Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake
Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake. Great recipe for Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake. It is delish served alone or amazing with a smidgen of maple syrup and a dollop of Extra Creamy Cool Whip. Pumpkin french toast = breakfast of champions.
Whenever our family gathers for Christmas brunch, this convenient make-ahead dish is one crowd-pleaser I can count on. It's a mouthwatering cross between French toast and sticky pecan rolls-and really something to celebrate!—Larry Laatsch, Saginaw, Michigan. This fabulous pumpkin French toast bake is my welcoming nod to the first week of fall. You can cook Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake using 19 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake
- It's of French Toast.
- You need 8 slice of Bread (I used a basic homemade yeast bread).
- It's 4 of Eggs.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of Pumpkin Egg Nog (or add 2 T Pumpkin Puree to 3/4 C Heavy Cream & mix well).
- You need 3/4 cup of Milk.
- You need 1 tbsp of Vanilla Extract.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of Sugar.
- You need 1 tsp of Cinnamon.
- You need 1/2 tsp of Ginger.
- It's 1/4 tsp of Ground Cloves.
- It's of Topping.
- You need 1/2 stick of Softened Butter.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Flour.
- Prepare 1 cup of Brown Sugar.
- You need 1 pinch of or 1/8 tsp Salt.
- You need 1 tsp of Cinnamon.
- It's 1/2 tsp of Ginger.
- You need 1/4 tsp of Ground Cloves.
- You need 1 cup of Pecans.
Color-changing leaves, fresh morning breezes and squirrels hopping from tree to tree gathering acorns all signal cooler weather to come. Since sharing my pumpkin french toast casserole with you guys, I went on to make a few other french toast bakes. Use either streusel recipe, coconut, and almonds of the one with pecans; it's entirely up to you. I'm trying this french toast casserole with the coconut almond streusel next time — with the.
Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake instructions
- Grease an 8' square, glass baking dish. Cut bread slices as needed to fill bottom of dish. Set aside..
- Whisk eggs. Add milk, pumpkin eggnog, & vanilla and whisk until blended well. (If pumpkin eggnog is out of season, add 2 Tablespoons (or to taste) Pumpkin Puree to 3/4 Cup Heavy Cream & mix well. Use in place of Pumpkin Eggnog.).
- Add sugar, cinnamon, ginger, & ground cloves & mix until well blended. (If using pumpkin puree & heavy cream in place of Pumpkin Eggnog, increase sugar from 2 T to 4 T)..
- Pour mixture over bread in baking dish. Make sure all bread is completely soaked with egg mixture. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight..
- Remove Baking Dish from Refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking..
- Preheat oven to 400°F..
- Chop Pecans & set aside..
- In mixing bowl, add butter, flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, & ground cloves. Using a pastry blender, blend ingredients until butter is pea size. (Or, use a food processer.) Fold in Pecans & mix until well blended. (Or, in a food processer, pulse a few times.).
- Remove foil from baking dish, and sprinkle topping on egg soaked bread. Place baking dish on a large baking pan and bake for 35 mins. (Halfway thru baking, if top is browned sufficiently, place foil lightly on top.) After 35 mins. test doneness of French Toast by inserting a butter knife into middle. If knife comes out clean, French Toast is done..
- Let set 5 to 10 minutes and serve. Can serve with warmed maple syrup or top with whipped cream. I enjoyed it plain..
If the top starts to brown, carefully tent with a large piece of foil. Pumpkin French Toast Bake is like the perfect hybrid of french toast, cheesecake (ooohh even like a cheese danish since the cream cheese isn't sweetened). It is officially all things pumpkin in the house and I'm loving every second of it. The fall baking season is here and I went to my local pumpkin farm. This Baked Pumpkin French Toast feeds a crowd and is perfect for entertaining.
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