9 Simple Healthy Toast Ideas

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on Feb 19, 2017, Updated Aug 22, 2024

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9 Simple Healthy Toast Ideas that are delicious, colorful, and filling enough to make into a meal.

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Get ready to elevate your toast game with these simple and healthy toast ideas! Whether you’re looking for a fun breakfast for the kids, a tasty brunch before church, or elegant bites for a baby shower, these toast recipes are sure to impress. 

These toasts are also wonderful alongside some No-Bake Oatmeal Energy Balls or any of these 10 Healthy Snacks You Can Prep in Advance when you need a quick and healthy breakfast. 

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Why You’ll Love These Recipes

  • Lots of options and variety for healthy toast. 
  • These toast recipes are great for an easy breakfast. 
  • You can easily customize any of these recipes to your preferences. 

Recipe Ingredients

  • Very Berry Red Toast: Honey goat cheese, strawberries, raspberries, and pomegranate seeds (arils).
  • Peanut Butter Classic Toast: Peanut butter and apples.
  • Sunshine Toast: Mascarpone cheese, mandarin oranges, shredded coconut, and honey.
  • Tex-Mex Avocado Toast: Avocado, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and fresh cilantro. 
  • Garden Radish Toast: Herb and chive cream cheese spread, radishes, and chives. 
  • Classic Avocado Toast with an Egg: Avocado and a fried egg.
  • Tropical Toast: Mascarpone cheese, mango, pineapple, and shredded coconut.
  • Cucumber and Herb Toast: Herb and chive cream cheese, cucumbers, green onion or chives.
  • Purple Toast: Mascarpone cheese, grapes, blueberries, and blackberries.

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

  • Bread: For homemade bread, I recommend Honey Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread and Dave’s Killer Bread Thin Sliced Good Seed bread is a wonderful store-bought option (and what I used here). 
  • Spreads: I typically have one or all of these in the fridge for toast: mascarpone cheese, honey goat cheese, herb and chive cream cheese, and peanut butter.
  • Toppings: You can use almost any fresh fruit or vegetable that you like. You can also add crunchy elements like toasted coconut, chopped nuts, or even hemp seed hearts, chia seeds and/or ground flaxseed. 

How to Make Simple Healthy Toast

You can always pop your bread into a traditional toaster, but I thought I would share with you my favorite way to make toast… in the oven! 

This toast is delicious because it gets crispy on one side without drying out like it does in the toaster. It’s also a great method for making a lot of toast at once (said the mom of 5!).

  • Step #1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven.
  • Step #2. While you’re waiting for the oven to heat, butter one side of each piece of bread with softened butter. 
  • Step #3. When the oven and the baking sheet are heated to temperature, remove the baking sheet from the oven and quickly place the bread, butter side down, onto the baking sheet and return the sheet to the oven. 
  • Step #4. Bake until the bottom side of the bread is toasted, about 5 to 10 minutes (the top won’t toast, so peek under the corner of your toasts to check the bottom regularly).
  • Step #5. Top the toast with the spread and toppings of your choice. 
  • Step #6. Enjoy right away. 
A close-up of the Very Berry Red Toast.

Very Berry Red Toast

Whole grain toast + honey goat cheese + sliced strawberries + fresh raspberries + pomegranate seeds (arils)

Note: Mascarpone cheese would work great for this too. You can use any fresh berries you have on hand. If your berries aren’t sweet, try adding a drizzle of honey.

A close-up of Peanut Butter Classic Toast.

Peanut Butter Classic Toast

Whole grain toast + peanut butter + thinly sliced apples

Note: Any nut butter would be great, and if you want it extra sweet, stir some honey into your peanut butter before spreading it on the toast.

A close-up of Sunshine Toast.

Sunshine Toast

Whole grain toast + mascarpone cheese + mandarin oranges + toasted coconut + honey

A close-up of the Tex-Mex Avocado Toast.

Tex-Mex Avocado Toast

Whole grain toast + 1/2 an avocado, sliced + cherry tomato halves + thinly sliced red onion + fresh cilantro + salt + pepper

Note: if you happen to have some lime salt on hand, I highly recommend using it here.

A close-up of the Garden Radish Toast.

Garden Radish Toast

Whole grain toast + herb and chive cream cheese spread + thinly sliced radish + chives + salt + pepper

Note: don’t knock this until you try it. This one of my all-time favorite toasts, and I’ll eat a slice or two for lunch often! It’s bright, crunchy, and wonderful. I love this toast and I think that you should too!

A close-up of the Classic Avocado with an Egg Toast.

Classic Avocado Toast with an Egg

Whole grain toast + 1/2 an avocado (sliced or mashed) + 1 fried egg, soft in the center + salt + pepper

Notes: this toast is forever a classic and a favorite. Make one for breakfast and you’ll stay full all morning. It’s delicious! Don’t go light on the salt and pepper either.

