Overnight Pumpkin French Toast
Ingredients
1-2 day(s) old loaf, French Bread, cubed
2 Cups, Milk (I used 1%)
1/2 Cup, Heavy Cream
2/3 Cup, Egg Nog *(optional but great addition for the Holidays)
1 Cup, Sugar
6 Eggs
1 Cup, Pure Pumpkin Puree
2 Tablespoons, Vanilla Extract
1 Tablespoon, Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/2 Teaspoon, Ground Nutmeg
1 Teaspoon, Cinnamon
Streusel Topping:
1/2 Cup, Light Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup, Cold Butter, unsalted and cubed
1/2 Cup, Flour
1/3 Cup, Pecans, Chopped & Toasted
2 Teaspoons, Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 Teaspoon, Cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon, Ground Nutmeg
Salt, pinch
Instructions
Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. Add your bread that you cut into cubes.
In a small mixing bowl or in your standing mixer, whisk together the milk, cream, eggnog, sugar and eggs until all combined. Add the pumpkin, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg and cinnamon and mix well.
Pour the mixture over the bread and make sure all the bread is covered by the liquid. Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge overnight.
Streusel Topping: Toast the pecans (toast the whole nut) either on the stove or in the oven. If toasting on the stove just add them to a saute pan over low heat. Flipping the nuts constantly, just cook until they start to smell nice and toasted. If toasting in the oven, place them on a baking sheet and cook on 350 for about 10 minutes. Be sure to keep an eye on the nuts the entire time to avoid overcooking or burning them. Once they are done, set aside to cool. Then chop the nuts slightly leaving some bigger pieces or to your desired size. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter, flour, pecans, and spices together. Using your hands mix the ingredients until you have a nice crumbly topping. Be sure to use very cold butter; you don’t want softened butter when making a streusel topping.
When you are ready to bake the French Toast, remove the casserole from the fridge. Top with your streusel topping and place in 350 Degree oven.
Bake for approx 40-45 minutes.
This recipe is so tasty, it doesn’t even need syrup!
Mangia! Enjoy!
Tips
The eggnog is optional in this recipe. I like to use it during the Holiday Season; it adds such great flavor.
You don’t have to toast your nuts but toasting them before adding them to your streusel topping gives them so much more flavor. You could also use Walnuts or any type of nut you like. But the pecans give a nice rich flavor to this dish.
I like making my French Toast in a nicer casserole dish. That way I can take it from oven to table and serve it right in the dish and it looks prettier which is great for your Holiday brunch/breakfast gatherings.