This Easy Overnight French toast bake just happens to be perfect for cold winter mornings, lazy weekend mornings, or as an easy, make-ahead Christmas morning breakfast.
Weekend mornings are the best! So let us enrich them with a tasty breakfast.
Remember my Blueberry Croissant Bake ? Well, I thought I’d sneak in one more breakfast-themed recipe. You will agree that breakfast in bed is pure luxury today. But luxury you can afford at least on Sundays. Just think of the smell of buttery french toast and freshly brewed coffee that tickles your senses while slowly awakens you …
Well, this french toast bake is the perfect way to start your day and meet your hedonistic sense. Topped with a little maple syrup or honey is simply overwhelming. Not to mention it could feed your entire family and most of your neighbors.
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Need I say more? let’s prepare some delicious French Toast Bake…..
Easy Overnight French Toast Bake
Rate this RecipeIngredients
- 1/2 cup melted butter 1 stick
- 1 cup brown sugar + 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 loaf Texas toast cut off the crusts this is NOT necessary but I just think it looks nicer.
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar plus more for sprinkling
- honey or maple syrup for topping
Instructions
- Put the butter in a microwave safe bowl, melt it in the microwave and add 1 cup of brown sugar. Stir until combined.
- Pour the mixture evenly over the bottom of 9 x 13 baking pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Place toast bread in a single layer in the pan so that it covers the whole area.
- Pour half the egg-milk mixture over the entire layer of toast bread.
- In a small bowl, combine the 3 tablespoons of brown sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon.
- Sprinkle half the mixture on a layer of toast bread.
- Then arrange the second layer of toast bread and pour the rest of the mixture of eggs and milk.
- Repeat with the rest of the sugar and cinnamon.
- Cover with aluminum foil and leave to cool in the fridge overnight.
- * You can leave it for a couple of hours in the refrigerator, but the best effect is achieved if you leave it overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Leave chilled toast bread at room temperature for a few minutes.
- Put it in the oven and bake for 45 minutes, so that the first 30 minutes it is baked with aluminum foil.
- Bake it until the top is crispy and golden brown and the inside is soft.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with honey or maple syrup.
My family and I are enjoying this right now for our Saturday evening breakfast for dinner. I didn’t sprinkle any additional sugar on top, and we’re enjoying it without honey or syrup. It is awesome , so awesome in fact that my husband thought he was in the mood for something else until he smelled this.
Hahahaha
Thank you very much for this recipe. I made it for a breakfast potluck today and within half an hour the pan was almost empty. It has the right balance of texture between soft and crispy. Definitely plan on making this again!
Hye, it’s a great recipe but I would like to know, can I make this recipe without the aluminium foil?
Hi!Yes,sure!Thanks
Just made this for a brunch party. Delicious! Turned out perfectly. Not overly sweet like some other recipes I have tried. Will make again! Thank you for sharing .
Hi there, is this made with frozen Texas toast? Thank you
I have never heard of or seen Texas toast bread in stores and a quick online search shows that the common brands aren’t available in my area. It must be a regional thing?
Is the only difference how thick it’s cut? If so, can I use any white bread or is there something else special about Texas toast bread?
Can these be frozen after it’s baked and prepared
I made this for my family Christmas morning and we all loved it! No syrup was needed. This a keeper!
Thank you!
My daughter brought this to a family brunch a few years back and everyone enjoyed it. This is awesome. I have made it several times as written. Also, have made it using blueberry bread which is very good as well.
Ok so I never write comments but I have to thank you for this recipe.
I recently made it for my sons robotics team. Super easy.
I made a double batch and it was devoured!
Not sure who enjoyed it more the high school students or the adult mentors.
Would not change a thing.
Do I cut the bread into small rectangles and place into the pan, or put the whole peice in?
If you double this recipe how long would you bake? Thanks!
Looks great! But what is Texas Toast bread? Thx!
Have been making this recipe for years now and it’s always a hit. Printing it this time because every time I try to read it online there are more and more ads and pop-ups. Hard to read the recipe. But still love it! Making it for Easter tomorrow. It’s become a tradition.
I am making this for a Mother’s Day Brunch looks good and super easy.
I’ve decided (along with EVERY family member) that this is now a ‘staple’ comfort food in our family. I prepared a different french toast recipe for Thanksgiving and it was a complete disaster! The dogs didn’t even want it! So when I found this recipe last week and announced we’d be having a french toast bake for Christmas Eve Brunch not a single person was excited and my teenagers begged me not to fix it. So I prepared this recipe with my fingers crossed because didn’t want to disappoint anyone again and this recipe turned out heavenly! There wasn’t any leftovers and everyone requested for me to make it again for Christmas, so I had to find an open store on Christmas Eve and grab more ingredients so it could ‘marinate’ overnight. 10 out of 10 HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
This is now my signature breakfast with a side of bacon cannot be beat! Add the raspberries and Vermont maple syrup.
I’m wondering about the time. I just did the 45 minutes and it was too soggy me. I’m putting it in for another 15 minutes. Anyone else have experience baking it a little longer?