Pumpkin Pecan Overnight French Toast with Bourbon
Make your holiday breakfasts easy and delicious with this Pumpkin Pecan Overnight French Toast with Bourbon. Put it together the night before; bake it in the morning!
Many years ago I made my first overnight French Toast recipe. I made it the night before Easter and on Easter morning all I had to do was pop it in the oven while I spent time with my girls as they searched for those elusive decorated Easter eggs. I was hooked so it was a no-brainer to come up with a holiday version and the result is this Pumpkin Pecan Overnight French Toast with Bourbon.
It’s not just about how good it is, it’s as much about the ease of a holiday breakfast when all of the real work is completed the night before. No more stressing about trying to fix breakfast while company is streaming into the kitchen on Thanksgiving or when the kids were clamoring to open gifts on Christmas morning. I was a single mom; honestly a breakfast like this saved my entire day!
Now it’s a family tradition for both Thanksgiving and Christmas and while I like to try out new recipes occasionally , the old standards are always in rotation too. I’ll always love the original Blueberry and Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast; maybe this for Thanksgiving and the blueberry for Christmas? Done!
I put it together Wednesday night, got up early to get it in the oven and had friends come over at 10am to enjoy it with me. Makes for such a relaxing morning; all I needed to serve with the Pumpkin Pecan Overnight French Toast with Bourbon was some coffee in the pot and bacon on the griddle. It was devoured.
I have the sweetest neighbor up the street. Sam is so often the guy who will come over and help me with the stuff I won’t do since breaking my knee a couple of years ago. He’ll haul all my holiday decorations from the basement and climb on my roof to put up a 5′ wreath and more.
Having him be one of my ‘eaters’ is good for both of us. He loves my food and is young enough and importantly, active enough, that he is happy to help me out. It’s a nice relationship balance and helps me avoid splurging on a dish I could easily have eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a couple of days…probably not a good idea huh? So this is definitely Sam tested and approved; my best reward.
I love this more than pumpkin pie, well most pumpkin pies at least; this Pumpkin Pie with Bourbon and Toasted Walnuts is pretty doggone special; hmm bourbon again? No big surprise right:
I also enjoy pumpkin when it flavors a dish but not when it is the dish; if that makes sense. Combined with notes of cinnamon, vanilla, maple, and bourbon, what is there NOT to love? Of course that dollop of pumpkin butter did not hurt; we had extra and my English muffins this week were better than normal!
Add to it the convenience and its pretty much the perfect fall breakfast. I put my bacon on a cookie sheet and baked them both at the same time…honestly nothing easy and not much that’s more delicious. Great for brunch too; how about serving it with this Smoked Salmon, Bagel, and Cream Cheese Board and some fruit and you really don’t need much else.
More of Our Favorite Overnight Breakfast Recipes
- Apple Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
- Blueberry and Cream Cheese Overnight Stuffed French Toast
- Blackberry and Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
- Gooey Butter Cake Overnight French Toast
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Pumpkin Pecan Overnight French Toast with Bourbon
Ingredients
For the Pumpkin Butter
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 Tbsp pumpkin puree
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- Pinch of sea salt
For the French Toast
- 1 loaf French bread or Challah day old and cubed
- 6 eggs
- 2 c. whole milk
- ½ c. heavy cream
- ¼ c. granulated sugar
- ¼ c. brown sugar packed
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp bourbon
- 1 c. pumpkin puree
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ½ cup pecans rough chopped
Instructions
- To Make the Pumpkin Butter
- Whip the softened butter in a mixer until smooth and fluffy; about a minute.
- Add the pumpkin puree, maple syrup, spices, and sea salt. Beat just to combine.
- Pack into a container and refrigerate.
- To Make the French Toast
- Butter a 9×13-inch baking dish, add cubed bread; set aside.
- Whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, sugars, maple syrup, bourbon, pumpkin, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and sea salt. Pour the mixture over the bread. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove the plastic wrap and scatter the pecans over the top.
- Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes
- Remove form the oven and let cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
- Top with a scoop of Pumpkin butter and maple syrup (or powdered sugar if preferred).
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