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: 1051kcal
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 Ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
Topping:
- ½ cup Unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup Pecans chopped
- ⅓ cup Dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher 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: 1051kcal | Carbohydrates: 158g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 174mg | Sodium: 1815mg | Potassium: 493mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 842IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 233mg | Iron: 11mg