Description
This Pumpkin French Toast is extra fluffy, warmly spiced, and perfect for fall breakfast or brunch. Thick slices of brioche or challah soak in pumpkin custard, then cook until golden and tender.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, canned pure pumpkin
- 4 large eggs, whisked
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 12 slices thick-cut white bread, such as challah or brioche
- Oil or cooking spray, for greasing the pan
- Maple syrup, for serving
- Whipped cream, for serving
Instructions
- Add the pumpkin puree, whisked eggs, milk, vanilla extract, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg to a medium bowl or shallow dish.
- Whisk until the custard mixture looks smooth and the pumpkin fully blends into the eggs.
- Heat a frying pan over low-medium heat, or heat a griddle to 350°F.
- Lightly grease the hot surface with oil or cooking spray.
- Dip one slice of bread into the pumpkin custard, coating both sides.
- Gently shake or wipe off excess batter so the bread cooks evenly.
- Place the dipped bread on the hot pan and cook for 2 to 4 minutes, until golden on the bottom.
- Flip and cook the second side until golden and slightly puffed.
- Repeat with the remaining bread slices, greasing the pan as needed and adjusting the heat when necessary.
- Serve immediately with maple syrup and whipped cream.
Notes
- Use thick-cut brioche or challah for the fluffiest texture.
- Do not soak the bread too long, or the slices may turn soggy.
- Stir the pumpkin custard between batches because pumpkin can settle.
- Cook over low-medium heat so the inside warms through before the outside gets too dark.
- Nutrition is listed per slice when made with brioche bread.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 198
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 193
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 7
- Cholesterol: 132