Vegan Pumpkin French Toasts with Pumpkin Cornbread

• 7 to 8 thick slices of pumpkin cornbread or 6 to 7 thick slices of pumpkin cinnamon bread or other whole grain stale bread (see notes for links)

Pumpkin French Toast Batter:

• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 3/4 cup non dairy milk (almond milk, soy milk or coconut milk)
• 1 tbsp starch (cornstarch or arrowroot starch)
• 1 tbsp flour , use rice flour to make gluten-free
• 2 tsp flax meal optional
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp maple syrup or sugar
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/8 tsp salt

Caramelized apples:

• 2 small apples, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tbsp coconut sugar
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon