Make Ahead Pumpkin French Toast Casserole | 365 Days of Baking
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Enjoy the flavors of Fall in this easy make-ahead Pumpkin French Toast. French bread, pure pumpkin, pumpkin spice, eggs, and milk combine to make this easy breakfast treat. Sprinkle the cinnamon streusel topping on and put it into the oven the next day. It's a delicious fall french toast to warm you up on a cool, crisp morning.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French Bread cut into 1-inch cubes
- 16 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 15 ounces pure pumpkin "not" pie pilling
- ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons Homemade Pumpkin Spice
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
Streusel Topping
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- ½ cup chopped pecan pieces
Instructions
- Spray an 9 X 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place all of the bread cubes into a large bowl.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin together until fluffy, about 5 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Beat in the sugar and homemade pumpkin spice.
- Add eggs, two at a time with the mixer on low until each is fully incorporated, again scraping the sides as needed.
- In a large measuring cup, combine the milk, heavy cream and vanilla.
- Gently pour the milk mixture into the bowl while mixing on low. Make sure everything has been mixed together well.
- Gently pour the entire egg mixture over the bread cubes and mix to thoroughly coat.
- Carefully pour everything into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
To make the Streusel Topping
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix thoroughly.
- Cut butter into small pieces and with a pastry cutter or two forks, blend butter into mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Mix in the pecan pieces.
- Place mixture into a plastic bag. Seal and refrigerate overnight. This step can also be done in the morning before placing baking dish into the oven.
- When ready to bake the next morning...
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Uncover the baking dish and sprinkle the streusel mixture evenly around the top.
- Bake uncovered for 60 - 65 minutes.
Notes
If you do not have a bowl large enough for all of the bread cubes, pour half of egg/milk mixture over half of the bread cubes, gently placing those into the prepared baking dish. Then do the same with the remaining bread and wet ingredients.
Nutrition
Serving: 1person | Calories: 652kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 220mg | Sodium: 520mg | Potassium: 381mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 7956IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 185mg | Iron: 3mg