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Pumpkin Banana Bread French Toast

October 25, 2014

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Hiiii! It’s Saturday morning, so this should be your brunch. Except it’s almost lunchtime now. So maybe make this for Sunday morning breakfast instead! I know I am.

I’m very habitual about foods sometimes. A few years ago, I ate sauteed spinach like 3x/day for about 5 months. I couldn’t get enough. I couldn’t stop! Then one day I just got over it and have hardly eaten spinach since. I went through the same phase with omelettes, and then most recently I’ve been eating French toast about twice/day. Although I’ve been making it with whole wheat bread, egg whites, and low sugar maple syrup, but still. That’s a lot of French toast, and it’s been a few months running now! I just go through food phases. Anybody with me on that?

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Since I’m already on a French toast kick, and I’d just made this incredible pumpkin banana bread (because nothing can be without pumpkin this time of year), it was the natural next step. I read in a magazine or something, yeeeeears ago, the idea to make French toast from quick breads. I thought it was *brilliant.* Because it is! It’s brilliant! I’d never considered it before that, but what a revolutionary concept! It’s fun, easy, different, and delicious. It’s pretty rich and heavy though, so it’s the kind of thing we save for weekends.

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We’re a quick bread household anyway. There’s almost always banana bread around. Chocolate zucchini bread is another staple. Now that it’s fall… hello, pumpkin bread! We love having quick breads on hand for fast breakfasts and snacks, but after you’ve made about 8,000 loaves, you do start to look for creative ways of using it up. This is one of those options!

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Let’s not lose sight of the fact that this is also a delicious bread! Pumpkin + banana bread. It had to happen. It’s dense, while still being fluffy and springy, and it’s a lovely balance of two flavors we all know and love.

Just dunk it, grill it, give it a pat of butter, and douse it with maple syrup. The best French toast you’ve ever had!

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Pumpkin Banana Bread French Toast

Homemade pumpkin banana bread is sliced and dunked into eggs, milk, and vanilla to make French toast! Topped with maple syrup!
Course Breakfast
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 5 -6 servings of 2 slices

Ingredients

Pumpkin Banana Bread:

  • 2 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 c. brown sugar
  • 1/3 c. oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 c. buttermilk or sour milk
  • 3 bananas mashed

French toast:

  • 2 whole eggs + 3 whites
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • splash of milk
  • butter
  • maple syrup

Instructions

To make bread:

  1. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin.
  3. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beating until just combined.
  4. Fold in the mashed bananas.
  5. Pour batter into a greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-65 min, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool.

To prepare french toast:

  1. Once bread cools, slice it into approximately 3/4-inch slices, or about 10-12 even slices.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the whole eggs, egg whites, vanilla, cinnamon, and splash of milk.
  3. Dunk each side of the bread into the egg mixture, allowing a few seconds for it to soak in.
  4. In a large saucepan on medium heat, cook bread slices for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned.
  5. Serve with a pat of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup!

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Notice I’m always looking for a way to have dessert for breakfast? At it again. Also, you just watched butter melt.

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Filed Under: Breads & Muffins, Breakfast, Pumpkin Recipes, Recipes, Thanksgiving 33 Comments

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  1. Stacey @ Bake.Eat.Repeat. says

    October 25, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    Yum! I love french toast, but I’ve never made it with banana bread, although I’ve seen that before! One of those things on my never ending list of recipes to try! This looks like wonderful pumpkin banana bread and turning it into french toast is a great idea!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 25, 2014 at 2:52 pm

      You should try it! With any quick bread! And you could keep it pretty healthy too with egg whites and low-sugar syrup! That’s what I do on a more regular basis, ya know? Happy Saturday to you, Stacey! Hope you and the fam have a great weekend!! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    October 26, 2014 at 4:19 pm

    Wow! Sounds like you love french toast to eat it twice a day! But I certainly don’t blame you, because this pumpkin banana bread version looks incredible! I’ve seen banana bread french toasts in restaurants, but sadly have never tried it before. Your recipe sounds delicious, Sarah! I love the pumpkin addition. So perfect for breakfast, brunch, dinner, or anywhere in between. Pinned!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 26, 2014 at 6:04 pm

      Yeah, I’ve been eating it twice a day lately, but I do that. I get in food phases where I eat the same things over and over for months, then don’t eat them again for like years. Haha. I do this a lot actually! Breakfast is my favorite meal so when I get hung up on a food, it’s usually a breakfast thing! 🙂 Hope you had a fabulous weekend, Gayle!!

