French Toast Forest Casserole Recipes

BAKED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Generously butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk eggs, half-and-half, milk, white sugar, vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. Dip each bread slice into egg mixture and arrange in overlapping rows in the prepared baking dish. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix pecans, brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon nutmeg together in a bowl; spread evenly over bread in the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and golden brown, about 45 minutes. Generously top French toast with confectioners' sugar.

EASY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• Stir 1 cup brown sugar and butter together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves into butter, 2 to 4 minutes. Pour into prepared baking dish and spread a 1 1/2- to 2-inch layer of bread pieces over the top.
• Beat milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; pour milk mixture over bread into the baking dish and move bread as necessary to ensure all bread is absorbing liquid. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Remove and discard plastic wrap from baking dish and sprinkle remaining brown sugar over the top of the bread mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

FRENCH TOAST FOREST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut out the tree shapes in the bread using a cookie cutter. You can also free-form the tree shape by hand if you do not have a cookie cutter.
• Grease your 8- or 9-inch cast iron pan (or any round baking dish).
• Line up the trees in the pan with a bit of an overlap, so they are standing up.
• In a mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, milk, jam, sugar and cinnamon until smooth and well-combined.
• Pour the egg mixture over the bread. Being sure to soak the tips of the trees as well as the bases.
• Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or overnight. This is to ensure the mixture is soaked up by the bread.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm with fresh fruit, maple syrup and butter or your prefered toppings.

THE BEST FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• For the casserole: Trim the ends from 1 loaf day-old brioche (about 1 pound) and cut into ten 1-inch thick slices. Cut each slice in half diagonally to make two triangles from each piece. (If the bread is fresh, dry it out a bit. Place the slices in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees F for 10 minutes, flipping halfway through.)
• Whisk together the eggs, cream, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until well blended. Dip each triangle of bread in the custard, lightly coating each side. Shingle the pieces in the prepared pan, overlapping slightly.
• Pour any remaining custard over the bread slices. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours or up to overnight.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the casserole from the refrigerator and let rest 15 to 20 minutes at room temperature before baking. Remove the plastic wrap and bake until the casserole is golden and puffed and the custard is set, 45 to 50 minutes.
• For the topping: bring the butter, sugar and syrup to a boil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until the butter is melted and the mixture is begins to thicken, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla, a pinch of salt, and the walnuts, stirring to coat. Turn off the heat and add the sliced bananas, stirring to coat evenly. Spoon the desired amount of the banana-syrup mixture over the casserole and serve any additional on the side.

FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. , Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Dot with butter. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top. , Cover and bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with maple syrup if desired.

GRANDMA B'S FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cube loaf of bread into 1 inch squares with bread knife and set aside. Beat dozen eggs in large mixing bowl adding in milk, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Add bread to egg mixture and stir well making sure the bread absorbs all of the egg mixture. Grease a 9x11 glass casserole dish with softened butter. Spread bread mixture into dish evenly. Press 1 inch cubed cream cheese into casserole randomly throughout the dish.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
• Viola. Top with your favorite syrup and enjoy.

OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pour melted butter into an 11x15-inch baking dish. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon over the butter and top with bread slices, making sure slices are placed close together.
• Mix milk, eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl until thoroughly combined; pour over bread in the baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the covered casserole in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover, and bake until puffed and lightly golden, about 15 minutes more.

FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter an 8x8 inch baking pan.
• Line bottom of pan with bread cubes. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt and vanilla. pour egg mixture over bread. Dot with margarine; let stand for 10 minutes.
• Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the top. Bake in preheated oven about 45 to 50 minutes, until top is golden.

FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F (set oven rack to lowest position).
• Generously grease an 8 x 8-inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle the bread cubes into the baking pan, then sprinkle the raisins over the bread.
• In a bowl whisk together the eggs with milk 2 tablespoons brown sugar, salt and vanilla; pour evenly over the bread cubes.
• Sprinkle the butter cubes over the top.
• Allow to stand for 15 minutes.
• In s small bowl combine the remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar with 1-2 teaspoons cinnamon; sprinkle over the top.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden.
• Serve warm with maple syrup or pancake syrup.

NEW ORLEANS FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the corn syrup, brown sugar, and butter.
• Cook until butter is melted and the mixture is bubbly.
• Pour the mixture into a 9x13-inch pan.
• Arrange the bread in the pan, making 2 layers.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, and vanilla.
• Pour the mixture over the bread. (Can be refigerated over night if desired).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Lift edges of the bread with a spatula, and invert onto a serving plate.
• Spoon the sour cream over the toast, and alternate kiwi and strawberries on top.
• Serve immediately.
• I used strawberries only.

STREUSEL TOPPED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cinnamon, salt, vanilla, and sugar; pour half the mixture into a 13 x 9 inch pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cut bread into slices 1 1/2 inches thick and lay in pan, filling completely.
• Pour remaining egg mixture over top; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from refrigerator and bring to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 15 minutes.
• Mix topping ingredients together and sprinkle over casserole, bake for 10 minutes more.