Description
This Overnight French Toast Bake offers a comforting blend of flavors, featuring custardy bread soaked overnight, topped with a crunchy cinnamon-sugar crumble. It’s perfect for leisurely weekends and special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup Flour
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Cold Butter (Cut into Pieces)
- 1 loaf of Sourdough Bread, Cubed
- 8 Eggs
- 2 cups Milk
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 2 tbsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Cube the sourdough bread and distribute evenly in the baking dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour the mixture over the bread cubes, ensuring even coverage; cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Create the topping by mixing flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt; cut in cold butter until crumbly and refrigerate.
- The next morning, sprinkle the topping over the soaked bread and bake for 45 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.
Notes
For a lighter topping, substitute half the flour with oats.
Ensure bread pieces are uniform in size for even soaking.
Add citrus zest to custard for a fresh flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 210mg