French Toast Casserole Recipe

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Cinnamon and sugar top this fuss-free fare that tastes like French toast. Since you assemble it the previous night, you save time in the morning. —Sharyn Adams, Crawfordsville, Indiana

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French Toast Casserole Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 45 min. + standing
  • Yield: 12 Servings
15 45 60

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf (1 pound) French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 8 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 3 cups 2% milk
  • 4 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • TOPPING:
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • Maple syrup, optional

Directions

  • Place bread cubes in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
  • Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Dot with butter. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top.
  • Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with maple syrup if desired. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 223 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 151 mg cholesterol, 484 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 11 g protein.

Originally published as French Toast Casserole in Quick Cooking January/February 2000, p12

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Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2012 by bloober

I have made French Toast Casserole many times. Every one that has tasted it always wants one for them or on thier special day.

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2012 by horsey_mom

Everyone loves this recipe!

Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2012 by prbout

The best! 1/2'd the recipe for just my husband and me, used VERY hard bread from freezer, soaked bread cubes and egg-milk mixture in zip-lock bag overnight, turning several times. Then put into greased dish. I also added some golden raisins. This was so good. Next time I may add a chopped apple.

Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2012 by 1Love

It was very easy and tasty!

Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2012 by 1Love

It was very easy and tasty!

Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2012 by pjppacheco

I have made this for years. I was given the recipe of 12 eggs, loaf of cheap bread, and cream cheese and the rest being the same. But I have cover with foil and that will help with cooking all the way thru at 350 for 1 hour. keep extra syrup for those that would perfer more.

Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2012 by SanityBreak202

I made this yesterday morning for my son's birthday sleepover. EVERYBODY LOVED IT! After trying a different recipe a couple of years ago and having the same issue that other reviewers had with this one of the center being soggy, I did it a bit different. I made 3/4 of the liquid and dipped the bread by handfulls before putting into dish. I also used two dishes (9 X 13 and a round quiche dish) for a sigle layer of bread cubes. Then I baked for 50 min UNcovered (by accident but it worked) in a 325 degree convection oven. Had very little soggyness and as I said before, EVERYBODY LOVE IT!!

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2012 by Kefirkarin

yummy!

Reviewed on Jan. 02, 2012 by Beckster19

This came out soggy in the middle, so I will try again with less liquid. I think I will also stir the bread when I pull it out in the morning, because the bottom bread was soggy and the top bread was dry. Instead of 2 tsp cinnamon, I used 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg, because I love nutmeg on my French toast. I will try this again because it may turn out better with these changes.

Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2012 by cvernsmith

I agree with other reviewers, I like the top crispy part, but the center was soggy without much taste. It took forever to cook all the way through, too. The rest of breakfast was cold by the time this finally cooked. The family wasn't crazy about it. I have over a pan of soggy bread to feed the birds. :(

 
 

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