Baked Overnight French Toast
Prepare a casserole dish with all the ingredients for this overnight baked French toast recipe and simply bake in the morning for a delicious start to the day. Overnight Baked French Toast is sure to wow your family. This is an easy baked French toast to serve with syrup, fruit, cinnamon or powdered sugar. Effortless morning meals like this are perfect for holidays when you don't want to cook and just want to spend time with your family. Enjoy this indulgent treat for Christmas morning or any day when you're feeling just a little bit lazy. With a breakfast casserole recipe this easy, it's okay to be lazy sometimes! Plus, no one's going to notice that this is a lazy-morning dish because it tastes like you spent hours on it. Pair the French toast with a cup of coffee and a piece of fruit for the best breakfast ever.
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Preparation Time10 min
Cooking Time14 min
Cooking MethodOven, Casserole
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 12 3/4 inch slices French bread
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- In large bowl beat eggs, milk, sugar, syrup, vanilla and salt to blend. Pour mixture over bread. Turn bread slices to coat. Cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spread butter over bottom of heavy large baking pan with 1 inch sides. Remove bread from egg mixture and arrange slices in pan.
- Bake French bread 10 minutes. Turn bread over and continue baking until just golden, about 6 minutes longer.
- Transfer cooked toast to plates and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve at once with your favorite toppings, like warm maple syrup and chopped, toasted walnuts.