Bacon-Crusted Pumpkin French Toast with Cereal Crunch

Add a little flavor and crunch to your French toast by dredging the bread in crushed cereal and frying it in bacon grease for one irresistible plate of Bacon Fried Cereal Coated Pumpkin French Toast!

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If you enjoy French toast, you might also like my other seasonal recipes such as Gingerbread French Toast Bake, Pecan Pumpkin Pie French Toast Roll Ups, and Caramelized Banana French Toast.

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Pumpkin recipes are everywhere when the season arrives, and for good reason — they make fall feel longer and cozier. Living in the Midwest, fall can be fleeting: sometimes crisp weather lasts only a couple of weeks before winter arrives, or an extended Indian summer means barely any fall at all. Either way, I can never get enough of pumpkin, and this French toast is one way to stretch that cozy feeling a little longer.

One weekend I had an early flight home and decided to surprise my family with a pumpkin breakfast. By 10:30 a.m. the house smelled amazing and everyone was ready for a plate of this delicious Bacon Fried Crunchy Coated Pumpkin French Toast.

Let’s make Cereal Coated Pumpkin French Toast

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Gather your usual French toast ingredients — eggs, milk and thick bread — plus pumpkin puree, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract, Frosted Flakes cereal and bacon grease. If you don’t have reserved bacon grease, fry a few slices of bacon and leave the rendered fat in the skillet to cook the toast.

I like to use a cast iron skillet for the best sear and flavor, but an electric skillet or griddle works just as well.

Start by putting 4 cups of Frosted Flakes into a large zip-top plastic bag. Seal the bag and crush the cereal with a rolling pin or a heavy glass until it is in coarse crumbs. Pour the crumbs into a shallow bowl.

In a separate shallow bowl, whisk together 3 large eggs, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Place both bowls near your skillet for an efficient assembly line.

Heat your skillet over medium and add a few tablespoons of bacon grease. Once the pan is hot and the grease is melted, dip each slice of bread into the pumpkin-egg mixture, coating both sides. Let excess drip off, then press the bread into the crushed cereal so both sides are well coated.

Place the cereal-coated bread onto the hot, greased skillet and cook about 3–4 minutes per side, or until the cereal turns golden brown and the center is set. You may need to add more bacon grease between batches to maintain a nice, crisp crust. Serve warm and enjoy.

Next time I make this, I plan to serve it with a cinnamon honey butter — a sweet, spiced spread that would pair perfectly with the crunchy cereal coating.

RELATED: Pecan Pumpkin Pie French Toast Roll Ups

Now grab your fork and dig in!

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Bacon Fried Cereal Coated Pumpkin French Toast

Yield:
3 two-slice servings

Prep Time:
5 minutes

Cook Time:
6 minutes

Total Time:
11 minutes

Add a little flavor and crunch to your French toast by dredging the bread in crushed cereal and cooking it in bacon grease for one delicious plate of Bacon Fried Cereal Coated Pumpkin French Toast!

Ingredients

• 6 slices of thick bread
• 4 cups Frosted Flakes
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons bacon grease

Instructions

1. Place Frosted Flakes in a zip-top plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin or heavy glass. Pour the crumbs into a shallow bowl and set aside.
2. In another shallow bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla.
3. Preheat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat and add 1–2 tablespoons of bacon grease.
4. Dip both sides of each bread slice into the pumpkin-egg mixture, letting excess drip off. Press the bread into the crushed cereal so both sides are coated.
5. Place the cereal-crusted bread into the preheated pan and cook about 3–4 minutes per side, until the Frosted Flakes are golden and the center is set. Repeat with remaining slices, adding more bacon grease as needed.
6. Serve warm with butter, syrup or a flavored butter like cinnamon honey butter.