Overnight French Toast Casserole
This Overnight French toast casserole is made with sliced brioche bread, and maple syrup, and has a cream cheese filling. Topping this flavorful French toast is fresh fruit including blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries.
Ingredients
French Toast Casserole
- 1 loaf brioche bread
- 6 eggs
- 2 ½ cups milk
- 2 tablespoons butter - melted
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cup sliced strawberries or berries of choice
- ¼ cup maple syrup for serving
- Confectioner’s sugar - for dusting
- ½ cup pecans - if desired
Cream cheese topping
- 4 ounce cream cheese
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- Slice the bread into 1-inch thick slices if not using a presliced brioche bread. Layer the bread into the 9x13 dish evenly.
- In a bowl, beat the 6 eggs with the milk, heavy cream, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract.
- After stirring the egg mixture, evenly pour it over the brioche bread making sure to saturate all of the bread slices well.
- Combine the cream cheese and the cinnamon together and drop in dollops on the bread.
- Refrigerate the French Toast casserole overnight.
Day of baking
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF
- Uncover the casserole dish, sprinkle the brown sugar on top of the bread, and drizzle the melted butter evenly over the dish. At this point, add the chopped pecans if using.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes. The bread should be golden brown before removing from the oven.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
- Top with strawberries or desired berries, drizzle, and serve with maple syrup.
Notes
Overnight French toast is best eaten right after baking due to the bread getting soggy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 501kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 12gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 217mgSodium: 348mgFiber: 3gSugar: 35g
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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