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Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast
Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast is a wonderful recipe to prepare ahead of time. It consists of slices of sugary buttered bread, doused with a vanilla egg custard and finished with a sprinkling of toasted pecans. Perfect for breakfast or brunch.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 18 2 slices per person
Calories: 259 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 lb French bread this is the typical weight of a standard loaf of French bread
- 4 whole eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 oz salted butter
- 6 oz light brown sugar
- 6 oz Chopped Pecans
- 8 oz heavy whipping cream
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish (use the microwave.) Pour the melted butter into a bowl with the brown sugar and mix together until well blended.
- Using a pastry or silicone brush, distribute the leftover butter around the baking dish, up the sides and over the bottom.
- Slice the French toast into ½ inch thickness. This will yield about 18 slices.
- Whisk the eggs together, add vanilla and cream to make a custard.
- Step 1 - Spread half of the quantity sugary butter onto half of the quantity of the bread, (about 9 slices) making sure to cover the entire piece of each slice. Put the bread into the baking dish, single layer.
- Step 2 - Pour half of the egg custard over the bread slices.
- Step 3 - Sprinkle half of the pecans onto bread slices.
- Repeat steps 1-3 with the remaining ingredients. Place the second layer of buttered bread slices on top of the first layer of bread slices.
- Wrap the baking dish in foil and store overnight in the refrigerator. The following day, take it out of the refrigerator. Do not remove the foil. Put it directly in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 45 minutes.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
2slices
Calories
259kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
263mg
(11%)
Potassium
95mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
349IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 182 slices per person
Amount Per Serving
Calories 259
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2slices | |
| Calories | 259kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 263mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 349IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.