Maple Glazed French Toast Casserole
Maple Glazed French Toast Casserole
You can whip up this easy and delicious brunch dish on a lazy weekend morning and then store it in your freezer to feed a big brunch crowd or a bunch of hungry kids. When you cook the French toast casserole, your home will be filled with the yummy aroma of cinnamon and sugar. Drizzle the maple glaze on top to satisfy any sweet tooth. Recipe courtesy of Happy Money Saver
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
40
minutes
Servings
8
Total time: 1 hour
Ingredients
- 9 thick slices of brioche bread
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cup half and half
- 5 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon maple flavor extract
- dash of salt
Directions
- Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
- Cut each slice of the brioche bread diagonally, creating 18 triangles.
- Butter one side of each piece and place butter side up in the 9x13 baking dish.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together half and half, eggs, vanilla cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Pour evenly over the bread.
- Cover with plastic wrap.
- Make it now:
- Place baking dish in refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Remove plastic wrap.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Drizzle glaze evenly over the top.
- Make it a freezer meal:
- Wrap the pan tightly with plastic wrap, pressing down gently to remove air.
- Place glaze bag on top of pan and cover both with foil.
- Label and place in freezer.
- Cook from frozen:
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Remove foil, glaze packet, and plastic wrap.
- Place frozen pan directly into oven and bake for 55-60 minutes, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Drizzle glaze evenly over the top.
- In a small bowl whisk together all of the ingredients of the glaze.
- Pour glaze into a labeled quart-size freezer bag, remove as much air as possible and seal.