Brown Sugar Pecan Overnight French Toast Casserole Food

OVERNIGHT PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish, combine the eggs, cream and vanilla. Add bread slices; soak for 5 minutes. Turn bread over; cover and refrigerate overnight., In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter, syrup and pecans. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with bread. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

BROWN SUGAR PECAN OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut bread into 1-inch cubes and place in a 9x13-inch baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar and cinnamon.
• Pour over bread in prepared pan; set aside.
• In another bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, salt, butter and cinnamon using a fork or pastry cutter until crumbs begin to form.
• Sprinkle mixture on top of the bread then top with chopped pecans.
• Cover and store in fridge overnight.
• The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes, or until the center is set and bread is golden brown.
• Cut into pieces and serve with maple syrup.

PRALINE PECAN FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix half-and-half, eggs, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar together in a large shallow bowl; add French bread. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place butter in a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Place casserole dish in the preheating oven to melt butter, about 5 minutes. Swirl butter over bottom of the dish.
• Spread brown sugar, maple syrup, and pecans over the melted butter. Arrange soaked bread atop pecan mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until French toast is cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

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 WITH CARAMEL-PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• Casserole:.
• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Arrange bread in a single layer on two baking sheets.
• Bake bread until dry and lightly browned; about 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow bread to cool.
• Butter or spray the bottom and side of 9 by 13 pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Layer the baked bread tightly in the prepared dish; you should have two layers.
• Whisk together the eggs, milk, half and half,sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Pour evenly over bread.
• Press lightly on the bread to submerge. (I've found it helpful to cover the pan with plastic wrap and then place a weighted saucer on the top).
• Refrigerate for 8 to 24 hours.
• Before Baking:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup together until smooth.
• Stir in the pecans.
• Spoon the topping over the casserole and spread evenly.
• Place the dish on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until puffed and golden, about 60 minutes.
• Cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

OVERNIGHT PECAN PRALINE BAKED FRENCH TOAST RECIPE

Steps:

• 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. 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.

ORANGE-PECAN FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup; pour into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over sugar mixture.
• Combine rind and next 7 ingredients (rind through eggs); stir with a whisk.
• Arrange bread slices over pecans in dish; pour egg mixture over bread.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Carefully turn bread slices over to absorb excess egg mixture.
• Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.
• Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until lightly browned.