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This Easy French Toast Casserole is bursting with so much flavor! This breakfast casserole is loaded with almonds, fresh berries and a cream cheese drizzle – an amazing combination.

You will love the make-ahead option. Just like our overnight cinnamon rolls, this overnight breakfast casserole will become a favorite to serve the family.

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French Toast Casserole Recipe

This French Toast Casserole is everything you can ask for in a breakfast casserole. It’s not overly sweet, yet hits the sweet spot! Bread chunks in a cinnamon egg mixture, topped with sliced almonds that become crispy once baked, fresh berries that add to the flavor and finished off with a cream cheese drizzle that take the recipe over the top!

Serve the French Toast Casserole on the weekend, for a special occasion like Mother’s Day brunch, Valentine’s Day or the Holidays!

How to Make French Toast Casserole?

• Cut bread into 1” cubes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon, and sugar. Add bread and stir to coat.
• Transfer to a baking dish, arranging in an even thickens and pour remaining egg mixture over bread
• Sprinkle on sliced almonds, cover and bake breakfast casserole. 

• Meanwhile, prepare cream cheese drizzle: Beat cream cheese then beat in powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk
• Once French Toast Casserole is baked, dust with powdered sugar,
• Add berries and drizzle cream cheese over French Toast Casserole

TIP: If you don’t like almonds, use walnuts or pecans, add them to half of the casserole, or omit nuts.

Do I Have to Use the Cream Cheese Drizzle?

No! You may omit the cream cheese drizzle altogether and serve with traditional maple syrup 

How to Make Overnight French Toast Casserole:

• Make recipe according to instructions, minus the baking
• Cover and refrigerate the casserole
• The following day, bake the breakfast casserole

TIP: Since the overnight breakfast casserole will be cold, add 5 minutes to the covered baking time then continue baking per the recipe.

What is the Best Bread for French Toast Casserole?

• Brioche Bread, Challah Bread French Bread or even Italian Bread that can be sliced into about 1” squares will all work great.
• Use bread that’s at least a day old. It will soak the egg mixture better and won’t taste soggy or mushy.

TIP: If your bread is a really large loaf, you may not need the whole loaf. 

How to Re-Heat French Toast Casserole:

The casserole is best and most crisp right out of the oven, but it can be reheated. To reheat, bake at 350˚ F for 10 to 15 minutes or until warmed through and the top is re-crisped.

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French Toast Casserole

This Easy French Toast Casserole is bursting with so much flavor! The casserole is loaded with almonds, fresh berries and a cream cheese drizzle – an amazing combination.

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 40 minutes mins

Total Time: 50 minutes mins

Servings: 8 servings

For the French Toast Casserole:

For the Cream Cheese Drizzle:

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• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, ground cinnamon and sugar.

• Cut the bread loaf into 1” cubes and add them to the egg mixture. Stir to generously soak the bread then transfer to 9×13 casserole baking dish.

• Pour any remaining egg mixture over bread and arrange bread evenly, patting down if needed.

• Sprinkle the top with sliced almonds, cover and bake at 350˚F for 20 minutes then uncover and bake another 15-20 minutes, until tops of bread are crispy.

• Meanwhile, prepare cream cheese drizzle: beat cream cheese until creamy. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla and milk and beat until thick and drizzling consistency

• To serve, top with fresh berries and use a teaspoon to drizzle cream cheese over the French Toast Casserole.

293kcal Calories30g Carbs9g Protein15g Fat5g Saturated Fat166mg Cholesterol121mg Sodium235mg Potassium2g Fiber25g Sugar520IU Vitamin A1.4mg Vitamin C127mg Calcium1.3mg Iron

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French Toast Casserole

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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.