Baked Pear Vanilla French Toast

By JJL9

That is the Baked Pear Vanilla French Toast I made and it was SO delicious. This is one of Sandy’s recipes from Reluctant Entertainer and I loved it so much I asked her if I could post it all for you, and she said sure!

Ingredients

• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 T. water
• 3 fresh pears or 28oz. canned pears, drained (I used canned)
• 4 cups French bread, cut into small pieces (better to not use the crust)
• 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped (I put pecans on half)
• 9 eggs
• 2 cups of milk or cream (I used 1 cup of milk, and 1 cup of heavy cream)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• powdered sugar or maple syrup (we used both, but it is sweet enough as is).

Details

Servings 6
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

Melt the brown sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the water and continue heating until bubbly. Remove from heat and pour into a well-greased 9″ x 13″ baking pan, making sure it is spread evenly. Slice the pears thinly and arrange evenly on top of the brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle the French bread pieces over the pears, then the chopped nuts. Beat eggs, milk, and vanilla together and pour evenly over the entire mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes, or until it becomes puffy and the eggs are no longer runny. Serve with powdered sugar or maple syrup.