Description
Overnight French Toast Casserole made with bread cubes soaked in a rich vanilla custard, topped with a buttery sugar crumble, and baked until golden and custardy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb stale brioche, French bread, or challah
- 8 large eggs
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup brown sugar (topping)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (topping)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
Instructions
- Cut the bread into one-inch cubes and place them in a greased 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Whisk together the eggs, heavy cream, milk, vanilla extract, brown sugar, and cinnamon until smooth.
- Pour the custard mixture evenly over the bread.
- Gently toss the bread to fully coat, then cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Mix the topping sugars with the cold butter until crumbly and refrigerate.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and sprinkle the topping evenly over the casserole.
- Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake 5–10 minutes more until golden.
Notes
- Use stale bread for best texture.
- Serve warm with maple syrup or fresh berries.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 237
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 67mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 144mg