Holiday Morning French Toast

By GmaJan12

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
• 3 teaspoons McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground, divided
• 3 tart apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins
• 1 loaf Italian or French bread, cut into 1-inch slices
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Mix brown sugar, butter and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon in 13x9-inch baking dish. Add apples and cranberries; stir to coat well. Spread evenly in bottom of baking dish. Arrange slices of bread on top.

Mix eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining 2 teaspoons cinnamon until well blended. Pour mixture over bread, soaking bread completely. Cover with foil. Refrigerate 4 hours or up to 24 hours.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake, covered, 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes longer. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. For an eye-catching presentation, loosen edges with small knife. Invert onto large serving platter.