Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 T maple syrup
- 1 loaf french bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups prepared eggnog
- 1 t vanilla
Preparation
Step 1
Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar & maple syrup until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat & pour into baking pan. Arrange bread cubes over brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle bread cubes with cinnamon & nutmeg.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs and mix in eggnog & vanilla. Evenly pour over mixture over bread cubes. Press lightly on the bread to make sure it's all coated. Tightly cover baking pan with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight, at least 8 hours.
Remove from the refrigerator. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake, covered, for 40 minutes. Increase oven to 375 degrees and remove foil. Bake, uncovered, for an additional 5 - 10 minutes or until toothpick is clean and top is puffy and brown.