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Pumpkin French Toast Casserole Recipe

Gooey pumpkin french toast casserole is oozing with butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar making it a family favorite fall breakfast!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf sourdough bread (used Pepperidge Farm)
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ -1 cup LIBBY'S 100% Pure Pumpkin
  • ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Topping

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter

Cinnamon Buttermilk Syrup

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup buttermilk or 1/2cup milk with 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  • Cut bread into 1½ inch squares. Place in a greased 9x13 pan.
  • In a bowl whisk together eggs, milk, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin puree, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla. Once it's mixed well, pour over bread chunks and refrigerate overnight. If looking to do this quicker, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  • To make the streusel, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a bowl. Cut in a cold stick of butter. Mix with your fork until crumbly. Refigerate overnight as well.
  • Once ready to bake preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Before baking spread streusel over the top and bake for 35-45 minutes.
  • Make buttermilk syrup by melting butter in a pan on low-medium heat. Add sugar, buttermilk, vanilla, and cinnamon - mix with whisk. Add baking soda and stir until all combined. Well be foamy at first and will then return to normal.
  • Serve warm with french toast bake right out of the oven.

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Notes

Allowing the bread to dry out a bit or using stale bread can help the bread cubes absorb the custard mixture a little better. 

Nutrition

Serving: 6g | Calories: 958kcal | Carbohydrates: 119g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 324mg | Sodium: 1093mg | Potassium: 420mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 68g | Vitamin A: 4754IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 231mg | Iron: 5mg