Breakfast always seems harder to make in our house, that is why this Overnight Praline Pecan French Toast Bake recipe is great!
All you have to do is prepare this overnight praline french toast in a casserole dish and you will have an easy breakfast casserole for the next morning.
All you have to do is heat the oven, pop the breakfast bake in the oven, and avoid all of the hard work in the morning. Just warm breakfast in the oven and enjoy!
More delicious breakfast that you can make on a special occasion like Christmas morning, give these a look!
- Overnight Blueberry French Toast Recipe
- Brown Sugar Pecan Overnight French Toast Casserole
- Overnight Baked Caramel French Toast Recipe
Ingredients used to make Overnight Praline Pecan French Toast Bake:
- French Bread
- Large eggs
- Half-and-half
- Milk (skim milk, whole milk, almond milk, or even oat milk should work!)
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
- maple syrup
Praline Pecan Topping
- ½ pound butter 2 sticks, melted
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
How to make Overnight Praline Pecan French Toast Bake:
- Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1 inch each. (use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly.
- Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. spoon some of the mixture in between the slices in the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread praline topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.
- Praline topping instructions:
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Makes enough for baked French toast casserole.
What topping to serve with this easy overnight French toast bake
These would all be great additions to the praline pecan topping on this baked french toast recipe:
- Maple syrup
- Powdered sugar
- Soft cream cheese frosting or icing
How to store baked French toast:
Keep the French toast in the same airtight container it was baked in and store it in the fridge for up to 2 days. After that, the casserole becomes too soggy.
Delicious easy bread recipes to eat for breakfast:
- Cinnamon and Sugar Quick Bread Recipe
- Caramel Monkey Bread Breakfast Pull Apart Recipe
- Pumpkin Pull Apart Breakfast Bread Recipe
- Nutella Banana Bread Recipe
- Frosted Gingerbread Pound Cake Recipe
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- Breakfast Sausage Strata Recipe
- Puff Pastry Donuts Recipe
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- Baked Apple Fritter Muffins Recipe
- Baked Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes Recipe
Overnight Pecan Praline Baked French Toast Recipe
Breakfast always seems harder to make in our house, that is why this Overnight Praline Pecan French Toast Bake recipe is great!
Serving
Ingredients
- 16 ounces French Bread, 1 loaf
- 8 large eggs, 6-8 large eggs will work
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup milk
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- dash of salt
- maple syrup
Praline Topping
- ½ pound butter, 2 sticks, melted
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1 inch each. (use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly.
- Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. spoon some of the mixture in between the slices in the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread praline topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.
- Praline topping instructions:
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Makes enough for baked French toast.
Notes
- You can use Maple Syrup in place of Light Corn Syrup.
Nutrition
Calories: 605 kcal · Carbohydrates: 58 g · Protein: 13 g · Fat: 37 g · Saturated Fat: 18 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 200 mg · Sodium: 484 mg · Potassium: 283 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 30 g · Vitamin A: 974 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 152 mg · Iron: 3 mg
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I'm always hungry. ;)
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Aimee @ ShugarySweets
For the topping though, do you melt the two sticks of butter before you mix it??