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French Toast Casserole

Our Easy French Toast Casserole is a classic recipe for brunch or breakfast, especially a holiday breakfast! You'll go nuts for the cinnamon crumb topping. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Resting Time1 hour
Course: Breakfast, Over 200 Favorite Easy Breakfast Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked french toast, breakfast, casserole, christmas breakfast, french toast, make ahead, overnight
Servings: 8
Author: Carrian Cheney

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 Loaf Challah Bread day old, Brioche or Sourdough can be used as well
  • 8 Eggs large
  • 2 Cups Milk 2%, see note
  • 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
  • 3/4 Cup Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla

Topping

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Tear or cube the bread into 1-2" pieces and grease a 9x13" baking dish. Pile all of the bread into the pan.
    1 Loaf Challah Bread
  • Whisk the eggs, milk and heavy cream. Add the sugars, cinnamon and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Pour the custard all over the bread, occasionally pressing the bread down a little. Wrap the entire dish in saran wrap and place in the fridge overnight. If you need to bake it the same day, set the pan out to absorb the custard for 1 hour before baking.
    8 Eggs, 2 Cups Milk, 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream, 3/4 Cup Sugar, 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar, 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon, 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
  • Prepare the topping by adding to a bowl the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt whisking to combine. Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter and squeeze the mixture together in clumps. Place in a ziploc bag and refrigerate to keep the mixture held together.
    1/2 Cup Flour, 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, 1 Pinch Salt, 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Remove the saran wrap and sprinkle the top with clumps of the topping. Place in the oven for 45-60 minutes. I like it somewhere in between but if you like it extra dry and not soft in the middle then go for 60 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and dust with powdered sugar. Serve with Buttermilk Syrup (see note)

Notes

Do not use fat free milk.
To make the syrup like a caramel syrup just add 1 cup of brown sugar to the white sugar. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 601kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 250mg | Sodium: 322mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 1030IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 182mg | Iron: 3mg