Overnight French Toast Casserole

Overnight French Toast Casserole recipe made with bread, milk, eggs, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Allow the casserole to rest in the refrigerator overnight and you’ll have a delicious breakfast baking in the oven in the morning!

This recipe for Overnight French Toast Casserole will be wow-ing your guests at the next brunch for sure! I like to have this recipe on hand for holiday mornings also, my kids absolutely love this one. Sweet, cinnamon French toast warm and ready all at the same time!

While you don’t need to let this sit in the refrigerator overnight, it’s definitely better if you do. The liquid takes time to soften all of the bread and it just allows the flavors to all come together. I’ve made it without allowing it to sit overnight and it tasted fine, too!

What’s in this recipe?

Pretty typical French toast ingredients for this one. Grab a loaf of Italian bread at your grocery store’s bakery department – one loaf is enough for this recipe. You’ll also need melted butter, eggs, milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

How long overnight should this casserole rest?

Aim for around 8 hours in the refrigerator overnight.

Do I have to let this sit overnight? Can I bake it right away?

Yep! The egg mixture won’t have nearly enough time to soak through the whole casserole, but it will still taste wonderful. The edges of the bread on the top will probably be a little crispier than if you let it rest overnight.

How to make this recipe:

1. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set this bowl aside.

2. In a larger mixing bowl, whisk together the milk and the eggs until smooth. Set this bowl aside.

3. Slice the Italian bread into thick, 1 inch slices.

4. Pour melted butter into the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Lay one layer of bread slices on top of the butter. Sprinkle half of the brown sugar mixture over the bread slices.

5. Repeat for a second layer with the remaining bread slices and brown sugar mixture. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the top of the casserole. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.

6. In the morning, remove the foil and bake. Drizzle some maple syrup over top of the casserole if desired before serving.

Your house is going to smell wonderful in the morning with this delicious casserole baking in the oven. It’s heavenly!

Does this casserole need maple syrup?

Not at all! I like to just drizzle a tiny bit over the top of the slices as I serve them on a plate, but this is really just for looks. It truly is sweet all on its own with the brown sugar in between the layers.

Can regular bread be used instead?

No, you’ll need a much thicker bread for this casserole.

Substitute the Italian bread for:

• sliced brioche
• croissants sliced in half length-wise
• leftover hamburger or hot dog buns
• leftover plain dinner rolls

Can I add fruit to this casserole?

Sure you can! Add chopped strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries on top of the bread layers before baking in the oven in the morning. Just watch to make sure the fruit doesn’t get a bit over done during the baking process!

More recipes you’ll love:

• Overnight Coffee Cake
• Slow Cooker Blueberry French Toast
• French Toast Muffins
• Easy Stuffed French Toast
• Apple French Toast Casserole

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Overnight French Toast Casserole

Overnight French Toast Casserole recipe made with french bread, eggs, milk, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: recipe for overnight french toast casserole

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 420kcal

Author: Kelly Miller

Ingredients

• ▢ 1/2 cup melted butter
• ▢ 1 french bread loaf
• ▢ 1 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp cinnamon
• ▢ 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• ▢ 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ▢ 5 eggs
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups milk
• ▢ maple syrup

Instructions

• Melt butter and pour in bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg.
• In a larger bowl, whisk together vanilla, eggs, and milk. Slice french loaf and place one layer of bread slices on bottom of baking dish. I regularly find day old french bread on clearance at Walmart for around $1.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 of brown sugar mixture. Place 2nd layer of bread slices on top. Pour egg mixture even over top layer of bread slices. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar mixture over top.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate until morning. To bake, cover with new foil and place in oven at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes. Drizzle maple syrup over top and put back in oven for about 5 minutes. Let casserole sit for about 10 minutes before serving.

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Nutrition

Calories: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 137mg | Sodium: 424mg | Potassium: 204mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 578IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 3mg

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