French Toast Breakfast Casserole
A delicious make-ahead breakfast casserole recipe perfect for the weekend or any special occasion.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar {I use raw sugar}
- 1 loaf old bread cut into 1" thick pieces {I used homemade whole wheat artisan bread}
- 8 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk or your choice of percent
- 1 TBS vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 chopped pecans
Instructions
- Combine butter and brown sugar and pour it in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
- Layer the bread on top, overlapping if necessary.
- Mix the eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon and pour over the bread.
- Sprinkle nuts on top.
- Cover the baking dish and chill overnight.
- In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake the casserole for 30 minutes or until bubbly and brown.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes.
- Serve with maple sugar or favorite syrup {if you'd like - I thought it was great as is, but my hubs and kids liked the extra syrup}.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 398mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 16g