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Pumpkin French Toast Fingers

Soft bread soaked in egg, milk and pumpkin purée, gently pan-cooked and cut into fingers. No added sugar.

prep
5 min
cook
10 min
total
15 min
serves
2
level
easy
Pumpkin French Toast Fingers, a soft, toddler-friendly meal

French toast gets a gentler, no-syrup version here: bread soaked in egg, milk and a spoonful of pumpkin purée, then cooked until fully set and cut into fingers a toddler can pick up.

The pumpkin does double duty, adding a mild sweetness so there is no need for any added sugar, and a bit of color that makes this one easy to get excited about.

If your little one is still earlier in the journey, start with our Baby's First Foods guide.

Part of our 40 toddler meal ideas list.

method

  1. Whisk the egg, milk, pumpkin purée and cinnamon together in a shallow bowl until smooth.

  2. Cut each slice of bread into thick fingers, about 2cm wide.

  3. Dip each finger into the egg mixture, turning to coat both sides, and let any excess drip off.

  4. Melt the butter in a nonstick pan over low to medium-low heat.

  5. Cook the soaked bread fingers for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden and fully set, with no wet egg visible anywhere.

  6. Cool to just warm, checking the middle of the thickest piece, before serving.

chef's tips

  • Cutting the bread into fingers before soaking, rather than after cooking, means the egg mixture gets all the way through each piece.
  • Cook these a little longer than you think you need to. A fully set, dry-to-the-touch center matters more here than with regular toast, since this one started as raw egg.
  • No added sugar is needed; the pumpkin purée brings a mild natural sweetness on its own.
  • If your toddler has not had egg before, this is not the place to introduce it for the first time; try it plain first, following our Baby's First Foods guide.