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This Pumpkin Bread French Toast recipe is one seriously over-the-top breakfast that’s totally worth it! Warm pumpkin bread with a crisp crust from cooking – it’s truly amazing!
Looking for more easy french toast recipes? Try my Overnight Cinnamon Apple French Toast Bake, or this Overnight Banana French Toast Bake!
This is One Seriously Amazing French Toast Recipe
So you either think I’m totally brilliant or completely crazy right now. It’s even hard for me to decide, but I think I’m going to go with totally brilliant. And once you have a taste of this french toast, you’ll think so too. It just melts right in your mouth! If you’re looking for something special for a nice, fall/winter breakfast – this is it!
How to Make Pumpkin Bread French Toast
The neat thing about this is that it’s super simple and you can turn it into a couple breakfasts or even snacks. First, you’re going to need to make my pumpkin bread recipe. It makes two loaves so you can either cut the recipe in half to get one, or bake them both and eat one loaf as is and use the other loaf for this french toast. Personally, I’d go with option number two (hence being able to get a couple breakfasts/snacks out of this).
Once you’ve got your pumpkin bread ready, you can make the french toast. Now you don’t have to do it all the same day. That would be a lot for one morning. So I’d suggest making the pumpkin bread in advance. I was serious when I said you should make the two loaves, enjoy one and then a few days later make this for breakfast. The pumpkin bread holds up well for several days. You could even freeze the second loaf to pull out later for this french toast.
Anyhow, when you’re ready, it’s time to make the best breakfast ever.
Combine the milk, eggs, vanilla and cinnamon in a shallow dish and mix it all together. Dip the pumpkin bread into the mixture one slice at a time. I would say my slices were about half an inch in size. Coat each side in the egg mixture, and then cook it until it’s lightly brown on both sides.
Pumpkin Bread French Toast = The Best Fall Breakfast Idea
Once cooked, the french toast gets a lightly eggy crust on the outside that is just amazing. It gives it just a tiny bit of crispness as you bite into it and then the pumpkin bread melts in your mouth better than any chocolate you’ve ever had. It’s SO good!
It hardly even needs syrup, but I did add it. Pile on the goodness, I say! You could even add a few chocolate chips or chopped pecans. I mean, hey, it’s fall and the holidays are coming. It’s time to enjoy allllll the good food and this pumpkin bread french toast qualifies 100%.
More great Pumpkin recipes
Pumpkin Layer Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
Classic Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake Cake
Pumpkin Spice Snowballs
Pumpkin Pecan Baked Brie
Pumpkin Bread French Toast
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 5-6 slices
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Pumpkin Bread French Toast recipe is one seriously over-the-top breakfast that’s full of fall flavor! Top the French toasted pumpkin bread with butter and syrup for a truly amazing meal.
Ingredients
10–12 pieces of pumpkin bread*
4 eggs
2/3 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2-4 tbsp unsalted butter
Instructions
Make the Pumpkin Bread
- Make the pumpkin bread* (in advance) according to the directions in the linked recipe so that it is ready before you plan to make the French toast. If short on time, use a store-bought loaf of pumpkin bread.
Make the French Toast
- Cut a loaf of pumpkin bread into 1-inch slices. You’ll need 10-12 slices for this recipe.
- Add the eggs, milk, vanilla and ground cinnamon to a shallow dish and whisk together to combine. Set aside.
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and melt about a 1/2 tablespoon of butter.
- Quickly dip one side of a slice of pumpkin bread into the egg mixture. Then flip the bread and dip the opposite side. You don’t need to let it soak in the egg mixture – just a quick dip on each side should do it.
- Immediately place the bread into the preheated skillet and cook until golden brown on both sides.
- Repeat dipping process with remaining pumpkin bread slices. Melt additional butter in the skillet before cooking a new round of slices. (If your skillet has room, cook more than one slice at a time. I can usually get two or three slices in my skillet at once.)
- Serve warm. Top with butter, maple syrup or any other toppings you like.
Notes
NOTE: I recommend using my recipe for homemade Pumpkin Bread. You can make it several days before making the French toast, if you like. The recipe will yield 2 loaves of bread but only one is needed to make the French toast recipe. If desired, double the French toast recipe to use both loaves of pumpkin bread. Or, freeze the 2nd loaf to make French toast another time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice of french toast
- Calories: 289
- Sugar: 26.8 g
- Sodium: 44.6 mg
- Fat: 12.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 40.3 g
- Protein: 5.6 g
- Cholesterol: 118.7 mg
Mind blown. This is seriously the best french toast recipe!
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Looks like a great recipe. Thanks!