Apple Cinnamon French Toast Strata Recipes

CINNAMON-APPLE STRATA

Steps:

• Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Place apples, butter, brown sugar, 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon, and salt into a skillet over medium heat. Saute until sugar bubbles, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Place eggs, half-and-half, cream cheese, and remaining cinnamon into a blender and blend until smooth.
• Scatter cubed bagels, cooked apples, and pecans in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour egg mixture on top, making sure to submerge bagel cubes. Let sit in the refrigerator 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until no liquid remains, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot.

APPLE RAISIN FRENCH TOAST STRATA

Steps:

• Coat a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange 1/2 of the cubed raisin bread in the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the cream cheese evenly over the bread, and top with the apples. If you like extra raisins, add them now. Top with remaining bread.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the cream, butter, and maple syrup. Pour over the bread mixture. Cover with plastic wrap, and press down so that all bread pieces are soaked. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

FRENCH TOAST APPLE-MAPLE BRUNCH STRATA

Steps:

• Butter a 9-inch baking dish.
• Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add in apples and saute until just softened (about 3 minutes) remove from heat.
• Stir in the raisins, walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 cup sour cream.
• In a medium bowl beat eggs, half and half, maple syrup and remaining 1/2 cup sour cream.
• Layer HALF of the sliced bread in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Spread the apple/sour cream mixture over the bread slices, then top with remaining bread slices.
• Pour the egg mixture over the top of the bread.
• Cover and refrigerate from 2-24 hours.
• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

FRENCH TOAST STRATA

Steps:

• Arrange half of the bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with cream cheese and remaining bread. In a blender, combine the eggs, milk, butter and maple syrup; cover and process until smooth. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving., For syrup, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Gradually whisk in cider and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in butter until melted. Serve warm with strata.

APPLE CINNAMON RAISIN FRENCH TOAST STRATA BY NOR

Steps:

• 1. Butter a casserole dish. In a bowl whisk the milk, vanilla, sugar, eggs, maple Syrup, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon together. Set aside.
• 2. Rip bread in to pieces like you would for stuffing. Toss in egg mixture with the apples and raisins. Coat evenly.
• 3. Pour in to a casserole dish. Drizzle melted butter over it. Mix 2 TB sugar with a 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle over casserole. Dot with pieces of cream cheese. Cover with saran and put in fridge at least 3 hours or over night .
• 4. Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes, or until lightly browned. I drizzle a little more butter over it before serving. Serve right away after removing from oven. Dust with powdered sugar, or serve with syrup.

FRENCH TOAST STRATA

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13x2 rectangular baking dish.
• Place half the bread cubes in the dish.
• Sprinkle with cream cheese cubes and then remaining bread cubes.
• Combine eggs, cream, melted butter and syrup.
• Mix well and pour over bread and cheese cubes.
• Using a spatula, press layers down to moisten.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours, or overnight.
• Remove plastic wrap and bake uncovered for 35- 40 minutes at 350ºF, or until set and golden brown.
• Let stand about 10 minutes before cutting.
• Top with your favorite syrup, or apple cider syrup (see database), or a big dollop of whipped cream.