Overnight French Toast Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Today I’m sharing with you a recipe for Overnight French Toast Breakfast Casserole. This is the perfect recipe to serve for brunch when you have family and friends over for special  occasions. The recipe is delicious, decadent and oh so easy because most of the work is done the night before you serve the breakfast casserole. 

That’s right, you won’t be going crazy in the kitchen getting ready for a house full of company…oh wait, do you mean that’s only ME? Let me show you how easy serving breakfast really can be with this delicious recipe. 

French Toast Casserole 

This is an updated recipe that originally appeared on my site in 2016. It’s also very similar to one of the very first recipes shared with you for French toast casserole.

The original recipe calls for Texas Toast Sandwich Bread. However, there were so many of you emailing me asking where to find this thick sliced bread. There were even some that asked if you were to use the frozen version of Texas Toast.

My answer always was NO! Frozen Texas Toast is completely different than the sandwich bread version. If you were to use the frozen version, you would have a completely different version of this recipe that would not taste good at all. 

Recently I came up with a solution that should help us all make something amazing for breakfast or brunch this coming weekend.

What Type of Bread Works Best? 

For this recipe, you want to use a rich bread that has butter in the dough. This type of bread is perfect for soaking up the egg mixture. 

• Brioche Bread – instead of Texas Toast sandwich bread, I used a loaf of Brioche bread from the bakery department in my grocery store. 
• Challah Bread – another version of brioche bread. 
• Chocolate Brioche Bread – this would be really delicious! 
• Hawaiian Bread – you could use those delicious Hawaiian rolls we all love to snack on in this recipe as well! 
• Potato Bread – a last resort but this will work as well.

Overnight French Toast Breakfast Casserole

Make sure you print out the recipe below and save it for later!

Ingredients: 

• 1 loaf Brioche or Challah Bread; cubed
• Melted Butter
• Brown Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Chopped pecans; optional 
• Vanilla
• Eggs
• Milk

How to Make French Toast Casserole

In a medium sized bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and chopped pecans. Then in another bowl, combine the eggs, milk and vanilla together.

Melt the butter and pour into the bottom of a 9X12 casserole dish. Next, place the cubed bread in the casserole dish on top of the melted butter.

Pour the egg mixture over the bread cubes making sure all are evenly covered.

Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture on top and then cover the casserole dish with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and place in the refrigerator overnight. 

How to Bake the Overnight French Toast Breakfast Casserole

The next morning, remove the casserole dish from the refrigerator. Allow the casserole to come to room temperature; about 30 minutes. This is a very important step!

Do not move your glass casserole dish from one temperature extreme to the other. Let it sit on the counter top for about 30 minutes. 

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven uncovered for 30 minutes or until the bread is browned and the egg mixture has set.

Here’s a closeup of the baked casserole. Doesn’t that look delicious??? 

How to Serve Overnight French Toast Breakfast Casserole

Serve this recipe with fresh cooked bacon or sausage. You will also want to serve it with plenty of warm syrup and maybe a sprinkle of powdered sugar or fresh berries.

I don’t think you need to add any more butter when serving this recipe as it’s very rich. In fact, this is a recipe that you only want to serve once in awhile for special occasions or holiday celebrations. 

More Easy Breakfast Recipes: 

• Spinach Bacon Cheese Frittata
• Banana Nut Bread 
• Homemade Blueberry Muffins
• Spinach Bacon Cheese Frittata
• Individual French Toast Cups

Overnight French Toast Breakfast Casserole

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

The perfect breakfast for special occasions...especially holidays! This decadent French Toast Casserole is made the night before and baked in the morning!

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Ingredients

• 1 loaf Brioche or Challah Bread; cubed
• 1/2 cup butter; melted
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans; optional
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 5 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Instructions

1. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and chopped pecans.
2. In another bowl, combine the eggs, milk and vanilla together.
3. Melt the butter and pour into the bottom of a 9X12 casserole dish.
4. Place the cubed bread in the casserole dish on top of the melted butter.
5. Pour the egg mixture over the bread cubes making sure all are evenly covered.
6. Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture on top.
7. Cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
8. The next morning, remove the casserole dish from the refrigerator. Allow the casserole dish to come to room temperature before baking in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until the bread is browned and the egg mixture has set.
9. Serve with warm syrup.

Notes

• It's very important that you allow the casserole to come to room temperature before baking. Do not move your glass casserole dish from one temperature extreme to the other. Let it sit on the counter top for about 30 minutes. 
• You can cover the casserole lightly with aluminum foil if you notice the bread is getting too brown while baking.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 469 Total Fat: 28g Saturated Fat: 13g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 12g Cholesterol: 212mg Sodium: 347mg Carbohydrates: 46g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 26g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 10g

The nutrition information is calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you, please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator.