Overnight French Toast Casserole
Make a tender overnight French toast casserole with cinnamon custard and a buttery brown sugar topping for an easy make-ahead breakfast.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 loaf sourdough or French bread torn into pieces
- 8 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups yellow cake mix
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon for custard
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour for topping
- 1/2 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon for topping
- 1/4 teaspoon salt for topping
- 1/2 cup butter softened
Instructions
Instructions
- Spray a 9x13-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray.
- Layer the bread pieces in the prepared baking dish.
- Whisk the eggs, milk, cream, cake mix, custard cinnamon, and vanilla. Pour the mixture over the bread.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight or for several hours.
- Stir the flour, brown sugar, topping cinnamon, and salt, then mix in the softened butter. Refrigerate the topping with the casserole.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Uncover the casserole and scatter the topping over it.
- Bake for 1 hour, until the center is set and the edges are browned.
- Serve with butter, whipped cream, berries, or maple syrup.