Cinnamon Pumpkin French Toast
Easy Cinnamon Pumpkin French Toast is made the night before and popped into the oven in the morning for a hearty, delicious Fall breakfast.
Why We Love Cinnamon Pumpkin French Toast
- It’s an EASY recipe that can be made up the night before and then baked to perfection in the morning.
- You can also make it up ahead of time and freeze it. Just thaw overnight and bake in the morning.
- Each serving is a like a hearty, pumpkin cinnamon filled sandwich but so much better.
- This is an often requested treat our whole family adores.
- It is super fun to change it up for whatever season you’re in.
All about Cinnamon Pumpkin French Toast
This delicious French Toast is layered with pumpkin and cinnamon, then soaked in a rich sugary mixture and baked to tender perfection.
Your kitchen will smell amazing as it’s baking. Like fall, and it’s just wonderful.
This is such an easy breakfast, you can even make it up on a busy school morning which is why we love it so much.
Often, we will make a couple of them and keep them in our deep freezer for a quick and easy breakfast on a cold and chilly school morning!
Grab them out the night before and thaw, and then you simply bake it in the morning while everyone is getting up and dressed. No fuss!
Cinnamon Pumpkin French Toast is a perfect Fall breakfast and no doubt you’ll whip up a batch several times during the fall season.
Cinnamon Pumpkin French Toast Shopping List
This is what you’ll need from the store before you make them.
- unsalted butter
- bread – any type of bread will do, we use regular sandwich bread in a pinch.
- brown sugar – while you could substitute granulated sugar for the brown sugar, it’s going to change the overall flavor of the finished recipe.
- cinnamon – if you’d like to use another spice, it’s perfectly acceptable in this recipe.
- pumpkin puree – be sure NOT to use pumpkin pie filling. It has a lot of additives that you are also adding in this recipe.
- vanilla extract
- eggs
- milk
Other Items You May Also Need
These items will help you make this delicious french toast. They will make the entire process so much easier.
- Stand mixer or electric mixer
- Mixing Bowl
- Plastic Spatula
- Baking Dish
What to Serve With French Toast
It’s a traditional breakfast food so it pairs well with most things. We really like to serve it with fresh sliced fruit on the side.
Fry up some bacon or sizzle some sausage for a nice boost of protein.
I love sitting down with some and a piping hot cup of coffee and I’m good to go!
More Pumpkin Recipes
- Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter Sauce
- Easy Pumpkin Spice Pull-Apart Bread with Cinnamon Vanilla Glaze
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Danish Braid
- Pumpkin Tart with Pumpkin Spiced Whipped Cream
Don’t forget to check out these other fun recipes from right here at Daily Dish Recipes:
Cinnamon Pumpkin French Toast Recipe
Are you ready for the easiest, most deliciously flavored comfort breakfast for fall? Here you go! You might want to double the recipe, they are really that good!
Cinnamon Pumpkin French Toast
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter
- 12 slices bread
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 eggs
- 1½ cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Melt the butter and pour into a 9×13 baking dish.
- In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and the cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla extract.
- Spread a thin layer of pumpkin puree (as if you were buttering a piece of bread) on top of six slices of the bread.
- Layer the 6 pieces of bread, pumpkin side up, into the baking dish on top of the melted butter.
- Next, sprinkle half of the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture over the top of the pumpkin that is spread on the bread.
- Now, spread a thin layer of pumpkin puree same as above on the remaining six pieces of bread.
- Place each slice on top of the other slices making a sandwich AGAIN with pumpkin side UP.
- Sprinkle again with the cinnamon/brown sugar mixture.
- Pour the egg mixture over the top of all of it and then sprinkle more brown sugar and cinnamon over the top, if desired.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours. Honestly, the longer the better.
- When you’re ready to serve, cover the dish with tinfoil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, uncover the dish and bake an additional 15 more minutes. It should be golden and set.
- Remove from oven and serve hot. Sprinkle with some powdered sugar if you want. This can also be served with syrup, butter, whipped cream or just eaten plain. It is delicious!
Love French toast casseroles and this one sounds like a winner.
They are such a fun and easy way to get breakfast on the table…. delicious breakfast! 🙂