Are you looking for a delectable and delightful breakfast casserole that will impress your family and friends? Look no further! Our French toast casserole with caramel pecan topping is the embodiment of flavor and indulgence. This classic dish combines the comforting taste of French toast with the richness of a creamy custard filling, all topped with a luscious caramel pecan streusel that adds a delightful crunch and a burst of nutty sweetness. Each bite of this casserole offers a harmonious blend of textures and flavors that will make it an instant favorite for breakfast, brunch, or even a special dessert. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds dancing with joy.
Here are our top 14 tried and tested recipes!
CARAMEL-PECAN FRENCH TOAST BAKE
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until thickened. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans; top with bread slices., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and salt; pour evenly over bread. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, uncovered, 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with French toast.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 559 calories, Fat 33g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 207mg cholesterol, Sodium 398mg sodium, Carbohydrate 60g carbohydrate (45g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
OVERNIGHT CARAMEL PECAN FRENCH TOAST
Thick slices of bread are dredged into an egg batter and nestled into a thick, rich caramel sauce, then baked up to ooey, gooey perfection!
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Grease a 9" x 13" pan.
- Over low heat, combine the brown sugar, light corn syrup, butter, and whipping cream in a medium saucepan.
- Keeping the heat on low (letting it get too hot is bad - and don't let it boil!), stir constantly until the butter is melted and the ingredients are smooth.
- Remove from heat and add 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla.
- Pour the warm caramel mixture into a 9" x 13" pan.
- Sprinkle the pecans over the top.
- In a large bowl, beat together the milk, eggs, salt, the other 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla, and cinnamon.
- Dip the bread into the egg mixture, making sure each piece is well-coated. You want to soak up all of the mixture with your six or seven slices of bread.
- Lay the bread in the pan, over the caramel and pecan mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- It's morning! Ready for some breakfast? Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Remove the cover from the pan and bake for 20 minutes, until the bottom is bubbling and the toast is golden brown.
- Let stand for a couple of minutes, then invert onto a platter.
- Eat right away!
PRALINE PECAN FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE
Great for Christmas morning!
Provided by jmsorce
Categories Main Dish Recipes
Time 8h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 459.9 calories, Carbohydrate 50.2 g, Cholesterol 218 mg, Fat 23.9 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 320.1 mg, Sugar 30.4 g
BAKED FRENCH TOAST WITH PECAN CRUMBLE
Drying out the challah lets it absorb the custard without going to mush. You can also use brioche.
Provided by Paula Disbrowe
Categories Bread Nut Breakfast Brunch Bake Christmas Kid-Friendly Mother's Day Buffet Tree Nut Pecan Advance Prep Required Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For french toast:
- Spread out bread on a rimmed baking sheet; let stand overnight.
- Butter a 13x9" baking dish. Cut bread so slices are similar in size. Arrange, overlapping, in rows in prepared dish.
- Whisk eggs, egg yolks, cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl. Pour over bread, pressing bread to help it soak up custard. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
- For pecan crumble and assembly:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Pulse pecans, butter, brown sugar, and salt in a food processor until nuts are coarsely chopped.
- Scatter pecan crumble over soaked bread. Place dish on a rimmed baking sheet and cover tightly with foil. Bake until warmed through (a knife inserted into the center should feel warm to the touch), 25-30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until deeply browned, 35-40 minutes longer. Let cool slightly before serving with Blackberry Syrup.
- Bread can be soaked 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Pecan mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
BAKED CARAMEL-PECAN FRENCH TOAST
French toast that's ooey-gooey with caramel and chock-full of pecans...what's not to love? Plus, it's the perfect make-ahead brunch dish since it's prepared a day ahead of time.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Breakfast
Time 8h50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, mix all topping ingredients except pecans. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. DO NOT BOIL. Spread topping in baking dish; sprinkle with pecans.
- In shallow bowl, beat eggs with fork. Add half-and-half, cinnamon and vanilla; beat until well blended. Dip bread slices into egg mixture, making sure all egg mixture is absorbed; arrange bread slices over topping in dish. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
- Heat oven to 400°F. Uncover baking dish; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and toast is golden brown. Cool 3 minutes. Place large heatproof serving platter upside down over baking dish; turn platter and baking dish over. Remove baking dish, scraping any extra caramel topping onto French toast. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 920, Carbohydrate 100 g, Cholesterol 240 mg, Fat 8, Fiber 4 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 20 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (2 Slices), Sodium 620 mg, Sugar 65 g, TransFat 1 g
OVEN-BAKED CARAMEL FRENCH TOAST
This is perfect served with quiche, homemade home fries and fresh coffee! I make the bread for this recipe using my bread machine!
Provided by HappyHousewife
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes French Toast Recipes
Time 10h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter and 2 tablespoons corn syrup. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
- Pour sauce into a 9x13 inch baking dish and sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans. Place 6 slices of bread on top of the sauce, sprinkle with the remaining pecans and cover with the remaining 6 slices of bread.
- Combine eggs, milk, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a blender. Pour egg mixture evenly over bread slices, cover the baking dish, and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
- The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove the French toast from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to baking. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until lightly brown. Drizzle sauce over the toast right before serving.
- To make the Caramel Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1 tablespoon corn syrup. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 614.7 calories, Carbohydrate 72.5 g, Cholesterol 188.9 mg, Fat 32.5 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 12.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.8 g, Sodium 526.7 mg, Sugar 46.2 g
SALTED CARAMEL FRENCH TOAST BAKE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: sugar, water, double cream, rock salt, eggs, milk, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, white bread, chopped pecan, icing sugar
Provided by Matthew Cullum
Categories Breakfast
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, add the sugar and water, carefully swirling the pan to make sure the water is covering all the sugar. Cook on a medium heat for 5 minutes, or until a deep amber colour, without stirring.
