Pumpkin Spice French Toast with Caramelized Apples
Pumpkin Spice French Toast with Caramelized Apples and yogurt drizzle. Easy to make and special enough for holidays.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Griddle
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 apples, washed, cored, sliced ¼-inch
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup canned pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 8 slices thick cut bread, sourdough, challah, Texas toast
- Yogurt, plain, vanilla or honey
- Cooking spray or butter
Instructions
Caramelized Apples In a large skillet, over medium heat, add apples, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Stir and cook until as apples soften and caramelize, 12-15 minutes, reduce heat to low, stir occasionally.
Pumpkin Spice French Toast
Heat griddle to 350℉ or a non-stick pan over medium heat with a teaspoon of butter or cooking spray.
In a large pie plate, combine pumpkin, eggs, milk and spices. Mix with a fork or whisk until fairly smooth. Dip bread in mixture, flip bread to coat evenly.
Place bread on griddle and cook 4-5 minutes, until browned on bottom. Turn slices over and cook 3-4 more minutes.
Serve Top French toast with apples, dollop yogurt over apples.
Notes
- Pears may be substituted for apples.
- 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Spice may be used instead of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.
1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice = ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon + ¼ teaspoon ground ginger + 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg + 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice (or cloves)
- Leftover canned pumpkin can be frozen in airtight container. Or…
- stir spaghetti sauce.
- add to baked oatmeal.
- mix into mashed potatoes.
- substitute pumpkin for all the butter in mac and cheese.
- add to chili.