Today’s post is sponsored by Nespresso! We are superfans of their coffee, especially with Pumpkin Bread French Toast. š
And then I made pumpkin bread French toast and ate it with a creamy cup of Nespresso coffee. And by a creamy cup, I mean three creamy cups.
I mean, what else? It’s all just too easy and too wonderful.
This pumpkin bread French toast is the answer to your question: what does a person do with two full loaves of the most delicious pumpkin bread, especially when you only have two people living in your house?
Part one of the answer for us was a delivery of pumpkin bread to our neighbors ā” because our neighbors are the best people ever, and because sharing is caring, and because sharing is portion control.
And part two of the answer was taking the remaining half loaf in the fridge and making it into something that screamed brunch! cozy! fall! happy early holidays! on an overcast, chilly Saturday morning – the kind of Saturday where you might just opt for pajamas until noon and then feel a teensy bit embarrassed when the UPS truck shows up and you actually have to answer the door and face the world, but not so embarrassed that it’s going to compel you to actually get dressed or stop you from wearing pajamas till noon in the future. So essentially, like, every Saturday. Or every day.
This is how we do, yknow?
I didn’t mean to be this meta, but things are about to come full circle: I actually am drinking a Nespresso (sip) this morning (sip) as I write this post (sip). Winning?
Bjork and I haveĀ used and loved the Nespresso VertuoLine machine for the last two years. Now I have the VertuoLine Evoluo which is the latest version in the collection. I first fell in love with the VertuoLineĀ based solely on the fact that it enabled me to feed my addiction of both strong coffee and excellent espresso drinks without needing to drive to a coffee shop – PLUS I could control the type and amount of sugar and the quality of milk or cream and other important prissy-type things like that that are important to me.
Nespresso does coffee really, really well š they not only produce the highest quality coffee sourced from the top 1-2% of coffee beans IN THE WORLD š³, but also, as a company, they are huge advocates for sustainability and recyclability. Yes, kids: I said recyclability. Their capsules are recyclable (!!) which is a big-time win in our book. This is something that has, in the past, kept us from embracing single serve coffee makers, but now we just keep a big bag of the used capsules in our garage and then periodically bring it to our local collection point. And we drink a strong, rich, delicious coffee while doing it.
Also: the crema on top. Do I even need to talk about it? Oh, the magic. There is no substitute.
In my food-life-meets-real-life, there are only three kitchen appliances that I love enough to haul up to the cabin with me every summer: my food processor, my blender, and my Nespresso. On the best cabin afternoons, we sit around on lounge chairs and read books in the sun and I pass out sweet milky iced coffee and espresso drinks for everyone with cutesy polka dotted paper straws. Every year when I walk in hauling (read: struggling to haul) my box of kitchen machines, there are a few eye rolls and ha-ha-look-at-the-food-blogger laughs, but when those milky iced coffees start getting passed around, the haters come around and suddenly, yes, they would love to try an iced coffee, thank you very much.
The definition of woodsy cabin life should always include espresso drinks. šāļø
Onwards into the fall vibes now! Today I’m showing off what I did with yesterday’s pumpkin bread, which was to slice it up, soak it in eggs and cream and vanilla, and fry it up nice and golden brown so I could drizzle some syrup over the top and call it fall Saturday brunch.
Friends. The texture here is just… I mean… just look at this.
Soft and dense on the inside, golden brown and crispy on the outside, and so perfect with a rich Nespresso coffee topped with crema. š
ITSDA WEEKEND! Mwah.
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Pumpkin Bread French Toast
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 thick pieces French toast 1x
Description
Pumpkin Bread French Toast – easy recipe with eggs, milk, vanilla, and a few pieces of pumpkin bread. Golden brown, sticky sweet brunch perfection.
Ingredients
- half a loaf of pumpkin bread, sliced thickly (about 6 pieces)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- a splash of vanilla
Instructions
- Whisk the eggs, milk, and vanilla together. Heat a nonstick or oiled skillet over medium high heat.
- Dip each piece of pumpkin bread in the mixture and soak for about 20 seconds. Let excess drip off, then transfer to the hot skillet and fry for a few minutes on each side (and repeat if needed) until both sides are golden brown and almost crispy (but the insides will still be soft).
- Serve with butter, maple syrup, and toasted coconut. And everything else in the world because French toast toppings are the most fun.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: pumpkin french toast, french toast, pumpkin recipe, breakfast
One last note: Nespresso just kicked off their Experience a cup above campaign where you can see the friendly face of George Clooney in coffee-loving action, so yes, you might need to watch that right now. YOU’RE SO WELCOME.
