Breakfast does not have to be boring. I enjoy cooking for my family but I am all about easy and not a lot of steps in the process. My kids enjoy the traditional pancakes, french toast and waffles but how can things be changed up a bit? I took french toast and changed it into a casserole dish. I found the recipe on-line that I altered. It was just as easy in making regular french toast!
- 7 eggs
- 1 loaf of Italian bread cut into small cubes
- 2 cups almond milk
- 2 tbsp pure vanilla
- 1 stick of butter melted
- coconut oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup brown sugar
- Melt butter and then add the brown sugar and mix so there are no lumps. Coat the pan with coconut oil to prevent the casserole sticking. Cut the Italian bread into small cube pieces and place in the pan and drizzle the brown sugar mixture over the bread. In a separate bowl add the eggs, almond milk and vanilla and whisk till the eggs have brown and all is mixed together. Pour over the top of the bread mixture. Press it all down using the palms of your hands. This will ensure that all the bread is coated with the egg mixture. Place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Finally bake for 30 minutes on 350 degrees.
My family drizzled a bit of pancake syrup on top which gave it the perfect sweetness! There are so many variations you could make as well like adding powdered sugar to the top. Or you could dice up apples to make apple cinnamon french toast casserole. That is what is so great about this recipe is that you can tweak it to your liking!
Be sure to check out my other french toast recipes!
Peanut butter & jelly stuffed french toast
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OMG this is brilliant. I NEED to make this for my family for our next brinner 🙂
Actually we did have it for dinner!
Mm.. it reminds me of a casserole my mom makes for Christmas. It does NOT disappoint. I love breakfasts like this.
This sounds like such an easy recipe! I like that you can make it ahead and let it set in the fridge til you’re ready. French Toast is one of our favorite brunch meals!
I tried to make an overnight french toast casserole for Christmas breakfast and it was a FAIL 🙁 It used slices of bread though, not cubes, so I will have to give your version a try!
My kids like a good breakfast in the morning as well. This recipe looks super easy to prepare and delicious to eat.
My family would adore this casserole. Next time we’re all together I will surprise them and make it.
Oh my this looks delicious. This would make the perfect brunch item on Sunday. Definitely adding this to my must try list.
This is a great breakfast recipe. It is something I could do in the morning before the kids get up and then give them before they leave for the day.
This is such a great recipe to have on hand for sleepovers or surprise overnight guests.
I love French toast! This looks like a tasty take on a favorite! I pinned it for later 🙂
I could eat breakfast for every single meal. I love French Toast and this looks amazing!
I love french toast and have been looking for a recipe like this. OMG, cannot wait to try it. Might be a breakfast for dinner sort of evening.
I am having company next weekend. We are going to make this perhaps. If we do I will share a photo.
This casserole looks so good and it’s a very creative way to enjoy french toast. I love it as a breakfast food but this makes it enjoyable any time of the day.
This looks incredible. Perfect to make the night before for a weekend breakfast or special occasion.
This is a nice twist to add to the table. I haven’t seen or heard of anyting like this before.
When Bella was younger I made a french toast casserole for a Mops group I was part of and it was a huge hit with the other mommys that they kept asking me to make it and bring it to the meetings.
This looks so good. I am going to make it for breakfast or brunch on Sunday.
I love French toast but I have never made it as a casserole. I need to try this out.
Now, this looks good! I make French Toast on holiday mornings – I think I might try this for the next holiday morning!
This looks like a perfect Sunday morning breakfast! French Toast is something that my whole family enjoys, so we’ll definitely be trying this soon!
This looks like a perfect breakfast for the weekend!! We are going to have to try this out the whole family loves french toast!
This sounds great! I like that you use almond milk too. It sounds pretty easy to make. I bet my entire family would love this!
This looks really yummy! I love french toast! Gonna have to try this.
It’s been a challenge for me to prepare exciting breakfast for the kids. I would love to consider this.
I am a huge french toast fan, however I like mine with ketchup so I wonder if I would like this? I think it’s worth giving a try, it looks great!
One of my husband’s favorite breakfast foods are French Toast. I wonder if he would like this.
Everything looks so amazing. my mom used to make french toast all the time when I was a little girl and I miss them so much. French toast is one of my favs.
I make something just like this and the kids adore it! It’s amazing for sunday mornings!
I absolutely love french toast! Never had it this way though but i’m sure it taste amazing!