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Easy French Toast Bake Casserole

This dish is an easy make ahead breakfast. It is a great way to use up an old loaf of bread and can be put together in just a few minutes.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the French Toast:

  • 1 Loaf of Bread (something crunchy like sourdough or french bread works best, but any day old bread works great too)
  • 6 Eggs
  • 1.5 cups Whole Milk
  • ½ cup Cream
  • ⅓-½ cup Honey (depending on your preferred sweetness level)
  • 2 tbsp Pure Vanilla Extract

For The Topping:

  • ½ cup Flour
  • ½ cup Cold Butter cut into pieces
  • ½ cup Rapdura or Sucanut regular brown sugar works too
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • ½ tsp Salt

Instructions
 

  • Grease a glass 9x13 pan with butter. If you are using a smaller loaf of bread, you may want to consider using an 8x8 pan instead. Tear the bread into larger chunks or cut it into cubes and place in the dish.
  • Add  the eggs, milk, cream, and honey to a large bowl and whisk together until combined. Pour the mix over the bread crumbs. At this point, you can cover the dish and let it sit overnight in the fridge. You can also bake it right away. 
  • For the topping: In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, sucanut, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Add in the butter. You can use a pastry cutter or I like to throw all the ingredients in the blender and pulse to create a crumbly texture. This can be stored in a container in the fridge overnight if you make the recipe ahead of time. 
  • When you’re ready to bake the casserole, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the bread mixture. Bake for 45 minutes to create a softer bread pudding texture or 1 hour for a texture that is more firm and crisp. 
  • Serve with fresh fruit, homemade whipped cream, maple syrup, butter, or honey.
Keyword Quick & Easy