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Easy French Toast Casserole
A simple but impressive French toast casserole recipe that doesn't take all night.
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
French
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Author
Food&Fabric
Ingredients
1
loaf
bread
6
eggs
1 1/4
cup
dairy
see notes
3/4
cups
sugar
see notes
2
tsp
vanilla or almond extract
optional
2
tsp
cinnamon
divided
1
pinch
ground nutmeg
optional
1
pinch
allspice
optional
1/2
cup
flour
1/2
cup
dark brown sugar
1
pinch
table salt
1/2
cup
butter
cold and grated
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F.
Butter or oil a 9X13 baking dish, or two 8-10 inch cast iron skillets.
Tear bread into 1/2 inch pieces; place them a large mixing bowl.
Beat together eggs, dairy, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, allspice, and 1 tsp. cinnamon.
Add egg mixture to bread, stir gently to coat.
Pour mixture into dish.
Mix flour, brown sugar, remaining cinnamon, and salt until well combined.
Add grated cold butter to brown sugar mixture, mix with fork to coat.
Sprinkle butter mixture evenly over top of casserole.
Bake for 60-75 minutes until a knife comes out clean. Should spring back in the center and be wobbly like a custard (see photos). Don't overbake.