Pumpkin French Toast with Whipped Pumpkin Butter
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Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- ⅔ cup milk
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 12 slices thick bread like Texas toast french bread, challah, croissant halves
Whipped pumpkin butter:
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- ¼ cup pumpkin puree
- 3 Tbsp maple syrup or honey
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- In a shallow dish, eggs, milk, pumpkin, vanilla, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice together until well blended.
- Dip each slice of bread into the mixture coating both sides. Cook on a grilled or skillet coated with butter until each side is golden brown. Serve hot with topped whipped pumpkin butter, maple syrup and toasted chopped nuts (if desired). Serves 6.
- For the pumpkin butter, add the softened butter to a bowl and beat with a mixer for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add in the remaining ingredients and beat for an additional minute or until blended and fluffy. Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.