Vegan Torrijas – Simple Vegan Blog

We are in love with these vegan torrijas! Torrijas are a typical Spanish dessert for Lent and Holy Week and are very similar to French toast.

If you want a gluten-free version of these recipes, you can use gluten-free bread. We used brown sugar and agave syrup, but you can also use coconut nectar, maple syrup, or any sweetener of your choice. Here in Spain we don’t have as many options as in other countries or they are very expensive, so we usually use agave syrup.

We used a special bread to make torrijas (we buy this bread here in Spain) but you can use any bread you want, if possible, from the previous day.

We made two versions because Alberto is from Seville (in the south of Spain) and I’m from Pamplona (in the north) and you can find different recipes according to each region of Spain. These are our mother’s recipes, they are delicious and we both love them.

We made the torrijas in the first photo with my mother’s recipe. The original recipe uses milk, eggs, cinnamon, lemon zest and sugar. We used almond milk and chickpea flour instead of milk and eggs in both recipes, and in this one we also used brown sugar instead of white sugar.

We made the torrijas in the second photo using Albertos’ mother’s recipe. The original recipe uses milk, eggs, sugar and honey. We used agave syrup instead of sugar and honey.

The main difference between them is that in the first recipe the torrijas have an intense flavor of cinnamon and milk and are softer. In the second they have an intense flavor of agave syrup, and they look better.

This is our first year making vegan torrijas and we are very happy with these two recipes, you won’t find the difference, they are lighter and healthier and we can’t choose between them, we love them both so much!

Vegan Torrijas

Vegan cakes Torrijas are a typical Spanish dessert for Lent and Holy Week and are very similar to French toast. You will love it!