A high Protein Pumpkin French Toast Bake loaded with all the pumpkin spice flavor and nutrition. This baked pumpkin protein french toast casserole can be made overnight for a healthy meal-prep breakfast.

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Now I know French toast is more of a breakfast food, but with the low fat and high protein part of this healthy pumpkin french toast casserole, it was more of a post-workout treat!

No complaints at all here though. A dollop of whipped cream and this high protein baked pumpkin french toast is fall-perfect.

Ingredients for Protein Pumpkin French Toast Bake

This easy meal prep high protein pumpkin protein French toast bake uses clean ingredients like whole wheat bread and egg whites and has no butter or sugar.

Pure Pumpkin Puree either from the can like libbys, or homemade. Make sure its not pumpkin pie filling though
Whole Wheat Bread, or any other
Vanilla Protein Powder needed for high protein pumpkin French toast and also replaces the ‘sugar’. I used whey-casein from Quest Nutrition for this recipe.
Unsweetened Almond Milk or regular milk
Eggs
Egg Whites
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Nutmeg
Chopped Pecans

Tips to make Overnight Protein Pumpkin French Toast Casserole

This high protein overnight pumpkin French toast casserole is really easy to make, and truly perfect for a dessert for breakfast craving!

Grease the baking pan before putting in the bread. You want to make sure the baked pumpkin protein french toast comes off easily.

Use a blender to make the French toast mixture. The protein powder might clump otherwise if using a bowl and whisk.

Let the bread soak in the mixture overnight so that the flavor absorbs into the bread.

Cover baking pan 30 minutes into baking so the bread doesn’t burn on the top.

Use a knife or toothpick tester to check whether the pumpkin protein overnight french toast bake is ready. It should come out mostly clean, but with a few crumbs attached.

To Store Pumpkin Protein Powder French Toast

This skinny pumpkin protein powder french toast casserole recipe is great for a meal prep dessert or breakfast.

Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and store baked pumpkin protein french toast in the fridge for upto 5 days. You can also use an airtight container.

To freeze protein powder pumpkin French toast, slice into pieces, individually wrap each piece in plastic wrap, place in freezer-safe zipper bag, then freeze.

Alternatives for Healthy Pumpkin French Toast Bake Recipe

This healthy pumpkin French toast bake works best with the ingredient list, protein powder and brands I recommended, but here’s some options to try:

Whole Wheat Bread: Regular white bread, or even Texas toast or Brioche
Almond Milk: Regular milk
Egg Whites: Aquafaba (chickpea liquid)

Keto Baked Pumpkin French Toast!

For a keto, low carb and also low calorie baked pumpkin protein French toast, I recommend using hamburger buns from Smart Baking Company, or low-carb bread from ROYO; The code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount!

Some more Protein Powder Breakfast recipes to try: