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Overnight French Toast Bake

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I wanted to do something special for my husband and children this past weekend, so I made Overnight French Toast Bake!  I got the idea from my parents (who prepare breakfast at our church every Sunday) and changed things up just a little bit to fit our likes.

And the result was a delicious treat! But y’all, don’t take my word for it!  You’ll totally be missing out if you do.

overnight french toast bake recipe

What I really adore about this recipe is all I have to do on a lazy Saturday morning is put it in the oven.  Everything is prepared the night before to allow mom (or whoever cooks breakfast) to sleep in a little longer and relax.

Overnight French Toast Bake

Overnight French Toast Bake

Yield: 8
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

An easy twist to an old favorite. You'll love the ease of Saturday morning when you make Overnight French Toast Bake.

Ingredients

  • 8 eggs
  • 1 pint low-fat half and half
  • 1 cup 1% milk
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (16 oz) french bread loaf, cut into 1" cubes
  • 1-2 tablespoons butter for coating baking dish

Topping

  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, whisk eggs well. Add in half and half and milk and whisk until combined. Add brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and vanilla; whisk and set aside.
  • Butter the bottom and all sides of a 9x13 baking dish. Place bread inside buttered baking dish and pour egg mixture evenly over bread. Gently toss the bread, making sure all bread is thoroughly coated in egg mixture. Spread the bread evenly throughout the dish; cover and refrigerate.
  • Place sugars, cinnamon and nutmeg into a small bowl and stir. Add in the cut butter pieces and combine until mixture is crumbly. Cover and refrigerate.
  • Next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover dish and sprinkle topping over bread evenly. Bake for 45 minutes or until egg is set. Let cool for about 5 minutes and serve.

    • Serving suggestions

    1. Since blueberries are in season, we had ours with Cool Whip and blueberries. You could also serve with syrup, powdered sugar or however you like your French Toast.

    The kids awoke to the scent of cinnamon as the Overnight French Toast Bake was almost through baking.  It was a nice a change from our usual cereal or waffle breakfast on Saturdays so everyone was thrilled with the surprise.

    overnight french toast bake

    What is your usual breakfast on Saturdays?

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    About Crystal

    Crystal Reagan, the owner and founder of SimplyBeingMommy.com lives in Small Town, Texas with her husband and 3 children. Crystal and her website have been featured on local and national news stations including Channel 2 Houston and ABC News. She has also appeared on BetterTV as a Mommy Expert for VTech.

    Comments

    8. LyndaS says

      My usual breakfast is whatever I can find. This french toast looks great! It reminds me of bread pudding. Adding this to my Pinterest collection now. Thanks!

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    25. Betty Baez says

      this looks and sounds great! Our usual saturday morning breakfast is pancakes and fruit or eggs and homefries with fruit.

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    26. Tammy says

      Saturdays are a free for all around here, since we’re all mostly grown up 😉 Wednesdays though are “egg” days in our home, we either make eggs a special way or it’s homemade waffles or pancakes something like that.

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    39. Angela S says

      I absolutely love that you can do this overnight. It looks like a recipe my family would really enjoy!

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