Baked French Toast Casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• french toast:
• 6 large eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 loaf french bread, cut into 1-inch slices
• praline topping:
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or to taste (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 9 hrs


• generously butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• whisk eggs, half-and-half, milk, white sugar, vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. dip each bread slice into egg mixture and arrange in overlapping rows in the prepared baking dish. cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• mix pecans, brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon nutmeg together in a bowl; spread evenly over bread in the baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and golden brown, about 45 minutes. generously top french toast with confectioners' sugar.