French Toast Casserole
Easy Baked French Toast Casserole with a cinnamon and brown sugar syrup... DELICIOUS! A decadent spin on a classic breakfast recipe that can feed a crowd! Minimal work and effort filled with incredible flavours. Prepare our French Toast Casserole overnight OR bake it right away
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 loaf sliced bread (thick, about 2-inches thick)
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups milk (full fat or 2%)
- 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch icing sugar (to dust)
- 1 handful strawberries (blueberries, blackberries, kiwi fruits, pineapple, bananas or any other fruit to serve.)
Instructions
- 1
Lightly grease an oven safe 9"×13" baking dish (22 cm x 33 cm).
- 2
Melt butter in a small pot over low heat. (Alternatively, melt in a microwave safe bowl in the microwave in 15 second increments, stirring in between, until melted.)
- 3
Add 1 cup brown sugar, mixing well to combine. (If on the stove, let simmer for 1 minute to slightly dissolve the sugar.)Pour mixture into prepared dish and spread out to evenly coat.
- 4
Beat together eggs, milk and vanilla. Set aside.
- 5
Combine remaining brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a separate bowl. Set aside.
- 6
Arrange bread in a single layer over the butter/sugar mixture in the dish.
- 7
Pour half of the egg wash over bread. Top with half of the brown sugar/cinnamon.
- 8
Arrange remaining bread slices over the top. Pour over remaining egg wash and top with remaining brown sugar/cinnamon. Lightly press bread into the egg wash to ensure slices are evenly soaked.
- 9
Cover tightly with foil and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to soak up the custard mixture, or overnight for the best results
- 10
When ready to bake, take the dish out of the refrigerator 20 minutes before baking (if it has been in overnight) to get the chill out. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 11
Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue baking for a further 15 minutes.
- 12
Top with icing/powdered sugar. Serve with the syrup from the dish.