Vegetarian
Pumpkin French Toast
Description
Lazy weekend breakfasts à la Pumpkin French Toast are one of the biggest perks of fall and winter mornings.
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 cup nonfat milk or any milk you like
- 12 slices Texas toast or other thickly sliced bread, whole wheat if possible*
- Butter canola oil, or nonstick spray, for cooking the French toast
- For serving: Pure maple syrup butter, powered sugar (I also love apple butter and/or peanut butter on mine…in combination with maple syrup)
Directions
- To keep the French toast warm between batches, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Set a large, rimmed baking sheet inside the oven.
- In a large, wide baking dish, gently whisk together the eggs, pumpkin, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. Once smooth and combined, whisk in the Greek yogurt and milk, being careful not to slosh the mixture up and over the sides of the pan. The custard will be very thick.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium. To keep the French toast from sticking, melt butter in the pan, swirling to coat, lightly brush the pan with canola oil, or coat with nonstick spray.
- Place 4 slices of the bread in the pumpkin mixture and turn them over and over a few times so that both sides are well coated and the bread absorbs some the custard. Once the pan is hot, gently transfer the 4 slices of the bread to the pan and cook until golden brown on the bottom, about 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until the other side is golden, about 2 additional minutes. Adjust the skillet’s heat as needed so that the French toast browns nicely but does not burn. Remove to the baking sheet and keep warm in the oven.
- Repeat with the remaining bread slices, wiping the skillet clean and recoating it as needed to prevent sticking. Enjoy warm with desired toppings.
