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This overnight pumpkin French toast casserole is topped with delicious roasted cranberries. It's the perfect holiday breakfast. Prepare it the night before, then pop it in the oven when you're ready to eat!
There are a lot of "bests" involved inbeing a kid on holiday mornings, but most of my favorite memories revolve around sitting atthe breakfast table eating pancakes or French toast or some other special occasion meal that my parents whipped up.
Now that I'm an adult, Istill love sitting around the breakfast table and indulging in thekind of meal that takes a little bit more effort than cereal and milk.
But now I'm the one responsible for getting up early and getting it on the table before hangriness takes over my household. Seriously, I don't know how my parents did it all those years!
Enter the overnightFrench toastcasserole! AKA total breakfast lifesaver.
Basically, it involves throwing a bunch of ingredients into a pan the night before, letting them sit in the fridge overnight, and then baking them the next morning.
The beauty in this is that the bread actually requires that long soak so that it's extra luscious and creamy on the inside even after a stint in the oven.
In order to add a little extra holiday/winter cheer to this French toast bake, I've made it a pumpkin French toast! The custard is flavored with pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice.
In addition, fresh or frozen cranberries are strewn on top just before baking to add some sweet-tart juiciness to the mix. These little morsels are roasted to perfection and add a bright pop of flavor. Yum!
Served with a drizzle of maple syrup, this is the perfect way to make your winter mornings feel more warm and cozy - but without all the fuss!
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Recipe
Pumpkin French Toast with Roasted Cranberries
This overnight pumpkin French toast is topped with delicious roasted cranberries. It's the perfect holiday breakfast. Prepare it the night before, then pop it in the oven when you're ready to eat!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Course: Baking, Breakfast
Cuisine: American, French
Diet: Vegetarian
Keyword: Cranberry Pumpkin Pie Overnight French Toast, french toast recipe, holiday baking, holiday breakfast, overnight french toast, pumpkin french toast
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Calories: 435kcal
Author: Oh My Veggies
Ingredients
- 1 loaf day-old challah bread sliced
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup white sugar (organic for vegan-friendly)
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 12 ounces cranberries fresh or frozen
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Instructions
Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Place the bread slices in the pan in layers and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, heavy cream, sugar, eggs, pumpkin, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice. Pour the milk mixture over the bread slices, pushing the bread down so that they absorb the liquid. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, heat oven to 350ºF. Remove the plastic wrap and scatter the cranberries over the top of the French toast bake, trying to tuck them into as many crevices as possible. Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until cooked through and set. Serve warm with maple syrup, butter, and powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 435kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 10gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 226mgSodium: 118mgPotassium: 344mgFiber: 4gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 7344IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 165mgIron: 2mg
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About Joanne
Joanne Bruno is the blogger, recipe developer, and photographer behind the mostly ridiculous and always delicious vegetarian food blog Eats Well With Others. She likes her vegetables with a side of cupcakes and takes a highly hyperbolic approach to most things in life.
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Comments
Pre says
Looks delicious! If I made this ahead of time, refrigerated overnight, then froze it to have ready Christmas morning -- do you think that would end up with a weird texture or a very soggy dish?
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Joanne Bruno says
Hi Pre! I'm not sure how well the milk/egg mixture will stand up to freezing/thawing before it's cooking. I think you're probably better off cooking it, letting it cool, freezing it, and then reheating it on Christmas morning.
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Kelley says
Cranberries look so good. I love the idea of a tart punch of freshness in such a rich dish.
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Susan says
Neither my husband nor I are fans of pumpkin pie, but this recipe calls to me, I think because the cranberries would and a pleasant flavor jolt (for want of a better word). I definitely want to make this. Now I hope I can find Challah bread…
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Rhonda says
This recipe if really good. My entire family loved it. I made it for Thanksgiving weekend. I couldn't find Challah bread so I used sourdough. The pumpkin flavor is not overwhelming. It sounds like a lot of vanilla for one recipe but it is the perfect amount.
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Susan says
Made this for breakfast today, and my husband and I both enjoyed it greatly (he is not an easy sell for the new things I try). My husband did complain that it didn’t LOOK like French toast, but when I asked him if that was more important than how it tastes, he had no answer… Anyway, this recipe is defnitely a keeper. The one issue I had with the recipe is that I can’t get challah bread here, so I was’t sure that the loaf if sheepherder’s bread that I bought was a similar size. My pan ended up very full of bread, though it did settle down eventually.
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Terri says
This was fantastic! As with most recipes like this, I cubed the bread instead of slicing...easier to fill all the crevices this way. I also used half the cranberries because that's all I had in the house and there was still enough piquant cranberry flavor for our taste. Will make over and over.Reply
