It’s Monday! I hope you had a fantastic weekend. Ours was quiet which was sweet. Today, I am sharing another one of my favorite easy casseroles. It can easily be prepped the night before and baked the next morning. It feeds a crowd, has a delicious pumpkin flavor, and a cinnamon streusel topping for a little crunch. It is PERFECT for Christmas morning!

Ingredients
French Toast Casserole
- 1 15-18 oz loaf of stale white bread* such as challah, French bread, or Brioche
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup pure pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling
- 5 large eggs
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice or make your own – see recipe notes
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Streusel Topping
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter melted
Instructions
French Toast Casserole
- Lightly grease a 9×13 inch (23 x 33 cm) glass baking pan.
- Cut the loaf of bread into small cubes or rip into pieces with your hands. Place the bread in the prepared pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, pumpkin puree, eggs, sugar, pumpkin spice and vanilla extract.
- Pour the pumpkin mixture over the bread and gently stir (if needed) to ensure that the bread is evenly coated.
Streusel Topping
- In a medium bowl stir together the flour, brown sugar, white sugar, pumpkin pie spice and chopped pecans.
- Stir in the melted butter.
If Baking Immediately
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C) degrees.
- Sprinkle/crumble the streusel over the French toast casserole.
- Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes covered. Then remove the foil and continue baking for 15-20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
If Baking the Next Morning
- Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place in the fridge overnight.
- Cover the bowl of streusel with plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
- When ready to bake, remove from the fridge and preheat the oven to 350F (180C) degrees.
- Sprinkle the streusel over the French toast casserole.
- Bake covered with aluminum foil for 40 minutes, then remove the foil and continue baking for 15-20 minutes.
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Thank you for sharing a recipe I think I will actually use and love. It looks delicious and I will make it for my Christmas breakfast. Self care is important so continue doing what you are doing.
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