Overnight Strawberry Banana French Toast Bake

By srumbel

Prep time does not include overnight soak time.
Author: Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)
Not a morning person? I got you covered with this overnight Strawberry Banana French Toast Bake. Prepare it the night before then pop it into the oven the next morning. Voila – breakfast or brunch without the effort.

Ingredients

• 4-6 cups 1-inch French bread cubes*
• 2 cups fresh sliced strawberries
• 2 large bananas, sliced
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup maple syrup plus more for serving
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Topping
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 4 pieces

Preparation

Step 1

The night before serving: Lightly spray a small casserole dish or 8x8 pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, mix together the bread cubes, strawberries, and banana. Pour into the casserole dish or pan.
In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla. Evenly pour over the bread cubes. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to sit overnight.
For the topping: In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to sit overnight.
The morning of serving: Preheat oven to 350F. Uncover the bread cubes and evenly sprinkle butter mixture on top. Bake uncovered 60 minutes. Serve with maple syrup.

Notes
*Amount of bread cubes will depend on the size of your pan. To measure this, I added the bread cubes as I cut them to the pan until full then dumped them into my mixing bowl.

Serves: 4-6