French Toast Casserole
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French Toast Casserole
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Today's French Toast Casserole recipe is absolutely loaded with flavor and tastes great with or without a drizzle of maple syrup on top. This recipe has instructions to be either a make-ahead overnight recipe or it can be prepped and baked right away!Be sure to check out the how-to VIDEO at the bottom of the post!
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Ingredients
- 1 oz loaf challah bread for best results use day-old bread if making this casserole overnight, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 4 Tablespoons butter melted, unsalted
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 7 large egg
- 2 cups milk whole
- ½ cup heavy cream
TOPPING
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 8 Tablespoons butter cold, salted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and generously grease a 9x13 casserole dish with butter.
- Evenly layer Challah pieces into a deep 9x13 casserole dish. Set aside.
- Combine melted butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl and whisk until well-combined.
- Add sugars and whisk well.
- Add eggs and whisk again until ingredients are very well combined.
- Add milk and heavy cream and whisk again until all ingredients are well-combined.
- Pour mixture evenly over Challah pieces in casserole dish and use a spatula to stir gently so all pieces of bread are able to absorb the custard. Set aside while you prepare your topping.
TOPPING
- Combine flour, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon in the canister of a food processor and pulse briefly to combine (if you don't have a food processor, just stir together in a medium-sized bowl)
- Scatter butter pieces evenly over flour mixture and pulse until coarse crumbs form (if no food processor -- use a pastry cutter or fork and knife to cut butter into mixture until coarse crumbs form).
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE AND SERVE THE NEXT MORNING
- Cover your casserole dish tightly with plastic wrap or foil and place your crumble topping in an airtight container. Place both in the refrigerator.
- The next morning, remove your casserole dish and topping from the refrigerator Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C), uncover casserole dish, sprinkle topping evenly overtop (you may need to give the container a good shake if the topping has settled and started to stick together), and let dish sit while the oven fully preheats. Once preheated, bake*** for 50 minutes, allow to cool for several minutes before serving. Serve topped with maple syrup, if desired.
IF YOU WISH TO SERVE THE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE RIGHT AWAY
- Let the casserole sit for 15-20 minutes or until the bread has absorbed most of the custard. Sprinkle evenly with topping then transfer to 375°F (190°C) preheated oven and bake*** for 50 minutes. Allow to cool several minutes before digging in. Serve topped with maple syrup, if desired.
Notes
- *While this French Toast Casserole can be made with French or Italian bread, I've found that Challah bread creates a casserole with the best taste (by far!).
- **Either pure maple syrup or imitation pancake syrup will work well for this recipe.
- ***French Toast Casserole will puff up quite a bit in the oven and then settle down as it cools. I recommend using a deep casserole dish for this recipe, if you are worried that yours isn't deep enough then I recommend placing a foil-lined cookie sheet beneath the dish so that if there is any over-flow it is caught and doesn't make a mess of your oven.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
407kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
208mg
(69%)
Sodium
374mg
(16%)
Potassium
195mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Vitamin A
961IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
131mg
(13%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 407 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 407kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 208mg | 69% |
| Sodium | 374mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 195mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 961IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 131mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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