Baked Apple French Toast
It’s time to step up your breakfast game. This recipe for Baked Apple French Toast is soon to be your favorite go-to breakfast recipe. This is the perfect French Toast recipe to pull out on a lazy weekend morning. Take your time customizing this recipe to your preferences – who says you can’t add as much cinnamon as you want? French Toast is also a great recipe to make with your kids. They’ll love helping you in the kitchen, and they’ll love the delicious apple flavor of the end result even more.
Ingredients
- 1 large loaf crusty Italian bread
- 1 1/2 cup Karen's Naturals Just Apples
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Egg Batter:
- 15 medium eggs
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
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Cut bread into cubes.
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Grease a deep casserole dish.
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Add one layer of the cubed bread to the dish.
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Add Karen’s Naturals Just Apples on top of the bread and spread evenly.
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In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, 2 Tbsp. sugar and 1 Tbsp. cinnamon.
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Drop cream cheese mixture in small spots on top of the Just Apples, then spread evenly.
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Top with remaining cubed bread.
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In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, vanilla, 1/4 cup sugar and salt.
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Whisk until mixture is thin.
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Gently and slowly pour egg mixture over casserole, making sure to cover as much surface area as possible.
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Lightly press down on the bread to absorb the egg mixture.
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Spray a piece of foil with pan spray and cover dish tightly. Refrigerate overnight.
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When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the casserole for 30 minutes covered.
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Uncover, then bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes or until bread is golden brown and toasted.
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