- Turn off the heat and add the double cream, whisking until smooth. Stir in the salt and cool.
- Preheat oven to 350˚F/(180°C).
- In a large bowl, add the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and most of the cooled salted caramel sauce and whisk until smooth.
- Placed the chopped white bread into a greased heatproof dish and pour over the egg mixture. Sprinkle over chopped pecans and bake for 45 minutes. (If the top of the bread is burning, cover with foil halfway through baking.)
- Serve with icing sugar and leftover salted caramel sauce.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 539 calories, Carbohydrate 65 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 16 grams, Sugar 37 grams
CARAMEL-PECAN FRENCH TOAST
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
- Pour brown sugar mixture into an ungreased 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 bread slices in brown sugar mixture, cutting slices as necessary to fit in dish. Sprinkle raisins and 3/4 cup pecans evenly over bread. Top with remaining bread slices.
- Whisk together eggs, next 4 ingredients, and 1 cup cream. Pour egg mixture over bread slices in baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Beat remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
- Divide French toast evenly among individual serving plates. Top each serving with whipped cream; drizzle with maple syrup, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup pecans. Serve with bacon, if desired.
CARAMEL-PECAN FRENCH TOAST
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
- Pour brown sugar mixture into an ungreased 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 bread slices in brown sugar mixture, cutting slices as necessary to fit in dish. Sprinkle raisins and 3/4 cup pecans evenly over bread. Top with remaining bread slices.
- Whisk together eggs, next 4 ingredients, and 1 cup cream. Pour egg mixture over bread slices in baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Beat remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
- Divide French toast evenly among individual serving plates. Top each serving with whipped cream; drizzle with maple syrup, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup pecans. Serve with bacon, if desired.
FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE WITH CARAMEL-PECAN TOPPING
Sinfully delicious! Found this recipe in my America's Test Kitchen's Family Cookbook. Prepare the casserole the night before and add the topping just before baking. Great way to use up your leftover homemade bread. As you can see this is one of those 'splurge' recipes . . . . do not make substitutes! Time indicated includes soaking. This recipe can easily be cut in half to serve four!!
Provided by Galley Wench
Categories Breakfast
Time 9h15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1607.7, Fat 65.7, SaturatedFat 27, Cholesterol 347, Sodium 1692.8, Carbohydrate 213.8, Fiber 8.9, Sugar 64.4, Protein 46.2
CREME CARAMEL FRENCH TOAST
Make and share this Creme Caramel French Toast recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mirj2338
Categories Breads
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In saucepan combine corn syrup, brown sugar, and butter.
- Melt until smooth and bubbly.
- Spread on 11 x 17-inch glass baking dish.
- Overlap bread like dominoes on the syrup.
- In large bowl combine eggs, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla and salt.
- Pour over bread.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Bake at 350 degrees, covered, for 50 to 55 minutes, uncovering last 10 minutes.
- The toast should be puffy and golden.
- Cut into 8 or 10 pieces and invert to serve.
- Top each piece with two Tablespoons sour cream and accompany with fresh berries or a cranberry or raspberry sauce.
OVERNIGHT CARAMEL FRENCH TOAST
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring the brown sugar, butter and corn syrup to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top with six slices of bread. Combine sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle half over the bread. Place remaining bread on top. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar; set aside. , In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining cinnamon. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. , Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 571 calories, Fat 24g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 262mg cholesterol, Sodium 539mg sodium, Carbohydrate 78g carbohydrate (53g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 13g protein.
BROWN SUGAR PECAN OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE
Overnight Baked French Toast with a brown sugar and pecan crumble topping.
Provided by Elyse
Yield 10-12
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
OVERNIGHT BAKED CARAMEL FRENCH TOAST RECIPE
This is hands-down my family's new favorite breakfast! I am a huge french toast fan. I especially love that I could prepare this the night before.
Provided by Kristen Hills
Categories Breakfast
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Spray 9x13-inch glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In medium saucepan, mix topping ingredients.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. DO NOT BOIL.
- Spread topping in prepared baking dish.
- In shallow bowl, beat eggs with fork.
- Beat in milk, vanilla and salt.
- Dip bread slices into egg mixture, making sure all egg mixture is absorbed; arrange over topping in dish.
- Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
- When ready to bake, heat oven to 400°F.
- Uncover baking dish; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and toast is golden brown.
- Remove from oven; let stand 3 minutes.
- Place a large heatproof serving platter upside down over baking dish; turn platter and baking dish over.
- Remove baking dish, scraping any extra caramel topping onto toast. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 303 kcal, Carbohydrate 31 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 19 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 99 mg, Sodium 191 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 30 g, UnsaturatedFat 9 g, ServingSize 1 serving
Tips:
- Use a good quality bread for the casserole. A sturdy bread like brioche or challah will hold up well and absorb the custard mixture.
- Don't overmix the custard mixture. Overmixing can make the casserole tough.
- Be careful not to overcook the casserole. Overcooked casserole will be dry and tough.
- Serve the casserole warm with your favorite toppings, such as butter, syrup, fruit, or whipped cream.
- To make the caramel pecan topping, use a heavy saucepan so that the sugar doesn't burn.
- Be careful not to overcook the caramel sauce. Overcooked caramel sauce will be too thick and hard.
- When you add the pecans to the caramel sauce, make sure they are evenly coated.
Conclusion:
French toast casserole is a delicious and easy-to-make breakfast or brunch dish. It's perfect for a crowd and can be made ahead of time. With its sweet and savory flavors, French toast casserole is sure to be a hit with everyone at the table. The caramel pecan topping adds a delicious touch of sweetness and crunch.
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