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Overnight French Toast Casserole
Overnight French Toast Casserole has all the goodness of French toast and then some thanks to that sweet crumble topping! It's made with a rich, cinnamony custard soaked sourdough bread and even the pickiest eaters will love it. It makes perfect holiday or weekend breakfast, and you'll love that you can make it the night before serving!
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 5m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking dish
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the French toast: Butter a 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Add bread cubes to baking dish spreading them into an even layer. In a mixing bowl with a pour spout** whisk together sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
melted butter, (plus more butter for baking dish)2 Tbspground nutmeg1 pinch
2
Add in eggs and whisk until well blended, while scraping bowl. Pour in milk, half and half and vanilla and whisk until well blended.
large eggs6milk (anything but skim)1 cuphalf and half1 cup
3
Slowly and evenly pour egg mixture over bread cubes working to coat all of them (if you miss a few just turn and dunk them into the custard that's in the dish). Cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight, or at least ⏱️ 10 hours.
4
In the morning preheat oven to 350 degrees and while oven is preheating remove casserole from fridge and let rest at room temperature, it should rest about ⏱️ 15 minutes. Also, prepare crumble while oven is preheating.
5
For the crumble: In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
6
Add butter and cut into flour mixture using a pastry cutter or a long pronged fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, transfer to fridge if oven hasn't fully preheated yet then add it just before placing casserole in oven.
melted butter, (plus more butter for baking dish)2 Tbsp
7
Sprinkle casserole evenly with crumble then bake in preheated oven until set and center is cooked through and no longer soggy, about ⏱️ 38 - 45 minutes.
8
Let cool a few minutes, pour melted butter over top, dust with powdered sugar if desired, then cut into squares and serve warm drizzling each serving with maple syrup.
melted butter, (plus more butter for baking dish)2 TbspPowdered sugar, (for dusting (about 1 tsp))
Nutrition Facts
calories
328 kcal
fat Content
13 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
13 g
sodium Content
329 mg
protein Content
8 g
cholesterol Content
127 mg
carbohydrate Content
41 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
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