Pumpkin Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

INGREDIENTS

• 6 oz. 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 16 slices French country-style bread
• 1 3/4 cups 1% milk
• 8 eggs
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 3 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted