Pumpkin French Toast

This brioche pumpkin french toast is the perfect breakfast recipe to make this fall season. Thick and fluffy brioche bread soaked in a yummy pumpkin spice batter. Top your french toast with some homemade cinnamon honey butter, maple syrup and a sprinkle of powdered sugar.

Looking for more pumpkin recipes? Try my 20 minute pumpkin cream ravioli, pumpkin coffee cake muffins, pumpkin cinnamon rolls and pumpkin swirl cheesecake.

It's September and I love giving you lots of delicious pumpkin recipes, like my pumpkin scones!

This pumpkin french toast is so good your family will be begging you to make it over and over again. My favorite part is the cinnamon honey butter.

Grab a loaf of pre-sliced brioche bread from the grocery store. Brioche is the perfect bread to use for french toast. Brioche is considered an enriched dough bread, which has a higher fat content.

It's really quick and easy to make pumpkin french toast at home. And if you are more of a pancake person I have a pumpkin pancake recipe just for you.

Jump to:

• Why You'll Love This French Toast
• Ingredients
• Cinnamon Honey Butter
• How To Make Pumpkin French Toast
• Pumpkin French Toast

Why You'll Love This French Toast

• Easy. This recipe is beyond easy to make! You will love how quick it comes together.
• Pumpkin Spice. There are hints of pumpkin spice when you eat this french toast, it's not overpowering though.
• Sweetness. Topped with butter, maple syrup, the honey cinnamon butter and powdered sugar - it's the perfect sweet treat fall breakfast.

Ingredients

Here is an overview of what ingredients you'll need for your french toast. Make sure to read the recipe card for the full list, amounts and directions

• Bread: Brioche bread is perfect for french toast because it's thick and rich.
• Eggs: French toast batter needs eggs.
• Half and Half: Half and half will give you a rich batter instead of using milk.
• Pumpkin Puree: Make sure to grab pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling.
• Brown Sugar: The brown sugar adds sweetness to the french toast batter.
• Vanilla Extract: If you can, try to use real vanilla extract not the imitation.
• Cinnamon: Cinnamon is a key spice in pumpkin french toast.
• Pumpkin Pie Spice: This is what gives the french toast all of it's pumpkin spice flavor.
• Salt: Kosher salt is my salt of choice as it brings out foods flavor instead of making it salty.

Cinnamon Honey Butter

All you need to make some homemade cinnamon honey butter is butter, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, honey and powdered sugar.

The same cinnamon honey butter that I serve this pumpkin pie loaf with.

It's totally optional but I highly recommend it!

How To Make Pumpkin French Toast

Make the Batter. Add the eggs to a shallow bowl and use a fork until totally mixed. Add in the half and half, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and pinch of salt. Stir until combined.

Heat the Pan. Heat a pan over medium/low heat. Once the pan is to temperature melt some butter on it and spread it around.

Making the French Toast. Dip a piece of brioche bread into the egg mixture, making sure to coat both sides well, hold it above the bowl and let the excess drip off.

Put the french toast on the hot buttered pan. Repeat until you've filled up the pan, make sure not to crowd the pieces.

Watch the French toast, if the first side is getting dark too fast turn the heat down. Flip when the first side is golden. The French toast is done when its cooked throughout.

To make the cinnamon honey butter stir together very soft butter, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, honey and powdered sugar. Top the pumpkin French toast with a pat of cinnamon honey butter and pure maple syrup.