What do you want when you don’t know what you really want? I will tell you! This easy french toast takes breakfast to the top of the list. Pumpkin spice, your favorite bread and the secret that sets it apart from the rest of your recipes. Imagine that beautiful french toast, sitting on a plate and just dripping butter and syrup. Adding a bit of amaretto flavor to your maple syrup will please you family so much they will volunteer to set the table AND do the dishes. This leaves you plenty of time to relax and have that cup of warm coffee you have been dreaming about. Take control of your destiny while serving up a warm and filling breakfast! Enjoy! #pumpkin #amaretto #frenchtoast Another tasty french toast is Orange Butter French Toast
Pumpkin Spiced French Toast Amaretto Sauce
Ingredients
For Topping:
- 1/2 cup butter - softened
- 1/4 cup plus 2 additional Tablespoons Amaretto
- 1 cup maple syrup
- bananas and walnuts to taste
Pumpkin French Toast:
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 dash salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 8 slices day-old bread*
- butter - for frying
Instructions
First make Amaretto Butter:
- by combining the 1/2 cup butter with 2 Tablespoons of Amaretto.
Then make the Amaretto Syrup:
- In small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup Amaretto with the maple syrup. Heat to boiling. Allow to cool before serving. These will be your toppings.
Pumpkin French Toast:
- * French bread is my favorite as it really absorbs the egg mixture. Standard white or wheat slices work fine as long as they're slightly dry.
- In a medium bowl, beat the eggs. Add the pumpkin, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and nutmeg and continue to beat until well combined. Transfer mixture to a shallow baking pan big enough to fit 2 slices of bread face-down.
- Place a skillet or large frying pan over medium heat. Melt about 2 teaspoons of butter for batch of French toast.
- Place bread slices in the egg mixture and coat each side for 10 or 15 seconds. Use a spatula to remove if bread gets too soggy. Transfer the slices two at a time (more if your skillet has room) to the heated pan. Fry each side of the bread to a golden-orangish-brown - 2 to 4 minutes per side.
- Add additional butter to the frying pan as needed to complete remaining batches.
- Serve warm with the Amaretto butter and Amaretto syrup.
- Add chopped bananas and walnuts to taste.
Notes
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Wow this is so tasty looking my is beginning to water .I can wait to try.
Thank you. Have a good week and stay positive!
Ahh Marilyn, you tease me every week with your tantalising recipes. I definitely need to make this!
Thank you for sharing at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring your pumpkin spiced French toast at tonight’s party and pinning too.
Hugs,
Kerryanne
Thank you so much for the feature Kerryanne! You made me smile this morning. I hope you enjoy the french toast as much as we do at my home. Enjoy this brisk fall day. At least here in Michigan.
This is such a lovely brunch dish, Marilyn! I love the idea of adding the amaretto to the maple syrup too! Thank you so much for sharing this post at the Hearth and Soul Link Party. I’m featuring it at the party this week. Hope to ‘see’ you there. Have a wonderful week!
Thank you again April. I am surprised how many liked the addition of the amaretto. Thank you for showxasing this dish on your blog. Enjoy!
You’re making me hungry!
Making you hungry means I am doing my job!! Thanks Lisa. Have a wonderful week!
I’m so excited for fall and making these. Pinned and thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you Chas. I am glad you found them interesting!! And thank you for the pin too!
A breakfast to satisfy the sweet tooth. It looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing it at the What’s for Dinner party. Have a great week ahead!
It sure is. I love french toast on a nice Sunday morning. I am glad you like the recipe. Enjoy your week!
Marilyn this is decadent!! ? Thank you for sharing. Can’t wait to share, this with my husband. He is going to love it.
I am glad to hear it Clearissa. This french toast is as easy as any other. Let me know how it goes.
Ok Marilyn now you have me craving french toast and wanting to make breakfast and it is nighttime. How will I sleep with images of french toast and amaretto dancing in my head?
