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.
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 Recipe
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
Nutrition
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 syrup on the bottom. LOVE it.
Lois Crawford
So delicious!