Description
The Colton Family’s French Toast Casserole is special to them because they make it for Easter Brunch every…
Ingredients
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- 1 cup (240 ml) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) butter
- 1 (8-10 oz) loaf of crusty French bread cut into bite size pieces
- 2 cups (480 ml) milk
- 6 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Sprinkle of cinnamon
- 1 tbsp brown sugar or as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease a 9×12-inch baking dish.
- Stir 1 cup brown sugar and butter together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves into butter, 2 to 4 minutes.
Make sure it’s really combined! Pour into prepared baking dish and spread a 1 1/2 to 2 inch layer of bread pieces over the top. - Beat milk, eggs and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Pour milk mixture over bread into the baking dish and move bread as necessary to ensure all bread is absorbing liquid. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
- In the morning, remove and discard plastic wrap from baking dish and sprinkle remaining brown sugar over the top of the bread mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380