Clean Eating Pumpkin Spice French Toast Casserole

I am still loving all of the pumpkin recipes that I'm seeing.  I've had my eye on this recipe all week and finally made it this morning. It was a hit with the whole family! We had side of mixed berries along with it.  Delicious!  I hope you enjoy it, too.

Clean Eating Pumpkin Spice French Toast Casserole Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 12 cups cubed whole grain bread
• 6 whole, large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk (regular milk works too)
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice no sugar added
• 1 cup crushed pecans for topping (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Oil and 8 x 11 casserole dish and put the bread cubes into it. Set aside.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract and pumpkin pie spice.
4. Pour the mixture over the bread, being sure to gently stir or toss the bread in the pan to ensure that all pieces soak up some of the mixture. It’s okay if there is a little liquid in the bottom of the dish. You just want to be sure that all the bread gets saturated.
5. Bake for approximately 30 minutes (will vary by oven), or until all the liquid is gone and the bread has a nice, golden brown tint to it. The idea is to fully cook the egg.
6. Allow to cool slightly, then serve with a bit of additional maple syrup and some pecans if you like.

Number of servings (yield): 6-8

*Recipe from The Gracious Pantry