Pumpkin French Toast Bake with Cream Cheese Glaze #BrueggersBunch

DISCLOSURE: This post is sponsored by Bruegger’s Bagels, but all content is 100% my own.

Fall is in the air and pumpkins are everywhere! Pumpkin decor is lining the store shelves, and pumpkin-flavored foods and drinks are in every aisle of the grocery store and in every restaurant. It’s a booming business, and consumers are loving it!

I am not one of those people who obsess over all things pumpkin flavored. I prefer just a hint of pumpkin flavoring with minimal spice, but it seems like most things are more heavily flavored. When I can’t find what I want, sometimes it’s just easier to make it myself!

French Toast is one of our favorite breakfast foods, so I came up with a delicious pumpkin french toast bake with a pumpkin cream cheese glaze, inspired by the pumpkin bagels and pumpkin cream cheese that Bruegger’s Bagels is currently offering through Thanksgiving. Both are lightly flavored, which is exactly what I like. The end result is delicious pumpkin french toast that tastes just like a freshly baked pumpkin roll!

I promise. It's THAT good!

Pumpkin French Toast Bake with Cream Cheese Glaze

INGREDIENTS:

French Toast Bake

• 1/2 dozen Bruegger's Bagels pumpkin bagels
• 6 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vanilla almond milk
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp butter, softened
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Glaze

• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tub (6.5 oz) of Bruegger’s Bagels Pumpkin Cream Cheese, softened
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 4 tbsp vanilla almond milk

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Lightly grease a 9x13 glass baking dish.

3. Chop the 6 pumpkin bagels into 1 inch pieces and place in the baking dish.

4. Mix the eggs, milk, vanilla almond milk, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a large bowl.

5. Pour the egg mixture over the bagel pieces, and gently mix to make sure all pieces are covered.

6. Place in fridge for 15 minutes.

7.Meanwhile, mix the brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon and softened butter until it is blended and crumbly.

8. Take the baking dish out of the fridge and spoon the brown sugar mixture over the top.

9. Bake for 50 minutes.

10. While it’s baking, prepare the glaze. Mix the softened pumpkin cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and vanilla almond milk until blended.

11. When the french toast bake comes out of the oven, immediately spoon the pumpkin cream cheese glaze over the french toast bake.

ENJOY!

Not only is Pumpkin French Toast Bake quick to prepare, but it’s also a crowd pleaser! It has the perfect hint of pumpkin flavoring, and the cream cheese glaze is a delicious alternative to syrup. If your family loves pumpkin, this recipe is destined to be a hit!

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