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Sausage French Toast Bake
With sweet hints of orange and maple and a salty bite from sausage, this French Toast is the best of sweet meets savory when it comes to brunch.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
12 hrs
Total Time
12 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 379 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 9 slices *thick-cut day old brioche bread, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes If you do not have day old bread, see notes
- 1 package Jones Dairy Farm All NaturalPork Sausage, defrosted (9 links)
- 5 large eggs
- 1 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Zest 1 large orange, about 2 teaspoons
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Lightly grease an 8x8 baking dish.
- If you haven’t already, slice the bread into 1 1/2 -inch cubes. Slice the sausage into three even pieces.
- Layer half of the bread in the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle with half of the sausage. Layer remaining bread on top followed by remaining sausage.
- Add the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and orange zest to a medium bowl. Whisk to combine. Pour the mixture over the bread and sausage. Use the back of a spoon to make sure the top pieces get soaked into the bread.
- Cover with foil or plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least two hours or overnight.
- When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Take the French Toast Bake out of the fridge at let it come to room temperature while the oven preheats.
- Bake covered for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake another 10-15 minutes until puffed and golden brown.
- Drizzle with maple syrup and dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm with extra maple syrup.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
379kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
196mg
(65%)
Sodium
459mg
(19%)
Potassium
232mg
(7%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
555IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
110mg
(11%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 379
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 379kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 196mg | 65% |
| Sodium | 459mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 232mg | 5% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 555IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 110mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.