Overnight French Toast Casserole

Name: Overnight French Toast Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 9-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine; 12 slices white bread; 1 cup brown sugar (*You may wish to reduce the amount of sugar used to 2/3 cup.); 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 5 -6 eggs; 1 1/2 cups milk

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Submitted by Leta8076

"Great make-ahead breakfast casserole."

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 9-12

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
12 slices white bread
1 cup brown sugar (*You may wish to reduce the amount of sugar used to 2/3 cup.)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
5 -6 eggs
1 ¹⁄₂ cups milk

directions

Melt margarine in a 9 x 13 baking pan.
Put 6 slices of bread in bottom of pan.
In a bowl mix 1 cup brown sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon.
Sprinkle 1/2 of this sugar mixture over bread.
Add another layer of 6 slices of bread.
In a bowl, whisk eggs with milk until well blended.
Pour over bread layers.
Sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Bake covered at 350F 30 minutes.
Uncover and continue baking 15 minutes or until set and browned.

Questions & Replies

Hi! I made this French toast casserole last weekend and it was delicious. I used French Brioche bread and the bottom was soggy and not crisp (like the top) Question - is there a way to not have the bottom portion of the casserole soggy? I used a slightly smaller baking dish than the 9 x 13 baking pan, however I did use the recommended amount of margarine - not sure if that affected the consistency and thus made the bottom layer soggy.

alyciagivens
How would it turn out if you prepared it a few days in advance and keep it frozen until the morning of. Has anyone tried it that way before? How did it turn out? Thank you!

Bekkom G.
I don't use margarine, can I use all butter?

Donna P.
Can you freeze part of the cooked toast?

Parkerville
freezing?

Parkerville

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Reviews

Leta, this is a FABULOUS make-ahead breakfast dish! So easy and so tasty. I had guests over for breakfast and I served this dish along with my breakfast casserole and fresh fruit. What an easy way to serve a group of people. I had to make copies of your French Toast Casserole for everyone!!! This is surely a dish I will make over and over again. I also made a hard copy of it and it is now in my "keeper" notebook. I'm so glad I found this. Thanks for sharing. :-)rn

Merlot
This is one of my favorite breakfast recipes. I use brioche bread and place the slices under the broiler for a few minutes on each side before putting the dish together. This helps it absorb the egg mixture and bake completely without coming out soggy. I also add a teaspoon of vanilla to the eggs, as others have suggested. Yum.

Dawn U.
Five stars for a delicious breakfast dish that is easy to prepare ahead (which I love). This is a great make ahead dish that turned out moist,sweet, cinnamony and everyone raved over it! I used the thick texas toast bread and increased the eggs by one. It is soooo good.

SuzieQue
My family ate the whole dish! This was a huge success. The only thing I might do different is reduce the amount of sugar. I will be making this again soon.

Amy D
We had this for our Christmas brunch and it was gobbled up in a hurry. I doubled the recipe because of the number of people we had, and everyone loved it. I will certainly be using this again.

Marla in California

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Tweaks

Followed advice to increase eggs to 6, add 1 tsp vanilla extract and reduce milk to 1 cup. Also cooked at 375F for 30min covered and 15 min uncovered. Main difference is that I used home made cinnamon raisin bread instead of regular white bread, so I didn't add any sugar; I just sprinkled a little extra cinnamon on top of the toast.

Mrst0fu
I use Trader Joe's brioche sliced bread and cook it uncovered for another 30 minutes. I like to see it rise then I take it out of the oven, cover it with foil and let it settle.

Lilly
I added 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the milk-eggs mixture, as recommended in a few comments. I used only 5 eggs, 1 cup of milk, and 2/3 cup brown sugar. Plenty sweet but if you like your French toast really sweet use the full 1 cup of brown sugar.

Pam B.
This was great! I used Pepperidge Farm white sandwhich bread, which is thin. I did NOT do the overnight soak. I mixed 5 eggs with milk and a splash of vanilla. I used 2/3 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, a bit of nutmeg. Cut the butter in half. After layering and pouring the egg mixture as directed I baked immediately for the times listed. Came out wonderfully! Smooth, firm interior and crunchy, sweet top. This is a keeper.

Ms5h9545
I would add vanilla to this recipe, I mix it in the egg and milk batter. Also, serving this with a side of cool whip and fresh fruit is always a winner.

chacko.ja