Pumpkin French Toast Stuffed with Orange Cream Cheese

French toast soaked in a pumpkin and spice custard and stuffed with orange-scented cream cheese. Served with butter, pure maple syrup, and dusted with pumpkin-pie-spiced powdered sugar.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 643kcal

Author: alaskafromscratch

Ingredients

For the Pumpkin French Toast:

1 cup milk
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon orange juice freshly squeezed from 1 orange (you'll also need 2 teaspoons juice for the filling)
⅔ cup pumpkin puree
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons sugar
8 slices French bread or Texas toast
2 teaspoons butter for the pan

For the Orange Cream Cheese:

4 ounces cream cheese softened
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest
2 teaspoons orange juice freshly squeezed
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For Serving:

butter
pure maple syrup
¼ cup powdered sugar for dusting
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice stirred into the powdered sugar

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, vanilla, orange juice, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and sugar.
Heat a griddle medium to medium-high heat. Melt butter in the pan. One slice of bread at a time, dip in the custard mixture, coating both sides. Place the coated bread directly into the hot, buttered pan.
Cook each slice until browned and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes per side. Keep the slices warm in a 200℉ oven while you make the rest.

To Make the Orange Cream Cheese:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, beat together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, orange zest and juice, and vanilla until smooth.

To Assemble and Serve:

Lay one hot slice of French toast on a plate. Spread with cream cheese filling. Top with another slice of French toast and slice the toast on the bias. Continue with the remaining slices.
Serve with butter, pure maple syrup, and a dusting of pumpkin pie spiced powdered sugar.

Notes

Nutrition information does not include butter or syrup for serving.

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