Make Ahead Breakfast French Toast Casserole That is Simple
Are you looking for an easy make the night before breakfast that you can put right into the oven in the morning? Look no further than this simple make ahead breakfast French toast casserole!This recipe is one of my go to recipes when I have no plan for breakfast the following day. I love that I can prepare it the night before and leave it in the fridge with a sticky note with cooking directions for my family. I hope you love it as much as we do!
Equipment
- 1 9x13 inch Pan greased
- 1 Large Bowl
- 1 Medium Bowl
- 1 Large Spoon
- 1 Set of Measuring Cups
- 1 Set of Measuring Spoons
- 1 Temperature Thermometer
Ingredients
- 1 Bread Loaf cubed
- 2½ - 3½ Cups Milk any alternatives work too
- 12 Eggs
- 3 Tablespoon Cinnamon optional
- 1 Tablespoon Nutmeg optional
- ½ Cup Sugar optional
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2-3 Cups Fruit
- 1 Cups Nuts or Seeds optional
Toppings
- Maple Syrup optional
- Powdered Sugar optional
- Whipped Cream optional
- Extra Fruit optional
- Extra Nuts optional
Instructions
- Put the cubed loaf of bread into a big bowl.
- Add the spices and mix into the bread. Taste the bread to see if you want to add more spices. Once the spices are to your liking, set aside.
- In the separate bowl, mix together the eggs and milk.
- Pour the milk and egg mix on top of the bread cubes. Mix gently to let the bread soak up all the milk mix. Let it sit in the bowl for 15 minutes covered.
- If there is no milk mix at the bottom of the bowl, add another 1/2 cup milk.
- Add the fruit, nuts, and seeds and mix well.
- Grease your 9x13 pan, dump in the French toast casserole ingredients.
- Cover the pan and label the top with baking instructions if you plan to bake it in the morning. In the morning, place the pan into the cold oven and bake at 375℉ (190℃). Bake for an hour or until the middle reads 165℉ (74℃) on a thermometer.
- If you wish to bake immediately, Preheat your oven to 375℉ (190℃). Bake for 45 minutes or until the middle reads 165℉ (74℃) on a thermometer.
- Serve warm with any topping ideas listed in the ingredients.
Notes
If you would like to make a half batch you can halve all the ingredients and bake in an 8x8 in pan. If you would like to double it I would make it in a roasting pan.
You could also bake it in multiple loaf pans and freeze the loaves for smaller portion sizes.
Any fruit that you like baked works well in this recipe! We change it up seasonally with pumpkin, apples, berries, and more when the fruit is in season.
You can use any sweetener you like and add as much or as little as you like! I tend to not add any sweetener because I know we will eat it with maple syrup. I added the sweetener here incase you are eating it plain.