Description
A delicious and sweet twist on traditional French toast, baked to golden perfection and topped with a maple pecan syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 loaf (12 ounces) French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¾ cup (150g) brown sugar, firmly packed
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¾ cup toasted pecans, chopped
- ½ cup maple syrup (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Whisk the eggs, whipping cream, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl until the brown sugar has dissolved.
- Pour 1 cup of the egg mixture into the greased baking dish.
- Add the cubed bread to the egg mixture in the baking dish.
- Pour the remaining egg mixture evenly over the bread.
- Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Mix in the brown sugar and maple syrup, stirring until smooth.
- Bring the syrup mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Add the toasted pecans to the syrup mixture, and spoon the maple pecan syrup over the chilled French toast and mix it all together.
- Bake the casserole for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Top with maple syrup.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, use fresh bread over the stale bread.
- Let the mixture sit overnight for deeper flavor infusion.
- Adjust syrup quantities according to taste preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 180mg