Weight Watchers Pumpkin French Toast Casserole

With completely different holidays approaching, I wished to share a scrumptious brunch recipe that’s good for festive mornings: Weight Watchers Pumpkin French Toast Casserole. I’m certain you’ve heard of traditional French toast casserole, however this recipe is a step above that; it’s a pumpkin-y model! Not solely that, however it’s Weight Watchers pleasant. You may make this dish with both common brown sugar or a sugar substitute, and it’s low in factors both method. Utilizing a sugar substitute will make the dish 4 WW factors per serving, and in case you use actual brown sugar, it’ll be 6 factors per serving.

This casserole is layered with bread slices and a French toast custard combination that has pumpkin puree. It additionally has hints of cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and actual maple syrup. To high it off, there’s a yummy cinnamon sugar topping that offers it the right quantity of sweetness. I actually get pleasure from this dish as a result of its taste and texture is to die for. It actually tastes like baked French toast; the bread slices grow to be so fluffy and custardy, virtually like bread pudding. You can even serve it in so some ways by having fun with it with varied toppings.

For those who’re like me, you would possibly wish to pair a candy breakfast merchandise like this with a savory one. I’ve tons of concepts in my breakfast recipe collection that might pair splendidly with this dish. As an illustration, these WW Scotch Eggs or Crispy Air Fryer Turkey Bacon are wonderful choices!

Why You Ought to Attempt This Recipe

• It’s good for vacation mornings! This casserole is ideal for brunch or late breakfast on vacation mornings. It has heat, comforting flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon, maple, and brown sugar.
• Straightforward to prep. This layered casserole is straightforward to assemble and you may even prep the custard combination the night time earlier than to get forward on prep!
• It has an ideal presentation. Impress your family members with this French toast bake. Its layered presentation creates a particular and engaging look.

Recipe Overview

• Serving Measurement: 1 slice (177g)
• Variety of Servings: 8
• Time to Cook dinner: 40 minutes
• WW Factors Per Recipe: 4 WW factors per serving, 31 factors for the whole recipe (Click here to view the recipe within the WW app. WW login is required)

Elements in WW Pumpkin French Toast Casserole

• 8 Eggs
• ¼ cup Pure maple syrup
• 2 tsp Floor cinnamon
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• ½ tsp Pumpkin pie spice
• 1 can (15-oz) 100% Pumpkin puree
• 16 slices Complete wheat bread
• ⅔ cup Plain, unsweetened almond milk

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

• 5 tbsp Brown sugar substitute or brown sugar
• ¼ tsp Floor cinnamon
• 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp Gentle butter substitute

Directions for making WW Pumpkin French Toast Casserole

1. Preheat oven to 350 levels F. Make the custard combination by mixing the spices into the pumpkin after which mixing it with the eggs, milk, vanilla, and maple syrup. Whisk till easy and mixed.
2. Make the brown sugar topping by mixing the topping components collectively till it’s crumbly.
3. In a greased baking dish (9×13 or barely bigger; mine was bigger), put a single layer of 8 bread slices. Pour about 1/3^rd of the custard over the bread and use a spatula to unfold the combination and soak the bread.

4. In the wrong way, layer the remaining 8 bread slices on high, barely overlapping one another if wanted. Pour the remaining custard on high and across the edges, filling within the gaps.

5. Sprinkle the topping over high.

6. Bake the casserole for 35-45 minutes or till golden brown and the egg custard is ready and agency. In case your topping has melted, take a knife and unfold it evenly on the highest items of toast. If the topping holds form, you’ll be able to depart it as is (it will rely upon which kind of sweetener you utilize). Enable to relaxation a couple of minutes to arrange.

Variations and Substitutions

• Splurge Model: Serve this scrumptious casserole with whipped cream, vanilla glaze, or extra maple syrup on high! You can even mud it with a coating of powdered sugar.
• Pumpkin French Toast Casserole with Croissants: Be at liberty to do this casserole with massive croissants. Solely use sufficient croissants to fill the pan about midway and take note the feel shall be barely completely different. It can probably be extra pudding-like because the croissants will get softer than the wheat bread.
• Pumpkin French Toast Casserole with Cream Cheese: Make a cream cheese frosting to unfold on high of the casserole after it bakes. To maintain it low-point, you should use low-fat cream cheese. You can even put some cream cheese into the custard, however you have to so as to add extra milk to skinny it out.
• Milk Sort: You need to use oat milk, 2% milk, skim milk, or some other most popular milk. I solely used almond milk since it’s so low in factors, and its taste pairs effectively with the opposite components.
• French Toast Casserole For a Crowd: Since this casserole is layered a sure method, I counsel merely making two pans if you wish to serve extra folks. For those who layered the custard and bread greater within the pan, it won’t prepare dinner within the heart, and you would need to alter the cooking time considerably. It’s presupposed to be a shallow casserole.
• Decrease the Factors: You possibly can both lower this into smaller servings or use much less maple syrup to cut back the factors.  Another choice is to omit the maple syrup and use a zero-calorie sweetener as a replacement.

Ideas and Tips for Making WW Pumpkin French Toast Bake

• The topping would possibly end up in a different way relying on in case you use actual sugar or sweetener. I used a sugar substitute and the topping grew to become extra like a cinnamon sugar paste that I may unfold when taking the dish out of the oven. In case your topping doesn’t soften, it will likely be extra like a streusel, which is simply as scrumptious! Both end result is ok and it doesn’t imply you probably did something mistaken.
• Tips on how to retailer leftovers: Tightly wrap leftovers and preserve them within the fridge for 3-4 days.
• For the reason that pumpkin custard is a bit thick, make certain to make use of a spatula or spoon to actually unfold it out so the bread can soak it up.

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