I don’t know Mary but I feel the same as you. I need a new focus. All this foody thinking is not helping my diet!! Have a good week. Next time I will bring an article or something. LOL
Mmmmm…I want this for breakfast tomorrow! Looks so yummy! Thanks for linking up at Friday Frenzy Link Party! Pinned!!
I love this French Toast and it is a great treat. I hope you get a chance to enjoy this stuffing Patrick. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! #Friday#frenzy
Oh, this sounds SO good! Pumpkin and amaretto? Yes, please! I’ll be featuring your french toast tomorrow night at Best of the Weekend!
I am glad you like it Amy. It is a wonde3rful combination of flavors. Thank you for featuring it! I will be visiting again tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!
I think I could happily eat this for breakfast every single morning! Thanks for sharing on Friday Frenzy! Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck – Colleen
I agree Colleen. This french toast satisfies. #FaithHopeLoveLuck Have a great Thanksgiving.
Oh man this has my name written all over it! Simply delicious! Thank you for sharing on Whisk It Wednesday. Have a wonderful week! Carrie @ Carrie’s Home Cooking
I am glad you like it!! French toast appeals to me more than pancakes at times and this one satisfies! Have a great week!
You’re killing me with these amazing recipes. 😉 Thanks so much for linking at To Grandma’s House We Go link party! Your project has been pinned. We hope to see you again this Wednesday!
Thank you for the pin. I am glad you like this french toast. Enjoy!
Yet another one I have to add to my “to try” pile, hahaha! Thank you for sharing with us at the Homestead Blog Hop! YUM!
I know exactly what you mean! I went to an electronic recipe box and was startled to find almost 2500 recipes I marked to try. It would take years!! Thx. Have a great week.
Your post is awesome and thanks so much for sharing it with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
I always get so much inspiration from you Miz Helen. Have a great week.
I love french toast! This looks amazing 🙂
Lianne | Makes, Bakes and Decor
Thank you Lianne! Have a great week.
You are so naughty and nice and all that spice. I could really go for this, it would make a whole meal for me. I would get to the veggies later, maybe. Anyway I would enjoy it.
Kathleen
Blogger’s Pit Stop
You are too kind Kathleen. I was thnking I could somehow add veggies to that meal so I didn’t need to feel guilty. Oh well. I am glad it interests you. Have a great week.
This sounds delicious and I want some – I am always hungry visiting your blog Marilyn
I will cook for you anytime Amber!! Have a great week.
You had me at PUMPKIN 🙂
Thank you for sharing with us at #MMBH.
XO
-Dean
Thanks Dean! Glad to see you this week. Have a great day.
Mmm you had me with Amaretto! Delicious, thank you for sharing with #MealPlanningMonday x
Glad you like it Kirsty. Have a great week.
Marilyn, your home must always have the most tantalizing scents! This combination of pumpkin, amaretto, and maple sounds so wonderful. Thank you for sharing at Party in Your PJs!
Thanks Teresa. The fact is it always smells like vanilla. I have plugins in every room!! LOL. Have a great week.
This looks delicious Marilyn 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Welcome To The Weekend Blog Hop, hope to see you on Monday for our next blog hop.
Thank you Claire. Have a great week.
Lovely recipe Marilyn. Featuring this week on Creative Mondays. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Claire. I know I attend both of your parties. Please don’t feel you need to comment multiple times. That is too much work. I add there to give you page views and comments and hope there is a chance more bloggers get to see my links. Have a great week.
Yum! That looks delicious! I love french toast!
#trafficjamweekend
Glad you like it Barrie! Have a good week. #trafficjamweekend
Mmmm….your amaretto sauce sounds so tasty! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
Thanks Leslie. It is so much more special than maple syrup! Have a great day. #HappyNowLinkup
Marilyn, you hooked me with “pumpkin” and then reeled me in with “amaretto.” Seriously, I am all in here. 😉 Stopping by from the Blogger’s Pit Stop!
