The massively popular avocado toast captured our hearts and stomachs sometime in the last decade. This version, based on the now classic Dunkin' Avocado Toast, pairs perfectly with my favorite iced mocha coffee. In less than 10 minutes you have the perfect breakfast to start your day.
TL;DR - Avocado Toast Quick Look
- 💚 Why you'll love it: Creamy, tangy, and ready in minutes, this homemade version tastes just like Dunkin's but homemade.
- 🌿Allergen Friendly: Dairy-free, egg-free and easily adapted to be gluten-free.
- #️⃣ Number of Ingredients: 4
- ⏲️ Prep Time: 5 minutes
- 🧊 Make Ahead Friendly: Mash the avocado with lemon juice, salt, and pepper ahead of time and store it airtight for up to 5 days, perfect for grab-and-go mornings.
- 🥑 Recipes with similar flavor profile: Love easy breakfast ideas? Try my Avocado Bagel Breakfast Sandwich or my go-to Egg and Cheese Burritos next.
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Key Ingredients
- Avocados: You'll want to start with ripe, fresh avocados that give just a bit when you squeeze them, but aren't over ripe.
- Sourdough Bread: I like to use homemade sourdough bread from a true sourdough starter, but any crusty bread will work. You could easily make a no-knead loaf (ala Jim Lahey) or buy a crusty loaf at the grocery or local bakery. I suggest slicing your bread like I do for my sourdough french toast and then storing it in the freezer, so you can pull out the slices to toast as you need them.
Avocado Toast Toppings
If you want to put your own spin on the Dunkin Donuts avocado toast recipe, I suggest adding any of these toppings to jazz it up your breakfast routine:
- Eggs: Add a poached, scramble or fried egg right on top of the avocado
- Everything bagel seasoning: sprinkle liberally over the top or use in lieu of salt and pepper
- Hot Sauce: pick the one you like best and pour a few drops of hot sauce on top of the avocado mash
- Tomato: Sliced a fresh tomato fan out of the top for a pop of color and flavor and suddenly you have avocado tomato toast
- Guacamole: In a pinch, you can use leftover guacamole or avocado puree for babies instead of fresh avocado spread.
- On matzo: If you need an easy Passover breakfast idea, substitute the sourdough bread for a piece of matzo, fried matzo or a farfel muffin.
Picking a ripe avocado
There are a few tricks that will help you pick the best avocado for toast every time. Since you won't know until you cut into it, it takes a little trial and error to ensure you have a ripe avocado that will give you a creamy avocado spread for your sourdough toast each and every time.
- Once home, if your avocado isn't ripe, store it next to your bananas to help ripen it faster.
- Look for an avocado that is dark green in color.
- Press on the sides to see if it gives just a bit.
How to make avocado toast
Step 1: Start by putting your sourdough bread into the toaster and toasting to a golden brown.
Step 2: Carefully open your avocado, pop out the pit and put the ripe avocado into a small bowl.
Step 3: With a fork start mashing the avocado. Once you have gotten most of the chunks mashed out, add in the lemon juice, flaky sea salt and pepper.
Step 4: Switch to a spoon and mash and stir until you have a super creamy avocado spread. You want it to be almost the texture of buttercream frosting.
Step 5: take your toast out of the oven and place it on your plate. Spread a thick layer of the avocado spread on top, sprinkle with another few flakes of salt and enjoy!
Recipe FAQ's
Since Dunkin's avocado toast has a creamy avocado spread as the star, achieving that same texture is the goal here. I find that two things help me achieve that without turning on my blender (or having to clean it when I'm done). First, start with a perfectly ripe avocado. It will mash up easier than one that's not quite ready. Second, keep mashing with your fork until all the avocado chunks are broken up, then switch to stirring with your fork.
Yes, absolutely. Just grab your favorite gluten free bread in place of the sourdough loaf. Try to find one that you can cut into thick slices and be sure to toast it before slathering on the avocado mixture.
If you can't find a good sourdough bread you can easily substitute a variety of other breads in its place. Try using any crusty bread cut into thick pieces.
Breads like ciabatta breads, French breads or country loaves will work well. I also like using toasted rye bread or pumpernickel for a twist on the classic. In a pinch, you could even grab a bagel and make an open face sandwich out of it.
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📖 Recipe
Dunkin Donuts Avocado Toast (Copycat Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 piece sourdough bread
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- flaky sea salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Place a slice of sourdough bread into the toaster and toast until just golden brown.
- Carefully slice open your avocado, pop out the pit and put the flesh of the avocado into a small bowl. Use a fork to mash the avocado. Once you have gotten most of the chunks mashed out, add in the lemon juice, flaky sea salt and pepper.
- Switch to a spoon and mash and stir until you have a super creamy avocado spread.
- Spread a thick layer of the avocado spread on top of your toast, sprinkle with another pinch of flaky sea salt and enjoy!
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Really easy and quick to make. Perfect weeknight meal
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Easy and tasty!
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So quick and easy but also super yummy!
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A classic.
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This was DELICIOUS! Everyone loved it. Will definitely make again.
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Always a hit
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Very very tasty dish
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Great recipe!
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A bright dish that will appeal to both adults and children