Pumpkin Pecan French Toast

This week on the blog we are all about food and fall right before Thanksgiving next week! To kick off the week I have whipped up some pumpkin pecan french toast! Perfect for a fall brunch with friends, but so good you can eat it anytime throughout the year!

Ingredients:

One loaf of good quality bread cut into 10 pieces
2 eggs
3/4 cup of milk
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

For sauce:

1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup pumpkin butter
2 tablespoons butter (as needed)

First whisk together the eggs, milk, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.

Spray and heat the skillet. Dip the pieces of bread on each side in the mixture and cook on skillet until golden brown flipping once.

In a small sauce pan mix together the chopped pecans and pumpkin butter over low heat. If the sauce is too thick add in the butter to thin out the sauce to more of a syrup consistency.

When the sauce and french toast is completed serve with strawberries, a light dusting of powdered sugar, and some maple syrup.

Enjoy!!

-A

Spring Time Cocktail

My Mom and I made up some delicious cocktails for our guests for brunch. It was oh-so-yummy! Perfect blend of fruity and fresh! I'm looking forward to making this again for a party with friends!

Orange- Lime Mojito

Serves 4

1 cup of Orange Juice (bonus if it is freshly squeezed)
Juice of 2 limes
10 basil leaves
2 table spoons of Triple Sec
1 cup light rum
1 cup club soda
1/2 cup of simple syrup


Frist make the simple syrup. Start by combining 1/2 cup or water and 1/2 cup of white granulated sugar in a pot. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat and stir until sugar has dissolved. Once dissolved, remove syrup from heat and let cool. I recommend doing this about 2 hours before serving so the syrup is at room temp.

Mix all other ingredients into a large glass pitcher and serve over ice.

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-A