A close-up of the Tropical Toast.

Tropical Toast

Whole grain toast + mascarpone cheese + diced fresh mango + fresh pineapple + toasted coconut

Notes: This toast is also delicious with goat cheese.

A close-up of the Cucumber and Herb Toast.

Cucumber and Herb Toast

Whole grain toast + herb and chive cream cheese + sliced cucumbers + green onion/chives + salt + pepper

Notes: This is the most perfect lunch in the summer when the garden is full of cucumbers.

A close-up of the Purple Toast.

Purple Toast

Whole grain toast + mascarpone cheese + sliced grapes + blueberries + blackberries

Note: This toast is also delicious with goat cheese. Berries are an easy choice, but don’t forget that things like grapes and orange segments can be used too.

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Recipe FAQs

Is whole grain toast healthier than white toast? 

Yes. The flour used in whole grain bread is less processed than the flour used in white bread so it’s higher in fiber and nutrients. Also, a hearty whole grain toast is going to hold more toppings than an extra fluffy piece of white bread.

What are the healthiest spreads for toast? 

All of the spreads in these recipes – peanut butter, mascarpone cheese, honey goat cheese, and herb and chive cream cheese – are made with whole ingredients making them some of the healthiest spreads out there.

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Expert Tips

  • On the weekend I’ll make a “toast bar” of sorts where the kids can pick from different breads, spreads, and toppings. 
  • When it comes to the bread, choose what you like, but a whole grain hearty toast is going to hold more toppings than an extra fluffy piece of white bread. 
  • Try making some of your own spreads like the Herb and Chive Spread used on my favorite cucumber sandwich. 
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9 Simple, Sweet and Savory Healthy Toast Ideas that are simple, colorful, and filling enough to make into a meal.
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9 Simple Healthy Toast Ideas

By: Melissa Griffiths
9 sweet and savory healthy toast ideas that are simple, colorful, and filling enough to make into a meal.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 slice
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Ingredients 

  • bread, such as a whole grain or multi-grain bread
  • spread, such as goat cheese, herbed cream cheese, peanut butter, or mascarpone cheese
  • toppings, such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, honey, or herbs
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Instructions 

Very Berry Red Toast

  • Whole grain toast + honey goat cheese + sliced strawberries + fresh raspberries + pomegranate seeds (arils)

Peanut Butter Classic Toast

  • Whole grain toast + peanut butter + thinly sliced apples

Sunshine Toast

  • Whole grain toast + mascarpone cheese + mandarin oranges + toasted coconut + honey

Tex-Mex Avocado Toast

  • Whole grain toast + 1/2 an avocado, sliced + cherry tomato halves + thinly sliced red onion + fresh cilantro + salt + pepper

Garden Radish Toast

  • Whole grain toast + herb and chive cream cheese spread + thinly sliced radish + chives + salt + pepper

Classic Avocado Toast with an Egg

  • Whole grain toast + 1/2 an avocado (sliced or mashed) + 1 fried egg, soft in the center + salt + pepper

Tropical Toast

  • Whole grain toast + mascarpone cheese + diced fresh mango + fresh pineapple + toasted coconut

Cucumber and Herb Toast

  • Whole grain toast + herb and chive cream cheese + sliced cucumbers + green onion/chives + salt + pepper

Purple Toast

  • Whole grain toast + mascarpone cheese + sliced grapes + blueberries + blackberries

Notes

  • If you are making a sweet fruit toast, you might want to add a drizzle of honey, depending on what spread you choose and the ripeness of your fruit. 
  • If you are making a savory toast, be sure to add salt and pepper to taste, depending on the type of spread you use.
  • Feel free to customize these toasts as you would like – add or omit ingredients or mix and match the recipes to suit your tastes. 
  • Use gluten-free bread if you want to have gluten-free toast and then add the spread and toppings. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g, Calories: 1kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g
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3 Comments

  1. Anna says:

    You are a nicer mom than I am! My kids eat cinnamon sugar on their buttered toast about every day…but at least I made the whole wheat bread the toast is made with. No time to make their toast fancy in the morning, but that’s okay with me (and them–they love cinnamon toast). My favorite way to eat toast is with sliced cheese (put on while the toast is warm) and slices of avocado, sprinkled with salt. Mmmmm.

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    1. Melissa says:

      Fancy toast ends up being a weekend thing or they can pick one or two types during the week (a sweet and a savory generally). I make hot breakfast most mornings so it doesn’t feel like too much more work!

  2. Emily Gann Lacey says:

    My kids are whining because I’m still reading and not making toast. Like NOW mom. Toast just popped! Thanks for the timely inspiration!

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