Easiest Way to Prepare Delicious Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake

Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake.

You can cook Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake using 19 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake

1. It's of French Toast.
2. You need 8 slice of Bread (I used a basic homemade yeast bread).
3. Prepare 4 of Eggs.
4. It's 3/4 cup of Pumpkin Egg Nog (or add 2 T Pumpkin Puree to 3/4 C Heavy Cream & mix well).
5. Prepare 3/4 cup of Milk.
6. You need 1 tbsp of Vanilla Extract.
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of Sugar.
8. It's 1 tsp of Cinnamon.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of Ginger.
10. It's 1/4 tsp of Ground Cloves.
11. It's of Topping.
12. Prepare 1/2 stick of Softened Butter.
13. You need 1/2 cup of Flour.
14. You need 1 cup of Brown Sugar.
15. You need 1 pinch of or 1/8 tsp Salt.
16. Prepare 1 tsp of Cinnamon.
17. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Ginger.
18. It's 1/4 tsp of Ground Cloves.
19. You need 1 cup of Pecans.

Pumpkin Pecan French Toast Bake step by step

1. Grease an 8' square, glass baking dish. Cut bread slices as needed to fill bottom of dish. Set aside..
2. Whisk eggs. Add milk, pumpkin eggnog, & vanilla and whisk until blended well. (If pumpkin eggnog is out of season, add 2 Tablespoons (or to taste) Pumpkin Puree to 3/4 Cup Heavy Cream & mix well. Use in place of Pumpkin Eggnog.).
3. Add sugar, cinnamon, ginger, & ground cloves & mix until well blended. (If using pumpkin puree & heavy cream in place of Pumpkin Eggnog, increase sugar from 2 T to 4 T)..
4. Pour mixture over bread in baking dish. Make sure all bread is completely soaked with egg mixture. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight..
5. Remove Baking Dish from Refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking..
6. Preheat oven to 400°F..
7. Chop Pecans & set aside..
8. In mixing bowl, add butter, flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, & ground cloves. Using a pastry blender, blend ingredients until butter is pea size. (Or, use a food processer.) Fold in Pecans & mix until well blended. (Or, in a food processer, pulse a few times.).
9. Remove foil from baking dish, and sprinkle topping on egg soaked bread. Place baking dish on a large baking pan and bake for 35 mins. (Halfway thru baking, if top is browned sufficiently, place foil lightly on top.) After 35 mins. test doneness of French Toast by inserting a butter knife into middle. If knife comes out clean, French Toast is done..
10. Let set 5 to 10 minutes and serve. Can serve with warmed maple syrup or top with whipped cream. I enjoyed it plain..