You voted so here I am today with pumpkin french toast with brown sugar cinnamon oat crumble!!
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One failure with posting this recipe right after my oatmeal pumpkin muffins is that I used the same slate and props for my photography session… whoops. OH well. At least I used a different napkin?? Whatevs. It’s the food that matters!
French toast makes me nostalgic… my mom used to make it almost EVERY weekend when I was a kid. As soon as I saw that electric griddle in the morning, I knew what was up and got SO EXCITED. I used to drive my mom crazy, which I’m sure got worse after all the sugar (sorry mom!! love you!). I used to douse my french toast in SO MUCH syrup and powdered sugar… I’m slightly better about this as an adult. But I mean, if you’re going to have french toast then HAVE SOME FRENCH TOAST. No skimping on the toppings yo. And in this case, definitely don’t skimp on the brown sugar cinnamon oat crumble. Drool.
Any who, so the other weekend I wanted french toast but it’s fall y’all so obviously I had to throw some pumpkin in there! DUH. And that’s how my pumpkin french toast happened! The brown sugar cinnamon oat crumble addition was thanks to these lovely scones because I still can’t get over that brown sugar oat crumble…
This pumpkin french toast is PERFECT for a chilly fall weekend… like this one for you, perhaps? It’s also still perfect for a “way hotter than it’s supposed to be right now” weekend like we are supposed to have ha! Either way, no matter the weather, slow down this weekend and enjoy some fabulously fall flavored pumpkin french toast with your friends or family or just yourself (< you get more french toast this way lol) 🙂
Ready. Set. Recipe.
pumpkin french toast with brown sugar cinnamon oat crumble
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk (I used coconut milk like always)
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- butter, for frying
- 10 slices of dense and THICK bread (like challah, brioche, or sourdough)
- toppings: butter, maple syrup, powdered sugar, and cinnamon oat crumble (below)
brown sugar cinnamon oat crumble
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200F. Place baking sheet in oven.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice until well combined.
Melt one tablespoon butter in a large (preferably non-stick) skillet over medium heat until melted and hot. Dunk bread slices in the wet mixture from step two until coated on both sides (allowing bread to soak up some of the liquid). Place coated bread slices in skillet then cook on each side for about 3-4 minutes or until golden brown. Repeat with more butter and additional bread slices until wet mixture is gone.
- Place cooked french toast piece on the baking sheet in the oven preheat to 200F to keep warm while you finish cooking all the french toast.
- Make the brown sugar cinnamon oat crumble while the french toast is cooking: combine all ingredients in a small bowl then mix to combine and oats are fully coated with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Set aside.
Serve french toast with extra butter, brown sugar cinnamon oat crumble, maple syrup, and powdered sugar… then EAT YOUR HEART OUT.
Made it to another Friday!!! Wooooooooo. So I’m flying solo this weekend since Tom is in Montana for a bachelor party…
p.s. I’M SO JEALOUS.
I’ve wanted to go to Montana since FOREVER. But I am happy that he gets to hang out in a beautiful place all weekend, just wish I was there too 🙂
Any who, got any awesome (or not that awesome lol) plans for this weekend?! I’m going to be cooking a TON and finally sorting my closet… which I started like over a month ago… never finished whoops. Hopefully, I’ll actually get through it this time… WISH ME LUCK.
OH I’m also attending this HopCat Wood & Wild Event on Sunday with one of my besties, Holly! Super excited to try a bunch of delicious barrel aged and sour beers (yes, Tom is very jealous ha!). Should be a good time.
I’m like 99.9% sure that this Wood & Wild event is happening at like all HopCats, SO if you’re near one then you should def swing by and check out this event! The poster and Facebook event link for the Ann Arbor HopCat is below. Have a great weekend foodies!
If you try this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment or tag a photo #appetitesanonymous on instagram!! I’d love to see your pumpkin french toast with brown sugar cinnamon oat crumble in action. Byeeeeeee, friends!
– a
Karly
10/10 would recommend starting every fall morning with a breakfast like this. LOOKS. SO. GOOD.