Creme Brulee French Toast Made Overnight

Submitted by KPD123

"This is a recipe to WOW them all! Make ahead and marinate in the fridge overnight. Pull it out in the morning and bake! A very rich and unique dish! Caramelizes on the bottom, so no need to top with syrup! It's that easy. Time doesn't include fridge time. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread, diagonally sliced
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons light Karo syrup
• 5 large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon Grand Marnier
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Melt butter, brown sugar and Karo over medium heat in a small saucepan. Stir until smooth.
2. Pour mixture in a 13x9 casserole dish. Place bread on top, squeezing it in if you need.
3. Whisk eggs, half and half, vanilla, Grand Marnier and salt in a large bowl until combined. Pour mix evenly over bread.
4. Chill in the fridge overnight.
5. In the morning: LET CASSEROLE COME TO ROOM TEMPERATURE! Preheat oven to 350°F.
6. Bake uncovered 35-45 minutes. Edges will be puffed and golden.

Reviews

[Tgoodbrand]

I made this in a bread pudding type casserole. I cut the bread in large slices then cut again. I also doubled up on the bottom mixture, so 1 cup of butter and 2 cups of brown sugar. I also substituted with Muscavato Brown Sugar and Vanilla Bean Powder and Vanilla Bean Paste. This was amazing.

 

[max2062]

This was really good, much better than I would have ever guessed that a make a head recipe for french toast could be and it even warmed up well in the microwave amazingly. I sprayed the pan with canola oil spray and followed the recipe. I think next time I might either lightly butter the tops of the bread or perhaps use a different flavor bread like raisin or cranberry walnut. I plan on making this for Christmas morning rather than my usual cinnamon rolls because this will be much easier.

 

[biszeemom]

I adjusted the recipe slightly; using Challah bread in place of french bread and 2 t. of vanilla due to lack of Grand Marnier in the house, and the recipe was stil very well received. Easter brunch guests loved it! So easy. Thank you.

 

[My Sweeties Sweethe]

My husband loves this for breakfast. Quick easy and delicious.

 

[mammafishy]

Made this for a Father's Day brunch and it was good. It never did carmelize on the bottom even though I followed the directions to a "T". I thought it seemed kind of dry on top and agree with another reviewer that maybe buttering the tops would help.