The Vegg French Toast Mix - Product Review

Vegan egg yolk?  Huh?  Well the folks at the Vegg have a plant-based egg yolk.  I heard about the product, so I hit Rocky Shepherd, the company’s founder, up for a sample.  He graciously sent me a package of the company’s French toast mix. 

The Vegg French Toast served with Maple Syrup & Agave

The product comes in a shiny silver pouch.  It is in powdered form and is made with:

WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE MILK POWDER, FORTIFIED YEAST FLAKES (DRIED YEAST, NIACIN,
PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID, B 12), SODIUM ALGINATE, BLACK SEA SALT, ORGANIC SPICE, BETA CAROTENE

The Vegg French Toast Mix

Each package makes 18 slices and sells for $7.99 on the Vegg’ssite. 

The Vegg French Toast Mix with Soy Milk

I had some bread around, so I decided to give it a try.  The package says to whisk 2 tsps of mix with ½ cup water.  (Rocky suggested I try replacing non-dairy milk for the water for a richer french toast.)  This will make 4 slices of French toast.  So I went whisking away… Wow!  I didn’t expect this… the product started to smell like eggs.  When Craig walked in the door, he even said it smelled it. 

The smell dissipated and I placed the mixture in the frig as directed on the package. 

A few minutes later I was ready to coat the bread slices. The mixture soaked in evenly.

Bread soaked in the Vegg French Toast Mix

I coated a skillet with extra-virgin coconut oil and placed the slices in the skillet.  I went to flip the slices and they stuck a little.  When I tried again, the slices didn't stick.  They actually browned nicely with a little crispness around the edges.  Maybe my pan wasn’t hot enough at first.

The Vegg French Toast

So now the taste-test.  It actually tastes like French toast.  I topped them with the ole’ standard maple syrup and agave.  Yum-mee.

Craig is not a french toast guy, so I decided to try it out on a couple of my friends, Barbara & Stacy.  They came over for a Vegg French Toast tasting.  Barbara was really impressed.  She said, "I'll have this anytime." Stacy liked the crispy-lightness of it.

The verdict?  I highly recommend the Vegg French toast mix for an easy, almost fool-proof way to make French toast.  All you need is the bread, non-dairy milk (or just plain water), and some oil to coat your skillet.  This makes me want to try the Vegg baking mix.  Craig says he’d like to have some “eggs” with a runny yolk.  Let’s see what the product can do.  I’ll keep you posted.