French Toast Recipes And More Ways To Finish Off A Loaf Of Bread

What's the best thing since sliced bread? All the dishes you can make with it: French toast, bread pudding, grilled cheese and casseroles. If that loaf of bread is turning a bit stale, put the pesky ends and whatever else is left to use with these bread-heavy recipes

Finish off a loaf of bread and use up a gallon of milk all at once with this brunch-tastic brioche bread pudding. Top it all off with ice cream for a super sweet treat. 

For the Brioche Bread Pudding recipe, click here.

A monster mash-up for the ages, pizza grilled cheese makes for a flavorful Frankenstein take on homemade pizza. 

For the Pizza Grilled Cheese recipe, click here.

One of the 101 best ways to cook an egg, this impressive toad-in-the-hole toast topped with melted cheddar cheese requires six ingredients.

For the Cedar Plank Grilled Egg in Toast recipe, click here.

Breakfast for dessert? Dessert for breakfast? You pick. Have this French toast take on a traditional Mexican dish whenever you like. 

For the Churro French Toast recipe, click here.

During the cooler months of the year, comforting and uncomplicated casseroles like this maple glazed treat are a go-to culinary move. The resulting toasty and cozy, sweet-smelling kitchen is just an added bonus.

For the Maple Glazed French Toast Casserole recipe, click here.

Together, you and your child can doodle all your artistic musings on bread canvases. Paint spaceships and aliens, flowers and footballs, whatever you wish to add a pop of color to your kid's lunch. 

For the Lunch Art recipe, click here.

Put a mouthwatering spin on a traditional grilled cheese by sandwiching sweet cream cheese and vanilla-accented raspberry jam between two slices of perfectly toasted cinnamon raisin bread. 

For the Cinnamon Raisin Grilled Cheese recipe, click here.

Ditch the trendy chicken sandwiches and opt for this timeless sandwich made of whole wheat bread, deli-sliced turkey, American cheese and honey mustard instead. 

For the French's Classic All-American Sandwich recipe, click here. 

These customizable creamy stuffed French toasts can be made with brioche or challah and filled with your choice of coconut, rum, orange or maple-flavored whipped cream cheese. Plus, this easy recipe takes under an hour to cook.

For the Creamy Stuffed French Toast recipe, click here.

Bring Midwestern morning charm to wherever you stay using this regional breakfast recipe. The casserole's toasted pepitas or pumpkin seeds add a nutty crunch.

For the Pumpkin and Sausage Strata With Toasted Pepitas, click here.

Topped with heart-healthy tomatoes, these oregano grilled cheese sandwiches are made with just four ingredients: lightly toasted multigrain bread, mozzarella cheese, plum tomatoes and oregano leaves.

For the Oregano Grilled Cheese Sandwich, click here.

For a sandwich better than mom used to make, look no further than this balsamic, mushroom, onion and brie grilled cheese. 

For the Balsamic, Mushroom and Onion Grilled Brie Cheese Sandwich recipe, click here.

Garlic bread is to perfectly cooked pasta as Robin is to Batman. This recipe calls for garlic powder, onion powder, parsley flakes and parmesan.

For the Onion Garlic Bread recipe, click here.

Fluffy slices of Texas toast are dipped in shredded coconut and fried to crispy perfection, for this French toast dish that easily ranks among the 50 best brunch recipes of all time.

For the Coconut French Toast recipe, click here.

Consult a handy guide to apple varieties as you decide which to include in this apple raisin bread pudding with flavors of cinnamon and vanilla. 

For the Apple Raisin Bread Pudding recipe, click here.

Key lime pie is not just the most iconic pie in Florida, it's one of the state's official foods too. Coated in graham cracker crumbs and filled with a citrusy, brown sugar cream cheese, this key lime pie French toast is fit for a summer day.

For the Key Lime Pie French Toast recipe, click here.

Easy Instant Pot breakfasts are all the rage these days. But some mornings, you just have to whip out the old fashioned slow cooker instead. To prepare this vintage casserole, start by grabbing any overly ripe bananas and last week's loaf of bread.

For the Slow Cooker Banana French Toast Casserole recipe, click here.

Coated in a thick almond butter sauce, this sweet caramel strata is sprinkled with even more brain-boosting almonds and dried cherries. 

For the Sweet Caramel Strata with Almonds and Cherries recipe, click here.

Add this herb-roasted Cornish hen recipe to your weeknight dinner rotation stat. Baked bread cubes provide a bread salad base on which these roasted Cornish hens can lay. 

For the Herb-Roasted Cornish Hens with Bread Salad recipe, click here.

Pinkies up. These classy and tiny cinnamon sugar-sprinkled sandwiches will take tea time to the next level. Swap out the traditional jam for your favorite hazelnut or chocolate spread.  

For the French Toast Tea Sandwiches recipe, click here.

A healthy take on the King's classic peanut butter sandwich, this recipe requires protein-packed peanut butter and a whole lot of whole wheat bread. 

For the Healthy Grilled Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich recipe, click here.

Why wait for your local grocery store to stock up on eggnog when you can make every day a holiday instead. This easy overnight eggnog French toast casserole requires zero actual eggnog. It takes 10 minutes to prep, a whole night to chill and 25 minutes to bake. 

For the Overnight Eggnog French Toast Casserole recipe, click here. 

Sneak some blood pressure-lowering asparagus into your unassuming grilled cheese sandwich for a gourmet upgrade on a comfort food favorite. 

For the Asparagus Grilled Cheese recipe, click here.

This fun recipe is perfect for cooking with kiddos. All you have to do is butter the toasted bread, sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar and wait for the sugar rush to set in. 

For the Cinnamon Toast recipe, click here.

Every state has a most iconic food. This grilled cheese recipe calls for all of Vermont's signature ingredients: maple, apple and sharp cheddar cheese. 

For the Maple Apple Grilled Cheese recipe, click here.

This cinnamon raisin French toast casserole is one of those sweet recipes that uses five ingredients or fewer. It is up to you whether to top it all off with thinly-sliced butter, brown sugar and syrup. 

For the Cinnamon Raisin French Toast Casserole recipe click here.

This simpler take on a difficult dessert is insanely impressive. Served at the best restaurants in America, baked Alaska is typically made with layers of ice cream and cake. This recipe, however, uses bread pudding as a base. 

For the Bread Pudding Baked Alaska recipe, click here.

Breakfast might have looked different the year you were born. But today, given the popularity of multicookers and slow cookers, breakfast looks a whole lot like this apple cinnamon slow cooker casserole. 

For the Slow Cooker Breakfast Apple Cinnamon French Toast recipe, click here. 

Finally, this Instant Pot overnight French toast casserole will relieve you of any a.m. anxiety. Prepare the casserole the night before, pop it in the Instant Pot the next morning and discover more comfort foods to make ahead and freeze for a busy weekday.

For the Overnight French Toast Casserole recipe, click here.

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