French toast casserole is a unique take on traditional french toast, making it a breakfast favorite. The dish is easy to prepare and can be refrigerated overnight and even frozen for quick preparation later. To learn more about this tasty treat, read on to learn how to make French toast casserole.
Introduction
Combining the yummy taste of standard French toast with the ease of preparation of a casserole, French toast casserole has become a popular recipe for Christmas breakfast and weekend mornings. Gathering your ingredients and preparing the dish is fairly simple, but the dish will need to be refrigerated, so plan accordingly.
French Toast Apple Casserole
As this chef shows in this informational video, French toast casserole is extremely versatile as you can add fruit, such as apples in this example to the pan. She recommends this as a perfect breakfast dish for Valentines Day. Additionally, she adds a drizzle of maple syrup and broils the dish before serving to give it a nice glaze.
Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients
Step 2: Prepare French Toast Casserole
- Generously grease a 9x13 baking pan with the butter.
- Slice the French bread if necessary and arrange the slices in the greased pans, overlapping slices in two layers.
- Mix the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl until well combined.
- Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread in the baking pan, spooning the egg between the bread layers.
- Cover the pan with aluminum foil and refrigerate for at least three hours, preferably overnight.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake the casserole for 45 minutes or until lightly browned.
French Toast Casserole Variations
- Add raisins, blueberries or apples if desired.
- Top the casserole with chopped pecans or walnuts.
- Serve the dish with maple syrup or powdered sugar.
- The unbaked dish can be safely frozen, then thawed before it's baked.
