French toast is another one of those go
to meals in my house. It is quick, easy,
guaranteed to please my boys, and always for dinner (not breakfast!) To get into the fall spirit (and to add a
little extra nutritional boost to the meal – yay pumpkin!), I decided to make
our French toast a bit more exciting.
Super festive, super delicious, welcome fall!
Recipe
Notes:
*Instead
of mixing the spices into the pumpkin puree, you can sprinkle the slices of
French toast with pumpkin pie spice individually.
*If
serving this to children, I recommend omitting the espresso powder.
Pumpkin Spice French Toast
10 slices dense 100% whole
wheat bread
¼ cup pumpkin puree
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground ginger
Dash of ground cloves
½ tsp espresso powder
(optional)
3 eggs, beaten
¼ cup lowfat milk
Preheat an electric skillet
to 375 degrees F and spray with non stick spray.
In a large shallow bowl,
combine with pumpkin puree and spices, stirring until thoroughly combined. Beat in the eggs, milk, and espresso powder
until combined.
Dip the slices of bread
into the batter, flipping to coat. Cook
on the electric skillet 2-3 minutes or until the bottom is crisp and
browned. Flip and cook an additional 2-3
minutes or until the other side is browned.
Serve hot with a sprinkling
of powdered sugar or a drizzle of maple syrup.
Enjoy!
YAmy