I am so glad you found it interesting Elizabeth. I love how you can take an ordinary dish and then add something you are craving and voila! Instant meal! Have a great week.
Oh my word, that looks amazing. French toast is one of those things that I always go for if it’s available on a hotel breakfast buffet as I love it so much. But I never make it at home. I think I’m afraid it will become a regular thing and that might not be very good for my waist line! I could imagine making this for a special occasion breakfast treat though – yum!
I always seem to make pancakes or waffles but french toast is what I like the most. Maybe for the same reasons as you! Enjoy your week.
I love French Toast and this too looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Thanks for visiting Jann! #SYC Enjoy your week.
I love french toast! Adding Amaretto can only make it better. I’m not sure my kids would go for this, but they can have plain French Toast and I’ll make mine deluxe! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
~Jess
#Alittlebitofeverything
That is what I love the best. All the additions are on top and not inside so everyone can be happy! Enjoy your week.
Pinned!! Sounds amazing!! 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thanks Jess. I appreciate the pin!
Oh my goodness, everything about this sounds fantastic. I love how you pile those pecans on. No stinginess there.
This version is feinitely not for the nut free fanily. Nice though it is easy to just not use them. I have to laugh. Every time I post on your blog I feel guilty. LOL.
Pinned! Amaretto is too sweet for me, so it should be just perfect for french toast! I can’t wait to try it.
🙂 gwingal
It is even great with a bit of butter. Have a good week!
I’d absolutely eat this all day every day! It’s perfect! #CookBlogShare
This time of year french toast is a real comfort food in my home. Have a good week!
Oh,My. Si, Por favor & Gracias!! Here from the Grand Social, and now looking forward to making this Grand dish. BB2U
I am so glad you enjoy it!! Welcome to my blog. I checked you out and looks like I need to go back as I have more time! Have a good week.
This sounds so amazing! I am not a huge French toast fan but I would certainly gobble this up. Pinned.
Regular french toast is just ok. But anytime I make it special it becomes a family favorite! Have a great week!
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Encouraging Hearts and Home. This will be one of my featured favorites this week! Pinned.
Thank you for the feature Joann. You made my morning!! I hope you have a wonderful day.
Oh lordy that looks so good!! Is that breakfast or a dessert? I’ll have it for both! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner Party!
It is for whenever you want it. Brunch is a favorite in our home on the weekends, so I like to make it special. Have a great week!
Love this sauce! Takes it from every-day to over the top!
I agree. Marinades and toppings make all the difference in everyday recipes. This sure beats maple syrups. Have a great week!
I just love fall foods! This pumpkin french toast looks so delicious!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
I am glad you like the recipe Carrie. Have a wonderful week!
Oh another yummy……my sweet tooth loves you!
I am glad to hear you say that Olivia. This is a wonderful brunch for overnight guests. Have a blessed week.
French toast is such a comforting breakfast… this pumpkin spiced version sounds like a dream! Thanks for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday.
Hello Donella! I am glad you like it. I love Friday Frivolity and wont miss it. Have a great week!
Yum! This looks super tasty! Thanks so much for sharing over at Friday Frivolity 🙂
Thank you for commenting Jess. I love Friday Frivolity! Have a great week!
This looks divine! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
You are welcome Sara! See you Monday.
This sounds so decadent and will definitely be one of my cheat meals. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story, have a great weekend.
Good choice. It is a bit better than some others!
Oh my this sounds amazing!! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner Link up!
Thank you Helen! See you Sunday.
Amaretto butter?! That sounds amazing and of course french toast, pumpkin, all of it, Marilyn! Love seeing it at Funtastic Friday 😀
It really was delicious, but I debated posting such a blurry picture. It shows my faults though
With a recipe like that and until pictures are actually edible (wouldn’t that be something), I wouldn’t worry 😉
Thanks Angie. You are always so sweet!