Be a crowd pleaser at your next breakfast gathering with this overnight Dad’s French Toast Casserole Recipe. Perfect for holidays, brunch and more.
Dad’s French Toast Casserole Recipe
This recipe brings me back to Christmas breakfast at home, pajamas and warm cinnamon smells from the kitchen. Today I’m sharing my dad’s French Toast Casserole with a twist. This recipe has been well loved and well-eaten in our family for years.
It’s comforting, filling and can feed lots of family and friends. Consider for your next brunch, get together or holiday. Most of the work is done the night before, so you can just pop in the oven and enjoy the next day! Less work and easy? Yes, please!
Thanks, Dad for providing our family with yummy eats and amazing memories!
You can make this a nut-free version by just deleting the pecans from the topping mixture. You want to talk delicious? Yes, it really is that good!
Bring your hungry tummies for this sweet breakfast treat! So good, I don’t even need syrup to eat this delicious goodness! Sticky, sugary, and oh-so-good French toast is ready for your enjoyment!
Dad's French Toast Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
For the French Toast:
- Butter for the pan
- 1 loaf of French Bread about 14 oz.
- 8 Large Eggs
- 2 cups Vanilla Coffee Creamer
- 1 cup Milk
- 1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
- Pinch of Salt
Nut topping:
- 3/4 cup Salted Butter melted (1 1/2 sticks)
- 1 cup Chopped Pecans
- 1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
- 2 TBSP Light Corn Syrup
- 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Instructions
Night Before
- Butter 9x13 casserole dish generously
- Cut French Bread into 1 inch thick slices. Arrange in 2 long rows in casserole dish, overlapping slices.
- In large bowl combine eggs, creamer, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt. Beat with electric beaters until well blended but not too bubbly. Pour over bread slices to evenly cover all pieces. Spoon egg/milk mixture between slices to cover all bread with mixture. Cover dish with foil and refrigerate overnight about 8 hours
Day Of:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine Nut Topping ingredients in medium bowl. Blend well. Spread over french bread and cover evenly. Bake for 45 minutes or until bread is puffed and lightly golden brown.
- Serve warm with syrup if desired (I never see the need for it)
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Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
That sounds SOOOOO good. I am definitely going to try this.
Christina says
We love french toast here, I never thought of making it a casserole. This looks delicious. I found my next breakfast idea!
fancygrlnancy (Nancy Partin) says
ooo I love french toast.. This looks so good!
Pam says
How did you know I’ve been craving brunch food lately? This looks delicious- I’m going to pick up the ingredients this week.
Ben @ Cheap is the New Classy says
That looks absolutely amazing. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Whenever you can make anything into a casserole, it’s a winner.
Sue E says
I am pinning & printing this recipe. I am absolutely going to make this. It sounds more like a dessert than breakfast food. THANKS for sharing!!
Dawn says
That looks absolutely amazing. It looks so sweet and… and… and just AWESOME!
Shell says
This looks amazing! I pinned it to give it a try!
Lisa Bristol says
I love french toast. This recipe looks delicious. I can not wait to try this recipe for myself.
Mickey says
That sounds awesome! My husband loves to make french toast, so I’ll ask him to try this next time. 🙂
kristin says
That looks so amazing. id love to try this reciepe.
Veronica says
that looks great! I am sure it is so yummy. The recipe seems pretty simple too
Felicia says
I’ve had a version of this before and it was delicious. I’ll have to give this a try.
April @ Everyday Fitness and Nutrition says
This looks like it would be great for serving crowd of people for breakfast. We’ve got company coming in for the weekend so I might just make this for them.
Amanda says
I loved baked french toast. This one looks delicious!
Katrina says
This looks delicious. We make a baked French toast and my kids love it!
Janell P says
Oh I LOVE french toast, I’m going to have to try this recipe. I’m thinking I’m going to put it on the brunch menu for this weekend!
Rosey says
This def. looks like a breakfast or brunch keeper. And I’d definitely have the nuts. 🙂
Beth@KCMompreneurs says
That looks so yummy right now. I bet my family would love that. I am hungry and I could definitely go for some right now.
Theresa says
This sounds like a perfect breakfast for Christmas morning! We do a family holiday breakfast here and I should definitely add this to the menu!