Baked Pumpkin French Toast with a Maple Glaze

By Angela Sellari Jump to Recipe

Today’s recipe for make-ahead baked Pumpkin French Toast with a Maple Glaze is such a treat. It’s perfect for the fall and holiday season or anytime you want an extra special breakfast without a lot of work.

As soon as the temperature begins to drop, I am eager to start my fall baking. I’ll be sharing lot’s of pumpkin recipes!

Then there’s the holiday season. Can you believe it’s right around the corner?

There was a time when I reserved a breakfast recipe like this one for holidays and special occasions, but then I realized how economical this dish is. Plus, oven baked French toast is just so simple to prepare. Quickly assemble it the night before and bake it off in the morning. It’s perfect for the school week.

This Baked Pumpkin French Toast recipe was inspired by a French Toast Bake I found at Allrecipes. This is such a great dish for using up day old bread. I often shop the sale rack of the bakery department in my grocery store for recipes like this one.

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf French Bread
• 6 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• cooking spray

Maple Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 oz. maple syrup
• 2 oz. heavy cream

Instructions

Step 1: Coat a 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2: Cut French bread into 1-inch cubes, enough to fill the 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish.

Step 3: In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice until well combined. Pour over bread and push down with a spoon or your hands until it’s all soaked and mostly covered. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or at least a few hours.

Step 4: In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees, uncover and sprinkle the top with nuts and brown sugar. Bake for 35-45 minutes or golden brown and no longer wet. Meanwhile, prepare maple glaze by whisking the powdered sugar, maple syrup and heavy cream together, until smooth.

Step 5: Remove from the oven and pour over the maple glaze while still warm. Serve immediately. Store leftovers in the refrigerator covered for up to a couple days.

You could skip the maple glaze and just use syrup. But why would you, really? I think the maple glaze makes this dish extra special. This recipe is a keeper!

Baked Pumpkin French Toast with a Maple Glaze

Angela Sellari

This make-ahead baked Pumpkin French Toast with a Maple Glaze is such a treat. It’s perfect for the fall and holiday season or anytime you want an extra special breakfast without a lot of work.

4.91 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 516 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 loaf French bread
• 6 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• PAM Cooking Spray

Maple Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 ounces maple syrup
• 2 ounces heavy cream

Instructions

 

• Coat a 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with PAM Cooking Spray.
• Cut French bread into 1-inch cubes, enough to fill the 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice until well combined. Pour over bread and push down with a spoon or your hands until it’s all soaked and mostly covered. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or at least a few hours.
• In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees, uncover and sprinkle the top with nuts and brown sugar. Bake for 35-45 minutes or golden brown and no longer wet. Meanwhile, prepare maple glaze by whisking the powdered sugar, maple syrup and heavy cream together, until smooth.
• Remove from the oven and pour over the maple glaze while still warm. Serve immediately. Store leftovers in the refrigerator covered for up to a couple days.

Nutrition

Calories: 516kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 17gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 508mgFiber: 3g

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