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This recipe is like bread pudding, French toast, cake and monkey bread all came together in one blissful, amazing dish. Top with maple syrup and enjoy!
Pumpkin French Toast Bake
2014-09-18 20:37:30
Serves 8
This recipe is like bread pudding, French toast, cake and monkey bread all came together in one blissful, amazing dish. Top with maple syrup and enjoy!
Cook Time
40 min
Ingredients
- 8 slices bread cut into 1-inch cubes
- 8 eggs
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 green container of pure pumpkin
- 1 Tablespoon pumpkin spice
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 droppers Vanilla Creme Stevia or optional sweetener
- Optional nutmeg and powdered stevia for garnish
Instructions
- Spray or rub 8x8 glass baking dish with coconut oil and add all bread cubes in an even layer.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, whisk eggs, milk, pure pumpkin and all spices until full incorporated.
- Pour egg mixture over bread cubes.
- Get your hands in there and mush it all around until all of the bread is covered with the mixture.
- Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.
4 or more hours later
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Uncover and sprinkle with stevia or nutmeg for extra flavor and garnish.
- Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until fully golden and knife comes out clean.
- Serve with maple syrup, honey or molasses (page 15).
Great Tip
- Top with 21 Day Fix candied pecans or sautéed apples!
21 Day Fix for 1 serving
- 1 yellow
- 1/2 red
- .12 green (don't you dare count that!)
- 2 tablespoons milk from the coffee bar (page 15)
- Optional sweeteners (page 15)
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If I don’t have a dropper, about how many teaspoons would that be??
I’m not entirely sure. I use liquid stevia, which comes with a dropper. Remember, you’ll probably be topping it with maple syrup, so it doesn’t need to be too sweet (in my opinion).
–Jean
Hi Jean!
What kind of bread did you use for your bake? I want to make it this weekend and just was curious if it mattered what bread you used. Thanks!
I use whole grain or whole what, but others have used Ezekiel and love it with that as well, Alisha.
Thank you so much! I never got around to making it that weekend, but I am going to this week! 🙂
You’re welcome, Alisha!
Hi Jean-I made this french toast bake last night, and while it’s delicious, it’s a bit mushy/soggy. The knife and toothpicks are coming out clean though, and baking it a little extra didn’t do much. Is this the consistency it should have?
Thanks!!
Hmm, mine is pretty solid like French toast. Bake a bit longer perhaps? Oven temps can vary.
By “two droppers” do you mean 2 drops or two of the entire shaft of the dropper?
I just suck up two random amounts, haha! You can use whatever sweetener you love, to taste.
hi! Where do you find your vanilla cream stevia?? I feel like I’ve looked all over for it. Is it in refrigerator isle? Thanks!
Hi hi! I get it on Amazon. It’s at Giant Eagle (grocery store chain here) or at health food stores, too, but it’s a bit pricier there. It’s just near the other stevias — not chilled.
Just wandering if you have tried this with Applesauce instead of pumpkin? I am making the pumpkin now, but have some homemade applesauce that I need to use soon as well.
I haven’t, but others have said they do and it’s great!
Question – is canned pumpking puree a green or purple? I read somewhere Autumn said it’s a purple?
Yeah, she said it’s purple now. 🙁 Fresh pumpkin (diced) is green and puree is purple because you can fit more in the container. So I’m still counting it as a green unless I’m usually a lot of it. In that case, I just use a little less!
Excited to try this recipe this weekend. Thank you for what’s sure to be another great one, Jean! <3
Aw, thanks, Ali! You’re welcome!
How much do you consider one serving to be?
What can I use to substitute the eggs?