Overnight French Toast for an Easy and Delicious Breakfast the Next Morning
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Overnight French Toast for an Easy and Delicious Breakfast the Next Morning
Description
Overnight French Toast requires soaking bread slices, preferably lightly dried stale bread or rich varieties like brioche or challah, in a mixture of eggs, milk or half and half, and vanilla. This soaking process allows the bread to become fully infused with the custard overnight in the refrigerator. Before refrigerating, a light dusting of cinnamon on each side can be applied to customize the spice level. Cooking the soaked bread in butter over medium heat results in golden, tender slices with a creamy interior. The topping options such as powdered sugar, maple syrup, or fruit syrup complement the gentle sweetness and vanilla flavor of the toast.
The recipe works well for a prepared-ahead breakfast, significantly reducing morning preparation time. It can be served as is or with a variety of sweet toppings to suit personal preferences.
Cooked slices can be frozen once cooled by placing them on a flat surface before transferring to a freezer bag, allowing convenient reheating via microwave, air fryer, skillet, or oven. Using quality, organic ingredients is recommended for the best flavor and texture.
Ingredients
- 4 egg
- 2 oz milk or half and half (for UK, half milk, half cream)
- ½ tsp vanilla or more, to your taste
- 8 lices bread any type, will work, however, the best is a light brioche or egg bread, stale
- butter for the pan (more to serve, if desired)
Topping:
- 1 Tbsp powdered sugar maple syrup, fruit syrup or whatever you like to top your toast with
Instructions
- The night before, beat the eggs with the milk. Add a little cream or use half and half if you want to be more posh! Don't forget some vanilla, then whisk well.
- Using stale bread is better than fresh, and you can use egg bread, croissants, panettone, or challah, too. I used homemade bread. I cut slices and allowed it to dry for about a couple of hours before using it.
- Don't worry about the ratio of ingredients as you really can't mess this up. Place some leftover bread in the egg mixture until it's all soaked up on both sides.
- After the egg mixture has soaked in, sprinkle a little cinnamon on both sides of each slice. The reason I do this is that you are able to control how much cinnamon is on each piece of bread. Cover and refrigerate the overnight French toast.
- The next morning, remove the bread from the fridge at least half an hour before you want to cook it.
- Over medium heat in a non-stick or cast iron pan, add a little butter, then cook the soaked bread until lightly brown on both sides. You don't want to cook it over a high heat or the middle of the bread won't cook thoroughly.
- You can dust the overnight French toast with powdered sugar, or just eat it plain. However you choose, just serve the French toast immediately. Do use real maple syrup--none of that fake corn syrup stuff, or a lovely fruit sauce.
Notes
- Use stale or lightly dried bread slices for better custard absorption and texture.
- Before refrigerating, sprinkle cinnamon on both sides for controlled flavor.
- Cook soaked bread in butter over medium heat until golden and cooked through.
- To freeze, cool cooked toast on a sheet before packing into bags; reheat in microwave, air fryer, skillet, or oven.
- Choose quality ingredients like organic eggs and good milk or half and half to improve taste.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 415 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2pieces | |
| Calories | 415kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 315mg | 105% |
| Sodium | 419mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 92mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 982IU | 20% |
| Calcium | 86mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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