French Toast Casserole

French Toast Casserole

from belleofthekitchen.com
40 min

Make your mornings special with this easy French Toast Casserole. It has everything you love about traditional French Toast, and is baked all in one pan!

Ingredients

  • ½ a loaf of French bread ((about 8 oz) cut into cubes)
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon (divided)
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar (for topping)
  • powdered sugar for topping (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter a 13x9 inch baking pan and set aside.

  2. 2

    In a small sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat. Once butter has melted, stir in brown sugar until dissolved and mixture is smooth. Pour mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 pan and spread evenly.

  3. 3

    Add bread cubes to the pan, spreading over the top of the brown sugar/butter mixture.

  4. 4

    In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla, and 1 tsp of cinnamon. Pour egg mixture over the top of bread cubes, insuring that all pieces of bread are saturated. Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.

  5. 5

    Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until top is golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired. Enjoy!