Make Ahead French Toast

By Boz318

Prepare this on a Saturday night and bake it Sunday morning. Your family will love this so much that it might become a Sunday breakfast tradition.

Ingredients

• INGREDIENTS:
• 1 (12 1/2 oz) loaf of favorite bread (such as challah), cut into 1-inch-thick slices
• 3 cups whole milk
• 7 large eggs
• 1/2 cup light-brown sugar
• 1/4 cup real maple syrup, plus more for serving
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Details

Preparation time 7mins
Cooking time 8mins

Preparation

Step 1

DIRECTIONS:
1. Generously butter a 13 x 9–inch casserole. Arrange bread slices in dish, staggering in rows.

2. In large bowl, beat together milk, eggs, brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour over bread and press down, making sure slices absorb liquid. Cover with foil.

3. Refrigerate overnight.

4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove foil and bake casserole 55 minutes to 1 hour, until puffy and golden. Serve with more maple syrup, if desired.