Overnight Caramel Apple French Toast Casserole
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Overnight Caramel Apple French Toast Casserole
Description
Overnight Caramel Apple French Toast Casserole combines pieces of sourdough bread with apple pie filling, soaked in a custard base made with eggs, milk, heavy cream, spice cake mix, cinnamon, and vanilla. The topping mixture of flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and butter is scattered atop before baking, creating a crumbly contrast to the soft soaked bread. Baking is done until the center sets and edges brown, producing a comforting baked breakfast dish.
The recipe finishes with a caramel sauce made from butter, sugars, cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla. This sauce adds richness and sweetness that complements the cinnamon and apple components.
This casserole works well prepared overnight, as soaking allows the bread to absorb flavors fully. It serves well as a special weekend brunch dish that holds warmth for serving after baking.
Ingredients
- 1 sourdough bread tore into pieces, loaf
- 1 apple pie filling brand: Lucky Leaf; 21 oz can
- 8 egg
- 2 1/2 c. milk
- 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream
- 2 c. spice cake mix
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Topping
- 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c. brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 c. butter
Caramel Sauce
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. brown sugar packed
- 1/2 c. whipping cream
- 1 1/3 c. powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Spray a 9x13" glass baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Layer half of bread in baking dish. Spread apple pie filling over bread. Top with remaining bread.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, heaving whipping cream, cake mix, cinnamon and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Pour mixture over bread.
- Cover baking dish and store in the fridge overnight or for several hours.
- In a small bowl add flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt, stir until combined. Cut butter into mixture. Store in fridge overnight and several hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove french toast casserole from fridge, uncover and drop topping by the spoonful randomly across french toast casserole.
- Bake for 1 hour until the center is set and edges are browned.
- Prepare caramel sauce half way through french toast baking. In a small saucepan combine butter, sugars and cream in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Cool for 20 minutes.
- Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Top casserole with caramel sauce
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 868 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 868kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 130g | 43% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 183mg | 61% |
| Sodium | 887mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 362mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 83g | 166% |
| Vitamin A | 1035IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 168mg | 17% |
| Iron | 4.5mg | 25% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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