Easiest Overnight French Toast Bake
You can easily prep this the night before in only 10 min. Then just pop it in the oven right before serving. So easy!
I am a huge fan of brunch. If I could, I’d brunch every day, especially since you can sleep in a bit yet still indulge in all of its breakfast glory, like this baked French toast.
Now this French toast is super simple, super easy and basically fool-proof. Best of all, this can be made the night before. No wait, scratch that, this is meant to be made the night before. Sure, you can make it a couple of hours in advance but you really want to give it a full night so that your bread slices can soak up all that goodness.
When you’re ready to serve, go ahead and pour on that epic maple glaze. It replaces the need for syrup, and in my opinion, just makes it 100000x better.
Easiest Overnight French Toast Bake
Ingredients
- 3 small French baguettes, ends trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
For the maple glaze
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup, or more, to taste
Instructions
- Lightly coat a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Place bread slices evenly into the baking dish.
- In a large glass measuring cup or another bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, vanilla bean paste, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour mixture evenly over the bread slices. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the bread mixture into the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and maple syrup until well combined and slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Pour mixture evenly over the bread slices.
- Serve immediately, sprinkled with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.
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