      Reply
  3. Biana @ Tasty Galaxy says

    October 26, 2014 at 10:19 pm

    This is so delicious! I like banana bread, and make it quite often. I have never made french toast out of it, so that is definitely something new to try.

    Btw, I stopped by from the Culinary Flavors blog, really liked your leaf cookies.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 27, 2014 at 11:20 am

      Hi Biana! Oh, thanks! I’m so glad you liked the leaf cookies. They’re one of my favorite things to make this time of year. So festive and pretty! Yesssss, french toast out of quick breads is fantastic. I hope you try it! Any quick bread works! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Nicole @ Waterloo, with Love says

    October 27, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    5 stars
    I’m absolutely loving all your fall recipes! 🙂 I haven’t had french toast in years… how sad is that! This recipe is so awesome, I think I might just wake up extra early tomorrow to try it out!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 27, 2014 at 9:33 pm

      Hi Nicole! Oh, good! I’m so glad you’re liking the recipes! Yes… I’m on a major French toast kick. I’ve been eating it constantly! But a healthy version of it. Except for this version, which is definitely NOT healthy! Haha. Let me know if you try it! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Sharon - Her Organized Chaos says

    October 27, 2014 at 9:52 pm

    I LOVE french toast and I LOVE pumpkin and I would NEVER think to put those two together. These look to die for! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 27, 2014 at 10:06 pm

      Thanks, Sharon! Yep, you could make French toast out of any quick bread really! Try it sometime! 🙂 Let me know if you do!!

      Reply
  6. Annie @Maebells says

    October 28, 2014 at 11:58 am

    5 stars
    This looks amazing! I love the flavors you used!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 28, 2014 at 12:08 pm

      Thanks so much, Annie! You are too kind! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Susan @ 2 cats & chloe says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    I was forced to go Gluten Free because of health issues… honestly, I miss french toast the most. This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing it in the linkup! Pinning!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 29, 2014 at 10:05 pm

      Oh no! I hope you can recreate it somehow with different ingredients! Thanks for the party! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Diane Roark says

    October 30, 2014 at 8:10 am

    Thanks for linking up to Wonderful Wed. Blog Hop. I Pinned your delicious banana bread to our Wonderful Wed. Blog Hop Banana Pinterest Board.
    Blessings,
    Diane Roark

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 30, 2014 at 8:28 am

      Great! Thank you, Diane! Thanks for the party! Hope you’re having a fantastic week! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Diane Roark says

    October 30, 2014 at 8:13 am

    I love your blog. Your pictures are beautiful. Can you tell me what plugin you use for leaving comments and the YES, add me to your mailing list. What a great idea?

    Blessings,
    Diane Roark

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 30, 2014 at 8:30 am

      Thank you! That’s so sweet! I feel like pictures are always a work in progress! Hmmmm… not sure what the comment box plugin is, I’m not super tech-savvy, but I know I have a plugin that let’s people know I’ve replied to their initial comment. It’s ‘Comment Reply Notification’, I believe. Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  10. J @ Bless Her Heart Y'all says

    October 31, 2014 at 11:28 am

    Wow! This looks amazing for a Saturday morning in the fall! I couldn’t imagine waking up to anything better this time of year! Thanks for sharing and thanks for joining the Celebrate Southern link up this week! I hope you have a great Halloween and that we see you back again for another week of the link up on Tuesday!

    J @ Bless Her Heart Y’all
    http://www.blessherheartyall.com

    Reply
  11. Stephanie says

    October 31, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    I love this idea!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 31, 2014 at 4:58 pm

      Thanks so much for the party, Stephanie!! 🙂

      Reply
  12. [email protected] in Pyjamas says

    November 3, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    Oh how delicious, I could eat this for brunch everyday! Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 4, 2014 at 10:18 am

      I know – I wish I could eat it every day too!! Thanks so much for the party, Laura! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Kat says

    February 26, 2017 at 10:20 am

    I just made the bread. I did not see the screen properly so I just realized that instead of 1/3 cup of oil I used 1/2… the bread is probably not as great as it should be but the taste is still good.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      February 27, 2017 at 8:01 pm

      I’m so glad it still turned out well for you! That shouldn’t have made too much of a difference, so I hope you still liked it. 🙂

      Reply

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