Apple Pie French Toast
When I opt for a sweet brunch over a savory one, French toast is one of my go-to selections. But who has time to make French toast through the week? Not this girl. So discovering overnight French toast in casserole form has been a breakfast lifesaver. This recipe is almost like a bread pudding (with syrup as the topping) and the addition of a favorite fall flavor: apple pie. Top this creation with some local Middle West Spirits bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup for an extra tasty treat.
Apple Pie French Toast
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
1 loaf of thickly sliced cinnamon bread (I use Great Harvest cinnamon chip, but one of the thick-cut Pepperidge Farm varieties will work well too)
1/2 c. brown sugar
6 eggs
2 c. milk (i used 2%)
1/2 c. heavy cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 20 oz. can of apple pie filling
Optional: 2/3 c. salted caramel or butterscotch chips (I found the caramel ones at Kroger)
Syrup, for topping
Spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish with cooking spray and preheat oven to 400 degrees. Next, tear or cut bread slices into 1 inch chunks and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Then fold in the apple pie filling to the egg mixture. Spread bread cubes into casserole dish in an even layer and pour egg mixture over top, making sure to distribute apple chunks evenly throughout dish. If desired, top the casserole with the butterscotch or caramel chips for a caramel apple twist. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the top of the casserole is golden and center is set. Cover casserole with foil during baking if the top begins to brown too much.
Refrigerate the cooled, baked casserole. The next morning, cut into squares and microwave individually for a decadent breakfast. Add a syrup drizzle for a meal that even your most autumn-obsessed friend will enjoy!
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Caroline
- 1 loaf of thickly sliced cinnamon bread
- ½ c. brown sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 c. milk (i used 2%)
- ½ c. heavy cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 20 oz. can of apple pie filling
- Optional: ⅔ c. salted caramel or butterscotch chips
- Syrup, for topping
- Spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish with cooking spray and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Next, tear or cut bread slices into 1 inch chunks and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
- Then fold in the apple pie filling to egg mixture.
- Spread bread cubes into casserole dish in an even layer and pour egg mixture over top, making sure to distribute apple chunks evenly throughout dish.
- If desired, top the casserole with the butterscotch or caramel chips for a caramel apple twist.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the top of the casserole is golden and center is set.
- Cover casserole with foil during baking if top begins to brown too much.
- Refrigerate the cooled, baked casserole.
- The next morning, cut into squares and microwave individually for a decadent breakfast.
- Add a syrup drizzle for a meal that even your most autumn-obsessed friend will enjoy!