    Instructions
     

    • Whisk together eggs, eggnog, and cinnamon for the french toast.
    • Heat a large skillet and melt approximately 1-2 teaspoons of butter at medium heat. Working in batches of 2 at a time (or 3 if it won’t overcrowd your pan), dip bread in egg mixture and place in the pan. Cook for approximately 2-3 minutes per side. Add additional butter as needed between batches.
    • While French toast is cooking, prepare greek yogurt whip. Stir together greek yogurt, powdered sugar, and eggnog.
    • Serve French toast topped with greek yogurt whip and fresh raspberries. Enjoy!

    Notes

    *If the bread you’re using is very soft, I recommend lightly toasting it prior to making the French toast. You can do this in the toaster and work in batches as you’re cooking, or you can pop all the bread on a baking sheet and pop it in the oven for a few minutes. The goal is just to remove some of the moisture from the bread so that it soaks up the egg mixture properly and cooks right (you want to avoid soggy French toast!).
    Nutrition Analysis (per serving = 2 pieces of French toast with ½ cup greek yogurt whip & ½ cup raspberries; includes butter used in cooking):
    514 calories, 14 g fat, 5 g sat fat, 466 mg sodium, 73 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 30 g sugar, 24 g protein, Vitamin A: 11%, Vitamin C: 27%, Calcium: 28%, Iron: 19%

    Nutrition

    Calories: 514kcal
    Keyword healthy eggnog french toast
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    Share with me: What’s your favorite holiday breakfast? If you tried this recipe, what did you think?

    Feel free to pin this post to save for the next holiday season!

    A plate and a platter filled with healthy eggnog french toast.

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    Chrissy Carroll is a Registered Dietitian and USAT Level I Triathlon Coach. She specializes in sharing nutrition and fitness tips, as well as recipes, for runners, triathletes, and active women.Chrissy holds a Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, a Masters Degree in Public Health, and is also an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer.
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    Comments

    1. GiGi Eats

      December 6, 2016 at 9:40 am

      My food pervy bestie just told me how much she LOVESSSSS making this kind of french toast! YUMM!

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:05 am

        Haha! Hope you’ll send her the recipe 🙂

        Reply
    2. Kayla @ Blondes Have More Run

      December 6, 2016 at 10:18 am

      I’m a huge fan of french toast, especially when holiday flavors are involved! This sounds AWESOME!

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:06 am

        Thanks Kayla! And yes, holiday breakfasts are the best!

        Reply
    3. Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner

      December 6, 2016 at 12:04 pm

      love the eggnog twist very creative! your son is adorable 🙂

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:07 am

        Aw, thanks Deborah 🙂 He’s getting pretty funny with his “cheese” face!

        Reply
    4. Danielle @ Follow My Gut

      December 6, 2016 at 2:27 pm

      I love a good plate of french toast and I also love a nice glass of egg nog so to see you put the two together is so awesome. I mean I think you KNEW it was gonna come out good, but man-oh-man those look so tasty!!!

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:07 am

        Thanks Danielle!! I know, such a fun combo for the holidays, right?! Hope you enjoy it.

        Reply
    5. Kim Kremer

      December 6, 2016 at 4:30 pm

      I find egg nog both disgusting and delightful. I will no longer drink it, though: I’m a guzzler, not a sipper, and I can drink 1,000 calories of the stuff before I know what’s happened.

      I’ve been told my sourdough bread makes wonderful French toast, but I can’t imagine doing such a thing to sourdough bread.

      I shall try this, but clearly, not with homemade sourdough bread.

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:08 am

        Haha! I can empathize with you drinking too many calories worth – not on eggnog, because I’m not a fan of it as a solo drink, but if I have something like a milkshake in front of me I can down that baby waaaay too quick. 😉

        Reply
    6. abbey sharp

      December 6, 2016 at 11:56 pm

      I love french toast!! and this version with greek yogurt whip looks lip smacking good! YUM!

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:12 am

        Thanks Abbey! That greek yogurt whip is just so yummy on top.

        Reply
    7. Kalee

      December 7, 2016 at 10:22 am

      This looks so good! Last year was the first time I’ve ever had egg nog (it sounded gross), but now I’m addicted too. This looks so yummy, and I love the berries on top versus syrup! Yum!

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:13 am

        I didn’t drink eggnog until college, and have never been a fan of just sitting down to drink a cup. But I do LOVE it in this recipe. My hubby though – now he could polish down a whole container of eggnog in a few days!

        Reply
    8. masala girl

      December 7, 2016 at 4:44 pm

      i’m not a huge eggnog person, but i love the whipped greek yogurt topping! so festive 🙂

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:13 am

        Thanks! You could totally make regular french toast with the greek yogurt whip and raspberries if you don’t want the eggnog version 🙂

        Reply
    9. Cassandra @ Powered By BLING

      December 7, 2016 at 8:38 pm

      Love the idea of using eggnog in place of the milk. My hubby loves eggnog. I’m totally making his dish for him!

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:14 am

        Yay! Hope you guys love it.

        Reply
    10. Tara @ A Daily Dose of Fit

      December 7, 2016 at 9:14 pm

      I just can’t with eggnog! But I love me some French Toast!

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 8, 2016 at 9:14 am

        Haha! I’m not a huge fan of drinking it straight but I do love it in this french toast. But you could make the french toast with the greek yogurt whip (sub milk for the eggnog) and it’d still be yummy.

        Reply
    11. Nutrition a la Natalie

      December 9, 2016 at 10:31 am

      Looks delish, and I love the pictures!

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 12, 2016 at 9:07 am

        Thanks Natalie! 🙂

        Reply
    12. Emily @ TheMommyhoodMoments

      December 11, 2016 at 4:43 pm

      I totally feel you on not being a huge fan of it, but the fiancé likes it.. So I have pinned this to save and will be trying it this winter. I am a huge fan of french toast, so I’m sure I’ll love it as well. Thanks for the recipe! <3

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        December 12, 2016 at 9:09 am

        Awesome Emily! I hope you both love it 🙂

        Reply
    13. Tomi Obebe

      December 29, 2016 at 1:03 am

      This sounds like the best thing that could ever happen to me. Haha. Yummy!

      xx, Tomi
      http://goodtomicha.com

      Reply
      • Chrissy Carroll

        January 4, 2017 at 6:11 pm

        Haha, hope you enjoy the recipe! 🙂

        Reply

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