You’ll love this baked French Toast Casserole recipe! It’s made with almond milk, and cinnamon chip Texas Toast for an easy boost of flavor and texture. Enjoy this quick, cheap, and easy meal for breakfast or brunch.
How To Make French Toast Casserole
French toast casserole is a cross between french toast and bread pudding. It is usually prepared the night before and baked the next morning for breakfast. However, this recipe can be prepared the same day because the whole process only takes about 40 minutes!
This French Toast Casserole recipe uses the following ingredients:
- Calise Brioche Style Cinnamon Chip Texas Toast
- eggs
- almond milk
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
- raisins
You’ll notice that there isn’t any sugar listed in the ingredients. That’s because you can pour maple syrup over your baked casserole or top it with icing as we did in this recipe.
However, if you desire a sweeter recipe, you can add 1/4 cup of sugar to the batter when preparing.
Supplies/tools needed are:
- 2-quart Casserole Dish
- Medium bowl
- Hand mixer
Recipe Steps:
- Start by preheating your oven to 350°F.
- Spray a casserole dish with non-stick coating or coat with butter.
- Break up bread loaf into small chunks, and add them to the greased pan.
- In a medium bowl, add cracked eggs, milk, cinnamon, and extract. Whisk until combined, and fluffy. Room temperature ingredients work better.
- Pour mixture over the bread, and use a rubber spatula to help evenly coat all pieces.
- Sprinkle the raisins to the mixture evenly.
- Bake for 30 minutes. The bread will rise slightly, and have a crisp top, and spring up once gently pressed.
How to Reheat French Toast Casserole
To reheat, simply place a single-portion on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on high for 1 minute. Take it out, mix it, and check its temperature. Microwave for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute until it has reached your desired temperature.
After reheating, top it with maple syrup or your favorite topping.
Tips
- Allow ingredients like eggs and almond milk to warm to room temperature before mixing.
- Specialty bread like Brioche style cinnamon or cinnamon raisin makes the best french toast casserole.
- Add extras like chopped walnuts, pecans, or raisins to kick your recipe up a notch like this Cinnamon Walnut French Toast Casserole at Savvy Saving Couple.
- Almond milk can be substituted for dairy milk as we did in this recipe.
French Toast Casserole Bake (Fast and Easy)
Equipment
- 2 quart size casserole dish
- Medium bowl
- Hand Mixer
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Brioche Style Cinnamon Chip Texas Toast standard size loaf
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 cup raisins
Icing (optional)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsps. almond milk
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° f.
- Spray your casserole dish with nonstick or butter it to prevent sticking.
- Break up bread loaf into small small sized chunks, and add them directly to the greased pan.
- In a medium bowl, add cracked eggs, milk, cinnamon, and extract. Whisk until combined, and fluffy.
- Pour mixture over the bread, and use a rubber spatula to help evenly coat all pieces.
- Add raisins to the mixture evenly.
- Bake for 30 minutes. The bread will rise slightly, and have a crisp top, and spring up once gently pressed.
Icing
- Add milk to icing, and whisk until thick and fully combined.
This is such a delicious day starter!! My kids loved it!
It was so easy to prepare. I have it sitting in the fridge for tonight and baking it tomorrow morning.
My family enjoyed this beautiful French toast casserole for brunch. It was delicious! I doubled the vanilla because we love that flavor.
I love how quick and easy this french toast casserole is! I will definitely be making this for the holidays!
This French toast casserole is so delicious and flavorful. I love how easy it was to make too!