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Fall flavored pumpkin spice french toast is crispy on the outside, fluffy, soft on the inside and easy to make. Topped with maple syrup and full of maple and pumpkin flavors in each bite. Whip this brunch classic up for brunch as soon as possible.
There is that age old debate about “Pumpkin Spice or Apple flavor” in the fall. You can certainly have both, I prefer both. But when it comes to french toast, I love the crispy the pumpkin puree leaves on the bread. It gives it a festive orange color and crisps up deliciously. You and your whole family will love this pumpkin spice french toast.
Why Make Pumpkin Spice French Toast.
Pumpkin spice french toast is more exciting than your average french toast. Not only is it more golden in color, it is crispier and flavorful. Pumpkin french toast is easy to make, your kiddos can defiantly assist with this recipe. Perfect for those who are lactose intolerant.
Ingredients Needed
Bread of choice. Since this is the main vehicle of the recipe, choose wisely. If you have a preference on bread, go for it. I typically use stale sandwich bread because it cooks up quicker than bakery breads and it fits in the pan I use perfectly. You can go for french bread or sourdough if you’d like.
Eggs. You can make this vegan with out eggs, but i don’t love it that way as much. Eggs really help fluff up the bread.
Pumpkin puree. This is going to make your bread crispy and a beautiful shade of orange.
Pumpkin Spice. I like to buy mine pre mixed because if I can save time i the kitchen, i do. This spice is a mix of ground cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cloves.
Butter. I use vegan butter to keep things dairy free. You can use regular if you’d prefer.
Vanilla Extract.
Almond Milk. Unsweetened is my usual go- to
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1. Mix the eggs, milk, spice, puree, with a fork in a wide bowl. Dunk 2 pieces of bread in at a time, let them soak for 1 minute to get all the mixture into the bread.
Step 2. Melt butter in a medium pan on medium to high heat. Add the toast to the pan. I can only fit two comfortably at a time. If you can fit all four pieces in the pan without overlapping, do so.
Step 3. Cook each piece for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side on medium/low heat. You may need to add a little butter to the pan if you no longer hear sizzling. The butter really helps with giving a nice crispy texture on the outside.
Step 4. Top with optional toppings like, maple syrup, powdered sugar or peptic seeds if you’d like.
Tips For This Recipe
Be patient with the cook! The cook on french toast, is important so keep the temperature on low and slow for these. You may need to flip them more than once to get a nice even cook.
Can I use pumpkin pie filling? No, you will want to use pumpkin puree for this recipe since the texture is slightly different.
You can use coconut oil if you’s like and if you don’t have vegan butter.
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Pumpkin Spice French Toast
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 4 slices of sandwich bread, *
- ½ cup almond milk, *
- ⅓ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ tsp course sea salt
- 2 tbsp butter, divided, * vegan butter is lactose free
Optional Toppings
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- 4 tbsp pepita seeds
Instructions
- Mix the eggs, milk, spice, puree, with a fork in a wide bowl. Dunk 2 pieces of bread in at a time, let them soak for 1 minute to get all the mixture into the bread.
- Melt butter in a medium pan on medium to high heat. Add the toast to the pan. I can only fit two comfortably at a time. If you can fit all four pieces in the pan without overlapping, do so.
- Cook each piece for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side on medium/low heat. You may need to add a little butter to the pan if you no longer hear sizzling. The butter really helps with giving a nice crispy texture on the outside.
- Top with optional toppings like, maple syrup, powdered sugar or peptic seeds if you'd like.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.