Pumpkin Pie French Toast w/ Homemade Pumpkin Syrup!

Ingredients

For French Toast

• 6 Slices of french bread about an inch thick
• 3 Eggs
• 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin spice mix
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• ½ Cup Pumpkin Puree
• ½ Cup Milk
• 3 Tablespoons Butter
• Pumpkin Spice Syrup recipe below, for topping
• Whipped Cream for topping, optional
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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup

• 1 and 1/2 cups water
• 3/4 cup light or dark brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice mix
• 3-4 tablespoons pumpkin puree
• 1 and 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract

Instructions

For Pumpkin French Toast

1. In a medium bowl whisk the eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin spice mix, vanilla extract, pumpkin puree and the milk.In a medium skillet, melt 1 T butter on medium high.Deep each piece of bread into the pumpkin mixture. Press down so that the bread soaks up the maximum amount of batter. Place the bread (3 at a time) onto the skillet and cook for 3 minutes each side until brown. Melt ½ T of butter for each side you cook. Top with pumpkin spice syrup, and optional whipped cream. Serve hot.
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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup

5. In a medium saucepan, add water and both sugars. Simmer on medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes. Turn the heat down to low and whisk in pumpkin spice mix, and pumpkin puree. Simmer for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Do not allow the mixture to come to a boil. Remove from the heat and strain through a mesh strainer lined with cheese cloth or a very thin, clean tea towel. Allow to cool about 10 minutes, and stir in the vanilla . Store in a mason jar or airtight container for up to 3 months in the refrigerator.
6. ENJOY!