Preheat an electric griddle to 350 degrees F. Or heat a cast iron skillet or nonstick fry pan over medium heat.
In a medium mixing bowl that is wide enough to fit a piece of bread - whisk together eggs and pumpkin.
Add cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, salt, brown sugar and vanilla and whisk to combine.
Then, whisk in the milk.
Melt ½ Tablespoon butter on the preheated electric griddle (or skillet).
Place bread in the egg mixture and let it soak in the mixture for 5-8 seconds.
Flip bread over and repeat on the other side.
Remove bread from egg/milk mixture and immediately place on the heated, buttered cooking surface.
Cook for 5 minutes on the first side or until golden brown. Cook for 5 minutes on the first side or until golden brown. Note. the pumpkin in the wet mixture increases the cooking time from classic french toast.
Flip the bread over and repeat on the second side.
Continue dipping/cooking until all the bread has been used.
Serve immediately with a glug of pure maple syrup!
Notes
*Nutrition information calculated using chunky cinnamon bread. Ingredient Substitutions/Notes
Bread. we use cinnamon bread from a local bakery (Kneaders for all my west-coast people). Use your favorite bread - a buttery brioche loaf or a cinnamon swirl bread, hearty sourdough, or french bread are all great choices.
Light Brown sugar. Dark brown sugar or coconut sugar are both good choices.
Whole milk. This is what we always have on hand, so it's our milk of choice for this recipe. Any milk (or half and half) would work well, including non-dairy milk. Just remember that the higher the fat content, the richer and tastier this pumpkin french toast will be!
Pumpkin puree. you can use canned or homemade puree.
Pumpkin pie spice. I suggest using this homemade pumpkin pie spice, but store-bought varieties are great too. Or sub the following for the pumpkin pie spice (in addition to the cinnamon):
¼ tsp cinnamon (additional)
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground
To keep the pumpkin french toast warmIf you would like to serve all the French toast warm at the same time, simply preheat your oven to “warm” (250 degrees F) and place each finished piece of French toast on a baking sheet or oven-safe serving dish and put it in the warm oven until ready to serve!StoreStore leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave, toaster, on the stovetop or in the oven. To freezeThis pumpkin french toast freezes well! Here's how I recommend doing it:Flash-freeze the leftover pieces on a baking sheet, then put the frozen pumpkin french toast in a freezer-friendly container or ziplock bag and save them for another day!To reheat simply warm in the microwave for 60-90 seconds per piece (depending on how thick the slices are). Or in the toaster set to "defrost" on level 2.