The Cleanest French Toast You’ll Ever Eat.
Ditch the sugar bombs and seed oils—this Sunday brunch favorite is Wake Up approved, gluten-free, and shockingly good.
Let’s be honest—French toast is a vibe.
Golden, sweet, nostalgic. The kind of meal that feels like a warm hug on a Sunday morning before church, surrounded by pajamas, music in the background, maybe a dog begging for a bite. But what’s really in the French toast most people are making?
Here’s what’s hiding in the average French toast recipe:
🧪 Inflammatory seed oils (from cooking spray or margarine)
🥖 Ultra-processed bread made with canola oil, sugar, dough conditioners, and bleached flour
🧂 Fake vanilla extract with additives like caramel color or propylene glycol
🍬 Refined sugars from table sugar, brown sugar, or pancake syrup with high fructose corn syrup
🧁 Synthetic preservatives hiding in store-bought toppings and powdered sugar
It’s marketed as breakfast, but let’s call it what it really is: a dessert loaded with gut-disrupting, brain-fog-inducing, hormone-wrecking ingredients.
So what can you do instead?
You upgrade the ingredients—not the vibe.
This week’s Wake Up Paid Subscriber Recipe is your clean swap:
French Toast Muffins 🍞🧁—made with grain-free bread, real vanilla, a hint of banana, and a crunchy almond flour crumble that’ll make you want to lick the pan. These are perfect for a Sunday morning brunch before church, a special weekday breakfast, or just meal prep that doesn’t feel boring.
📸 P.S. I’ll be sharing a photo of them hot out of the oven in the baking pan on Instagram too!
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🍞 Clean French Toast Muffins (with Crumble Topping)
This is your cozy breakfast meets clean ingredients moment. Think: French toast meets muffin. Sweet, spiced, and completely free from inflammatory oils, refined sugar, and mystery ingredients. Whether you’re meal-prepping for the week or hosting brunch, these are a crowd-pleaser.
You’ll want to use clean, grain-free bread for this—some faves:
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