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Overnight French Toast Bake

Easy family and budget friendly breakfasts, like this Overnight French Toast Bake, are a great way to give your family a healthy start to their day without a lot of time spent in the kitchen. Delicious!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: French toast, Make ahead meals, Whole grain
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 294kcal
Author: Marie

Ingredients

  • 8 1 oz. slices whole wheat bread
  • 3 small apples, cored, peeled, and sliced about 2 1/2 cups
  • 3 oz. Cabot Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded about 1 cup
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped walnuts
  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Instructions

  • Gather and prepare the ingredients by chopping the walnuts, shredding the cheese, and coring, peeling, and slicing the apples. Set walnuts aside in covered container.
  • Cut each bread slice into 4 squares or triangles. Then place about one-third of them in a layer into a 9 x 9 inch baking dish.
    On top of that, arrange about one-half of the apple slices and then evenly sprinkle on about one-half of the cheese.
    Repeat layering with another one-third of the cut bread slices, the other half of the apples, and the other half of the cheese. Place the last one-third of the bread slices on the top.
  • In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Then add the milk, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Whisk all until well blended.
  • Pour egg and milk mixture evenly over the bread, cheese, and apple layers in the pan. Make sure to pour some over each bread piece on the top and evenly over all the rest. Press the bread pieces down lightly. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
  • Remove the refrigerated pan from the refrigerator in the morning and let rest at room temperature while the oven in pre-heating. Do not remove foil. Turn the oven on and pre-heat to 375°F.
  • Place foil-covered pan of bread, apple, cheese, and egg mixture into the pre-heated oven and bake for 20 minutes. Take out of the oven and carefully remove the foil, starting at the furthest edge from you and peeling the foil back toward you.
    Evenly sprinkle the chopped nuts and 1 Tbsp. brown sugar over the top. Return the pan to the oven and continue baking about another 20 minutes until golden brown and middle of the casserole reaches 160°F.
    Remove from oven and serve warm.

Notes

Calorie amounts are based on making 6 servings.