French Toast Casserole
A decadent french toast casserole with a custard like egg filling, and topped with a caramel like pecan topping, perfect for feeding a crowd.
Servings: 8
Calories: 432kcal
Ingredients
- 9-10 cups of chunks of bread French, sourdough, ciabatta, or challah Approx. 1 large loaf
Custard
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup heavy cream can substitute milk or half and half
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 medium orange zest only
- 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Topping:
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- ⅓ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F with oven rack in the center position.
- Prepare your bread by ripping or cutting it into 1 inch cubes. Leave crust on.
- Prepare a 9 x 13 baking dish (or smaller if you want a thicker casserole), by spraying it with cooking spray.
- Fill pan with bread cubes.
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs together, then add the rest of the custard ingredients (milk, cream, sugars, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt). .
- Pour the egg and milk mixture evenly over all the bread chunks. Set aside.
- Mix the topping ingredients together (melted butter, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt), and drizzle over the bread chunks, evenly distributed.
- Bake the casserole for 35 to 45 minutes, until cooked through and top bread is browned and slightly crunchy.
- Remove from oven and let it cool for about 10 minutes.
- Serve with maple syrup and toppings of choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 177mg | Sodium: 401mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 838IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 2mg