Pumpkin Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
This delightful recipe combines the warm flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a creamy filling sandwiched between slices of French country-style bread. The French toast is dipped in a rich and flavorful egg mixture before being cooked to golden perfection. Topped with toasted pecans and maple syrup, this dish is a delicious and comforting breakfast treat.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 6 oz. 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 16 slices French country-style bread
- 1 3/4 cups 1% milk
- 8 eggs
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, pumpkin puree, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg until fairly smooth (it's okay if there are a few lumps).
- Divide the pumpkin mixture across 6 pieces of bread. Place the pieces of bread on top to form sandwiches.
- Preheat a nonstick griddle to 375 degrees or a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. With a nonstick griddle, it's not necessary to use any butter, but you may find you need to coat a nonstick skillet with some butter or cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla and salt. Transfer to a shallow dish.
- Place sandwiches in the egg batter, working with 2 at a time. Let the mixture soak into the bread, about 1 minute per side.
- Transfer the sandwiches to the prepared griddle or skillet and cook until the bread is golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
- Transfer to the oven to keep warm, laying the French toast in a single layer on a wire rack set over a large baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining sandwiches.
- Serve with toasted pecans and maple syrup.
Yield
6 servings
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Stuffed French Toast
- Calories: 425 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 46 g
- Protein Content: 16 g
- Fat Content: 20 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 5 g
- Cholesterol Content: 178 mg
- Sodium Content: 623 mg
- Fiber Content: 4 g
- Sugar Content: 18 g
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