The other day, I cooked a double batch of artisan bread and it didn’t turn out that great. I didn’t want to throw it out, so instead, I turned part of it into yummy garlic bread, fed some to my kids {who don’t know better…}, and then used the rest to make this delicious French Toast Breakfast Casserole! If you’ve got bread to use up too, I highly recommend this recipe. It’s quick, easy, and really tasty. It’s not that nutritious, but that’s okay… 
I adapted the recipe I found here.
French Toast Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar {I use raw sugar}
- 1 loaf old bread, cut into 1″ thick pieces {I used homemade whole wheat artisan bread}
- 8 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk {I used slightly buttered milk – great way to use up milk you don’t want to drink}
- 1 TBS vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 chopped pecans
Instructions
- Combine butter and brown sugar and pour it in the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish.
- Layer the bread on top, overlapping if necessary.
- Mix the eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon and pour over the bread.
- Sprinkle nuts on top.
- Cover the baking dish and chill overnight.
- In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake the casserole for 30 minutes or until bubbly and brown.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes.
- Serve with maple sugar or favorite syrup {if you’d like – I thought it was great as is, but my hubs and kids liked the extra syrup}.
- Enjoy!
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I add diced apples and more cinnamon to my toast ( personal preference), but I don’t know i’ve been denying myself the pleasure of pecans. Thanks for sharing your recipe, using nuts
You’re welcome, Gail. Apples & cinnamon also sound very yummy.