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Overnight Baked French Toast Recipe

Published: Nov 30, 2021 · Modified: Oct 24, 2022 by Lois · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Overnight Baked French Toast is an all-in-one crowd pleaser recipe for scrumptious French Toast Casserole. Put it together in a few minutes at night. Refrigerate. Bake it in the morning for a delicious, syrupy breakfast.

You can either layer your bread or cube it. Overnight Baked French Toast is SO good.

You can either layer your bread or cube it. Overnight Baked French Toast is SO good.

This overnight Baked French Toast recipe makes breakfast easy.

Will you have lots of family staying with you for the holidays? This Overnight Baked French Toast recipe will let you savor your coffee while the oven does the work. No standing at the grill, making individual French Toast. You just whip it up the night before, layer the ingredients and refrigerate overnight. Then pop it in the oven for 30-45 minutes in the morning. DE-LISH-OUS!

I like to make this when we have a house full of grandkids. They love it, and it takes almost no work. Of course, we usually have some meat with it. And though I make it for the kids, I can't eat it because it has milk and wheat in it. You could substitute dairy-free milk and a very dry, solid gluten-free bread if you need to avoid those foods.

What You Need

You don't need many tools, just some measuring cups and spoons (affiliate link), a wire whisk (affiliate link) or a fork, and a casserole dish (affiliate link). But what you really want is a fabulous coffee machine that makes a full pot or one cup. And some terrific coffee beans. Am I right?

Overnight Baked French Toast

Overnight Baked French Toast Recipe

Adriana
This Overnight Baked French Toast comes with its own delicious syrup. Great for a holiday or weekend when you have visitors who stay the night.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 253 kcal

Ingredients
  

Syrup

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar

Bread

  • 12 slices bread

Egg Mixture

  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt optional

Instructions
 

Syrup

  • In an oblong baking dish (7” x 9” or so), melt the butter and sprinkle the brown sugar over it. Stir until all the sugar is wet and evenly distributed.

Bread

  • Lay the bread over the top of the mixture, two slices, side-by-side, then covering the previous layer halfway (see picture) until all the bread is laid on the butter/sugar mixture. (See Notes)

Egg Mixture

  • In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  • Evenly pour the egg mixture over the top of the bread.
  • Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.

Refrigerate & Bake

  • In the morning, bake the casserole (covered) in a 350F degree oven until toasty brown, about 30-40 minutes.

Notes

Alternate Method: Instead of using whole slices of bread, cube the bread and toss it on top of the sugar mixture. Pour the egg mixture over the top and continue with the recipe as written. It gets a little crispier.
For gluten free and dairy free: Substitute a dry, corse gluten-free bread (like Udi's) and dairy-free milk

Nutrition

Calories: 253kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 11gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 524mgPotassium: 177mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 210IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 132mgIron: 3mg
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More About This Recipe

My friend, Suzanne Tignor, gave me this recipe. Suzanne passed away several years ago. She was absolutely delightful and I miss her. Whenever she would bring food to an event or gathering, she would say, "This is the BEST (whatever) you're ever gonna have!" It didn't matter if she bought it at the local grocery and dumped it in her dish to serve, or she made it herself. She set you up to enjoy the food. And it really was the BEST (cake, cookies, salad, whatever) we had at that meal.

Recipe Nutrition Information

This recipe is NF, SF, V*

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.

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Overnight Baked French Toast Casserole comes with the syrup on the bottom. LOVE it.

Overnight Baked French Toast Casserole comes with syrup on the bottom. LOVE it.

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  1. Lois Crawford

    November 30, 2021 at 4:47 pm

    5 stars
    So delicious!

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I'm Adriana and I LOVE cooking. I especially enjoy sharing my food with family and friends and seeing the delight in their eyes as they eat food they didn’t think they’d like.
 
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