Baked French Toast

Name: Baked French Toast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 8 ounces day-old French bread, unsliced; 4 large eggs; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon maple extract; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 cups 2% milk; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; TOPPING:; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Freshly grated nutmeg, optional; Fresh raspberries or blueberries; Confectioners' sugar

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7 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 40 min. + standing

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Jill Baughman, New York, New York

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Updated on Oct. 03, 2023

Any day is special when Mom makes one of her French toast recipes, like this do-ahead baked version. —Jill Baughman, New York, New York

Test Kitchen tips

Top this decadent French toast with whatever fruit is in season. Go with berries in the spring, stone fruit in summer, apples or pears in fall, and citrus in winter.

Switch it up by using brioche or challah in place of French bread. Or go all-out with thick slices of cinnamon-raisin bread.

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Baked French Toast

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Yield:8 servings

Prep:20 min

Cook:40 min

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Ingredients

8 ounces day-old French bread, unsliced
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon maple extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups 2% milk
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
topping:

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Freshly grated nutmeg, optional
Fresh raspberries or blueberries
Confectioners' sugar

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Directions

1
Cut bread into 1-in.-thick slices. Arrange in a single layer in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Lightly beat next 6 ingredients; stir in milk and cream. Pour egg mixture over bread, turning once to coat. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.

2
Preheat oven to 375°. Turn bread again to coat. For topping, combine flour, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and, if desired, nutmeg. Sprinkle flour mixture over bread.
3
Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean and topping is golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Top with raspberries or blueberries; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.