Today’s post was sponsored by Nespresso.
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This recipe is part of our easy pumpkin recipes page. Check it out!
this is my favorite bread to make, it’s so easy and delicious
Pumpkin is the BEST! This sounds like the perfect breakfast!
I love pumpkin anything! And to have it as french toast I definitely have to try it. Your photography and recipes are amazing. Very inspirational for me to get myself to start working on a blog which is something I’m sitting on for a long while!
Thanks, Nancy! š We love hearing that!
I love french toast in any form, but when you add pumpkin to it–forget it! This looks like the perfect Saturday morning breakfast!
I am totally into eating as much pumpkin as possible right now and this as breakfast is awesome! Totally perfectā¦maybe even for dinner! š
Definitely dinner! Breakfast for dinner is the best. š
Lindsay, I love this recipe. I was looking for something fun to make on Thanksgiving morning so I will give this a try. Thank you!
Hope you like it, Barbara!
I have an old Nespresso machine and sadly the espresso that it makes tastes super watery even if I don’t brew it very long. I love espresso regularly, but my machine doesn’t make it very tasty. I usually only use it when making a latte-type drink.
Sad! Which machine do you have? I’m sorry to say that we have TWO (cringe) the old VertuoLine and the new one which is in this post. I wonder if yours is a different machine?
Oh my goodness this looks so good! I can’t wait to try it! Pinned!
Thanks Trisha!
This looks amazing! I am thinking I need this in my weekend life ASAP.
Yes Joanna! Do it.
Quote of the day: because sharing is caring, and because sharing is portion control
š š truth
Pumpkin and French toast are two of my favorite things…together = magic. Usually I’ll just add canned pumpkin and spices to my normal French toast mixes, but using pumpkin bread sounds fantastic too!
Thanks Margaret! š Love the idea of adding pumpkin to French toast batter!
As a long time coffee fiend…..I need that Nespresso. Now. (please)
This looks so delicious! Perfect for a nice autumn Saturday morning š
Thanks Ana!
I always love to have my cup of coffee with a sweet breakfast… I think the bitterness of the coffee just brings out that sugary goodness! š
It helps tame it down which I love. Rich and dark, sweet and creamy…. perfect combo!
Pumpkin AND french toast, that’s a win!
Kari
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Thanks Kari!
Ok, I don’t even drink coffee, but nobody has ever made me crave it more! That shot of the creamy splash in the cup… perfection! And pumpkin – we all know there’s no such thing this time of year, right?! This looks amazing Lindsay! Totally perfect for the weekend. And on a side note, I hear you on the slight embarrassment during UPS deliveries. I’m sure those guys have seen it all!
Thanks Angela! Took us a few practice runs to get that just right, but … neither of us are complaining about that. š
It’s like you took something already awesome (French toast) and then you made it awesomer (pumpkin bread!?!?!?) and then you made it EVEN AWESOMER (COFFEE!?!?!?). PS my spell check is telling me that awesomer isn’t a work but I don’t know, I think it applies.
It’s a word, spellcheck. It’s a word. š
I feel the same way about my Nespresso! Here in Dallas, we have a Nespresso store and you can go and try the different pods, its pretty fab!
Oh my gosh, I would LOVE that!
I’ve been obsessed with ALL THINGS pumpkin bread lately, but this french toast version is one of the best ideas that I’ve seen so far! Just might be adding this to my Thanksgiving breakfast spread š
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Thanks Dani! Appreciate that!
Anything pumpkin, I’m your girl. Love this recipe.
Thanks Nicole! š Glad you’re on the pumpkin train with me!
Woah, woah and woah. I’ll be checking my inbox regularly for my invitation to the cabin. And lmk if you ever decide to put the coffee IN the pumpkin bread so I can 1) pass out and 2) get that recipe from you.
haha wouldn’t that be fun? blog meet up at the cabin!!
Turning pumpkin bread into french toast –> just one of the reasons why POY is always at the top of my list. Also, I really need to check out this Nespresso magic!
Yes, you definitely do! Magic is the only word.
I made french toast out of some zucchini bread not too long ago. Nothing to write home about. I think that since “quick bread” is so dense and moist it just didn’t soak up the eggs as well. We still ate it š
I feel like I would love it. It definitely has a denser texture than traditional French toast but that’s sort of what I love about it!
I love taking left over pumpkin bread and frying it up into french toast for breakfast! It’s the best.
So yummy!!
Just chanced upon your blog today and I’ve been reading the whole day Haha. I’ll try this french toast recipe tomorrow even though its spring here down under
Aw thanks Maria! Hope you enjoy it!