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Baked French Toast Casserole is a breakfast recipe that’s simple and easy. It’s perfect for holidays like Mother’s Day, Easter, or Christmas, but don’t stop there, this is great for any weekday breakfast.

Or, make the casserole and have it on weekdays as leftovers. Serve it with maple syrup and you have a very happy family.

a slice of French toast casserole on a white plate in front of the casserole dish with the breakfast in it.

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Serve with maple syrup for a delicious breakfast!

Oven Baked & Great for Company

This Baked French Toast Casserole is made in the oven. I love that it makes a nice big casserole that’s perfect for company.

And, it’s a great way to use stale leftover bread. I often make this after asking myself, “what to make with leftover French bread”.

Easy Baked French Toast Casserole is a quick breakfast bake recipe made with crusty French bread and topped with maple syrup. It’s a homemade make ahead or bake now casserole that’s ready in about 30 minutes.

Looking for more great make ahead breakfast casseroles? You’ll want to check out Sausage and veggie egg casserole, Biscuits and Gravy Casserole, and Cheesy broccoli and potato casserole.

I love French Toast

It’s probably my favorite syrupy covered sweet breakfast treat.

But, who wants to stand over a skillet flipping French toast all morning? Not this girl!

So, my wonderful husband came up with this recipe. I love it! It’s easy to make, and is the perfect way to enjoy French toast any day!

Fluffy and Eggy Casserole

Wonderful eggy buttery French Toast with crispy golden brown edges, and a fluffy inside! It’s not soggy or limp; it’s just lovely! You’re whole family will adore this French Toast.

close up on French Toast Casserole with maple syrup on a white plate with a fork behind it.

Great for leftovers

And for us, because there’s only the two of us in the house, it makes a bunch of leftovers so we have French toast all week with no work!

Recipe Notes

For the French bread, you’ll be cutting the bread into ½ inch to 1-inch cubes. You want about 12-15 cups of bread cubes, enough to fill a 13×9-inch pan, which is almost the whole loaf. We usually just leave out the ends of the loaf.

Use whatever milk makes you happy in this dish. We usually use whole milk, as it’s nice and thick and rich. But, we’ve also used almond milk with great success.

If you’re lactose intolerant the almond milk is a great option.

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Baked French Toast Casserole

Debi
Baked French Toast Casserole is a breakfast recipe that’s simple and easy. It’s perfect for the holidays (like Mother’s Day, Easter, or Christmas), but don’t stop there, this is great for any weekday breakfast. Use the servings slider to easily adjust the ingredient amounts.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 306 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 loaf French Bread
  • 12 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into chunks

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F.
  • Cut the French bread into ½ to 1-inch cubes, place in a large bowl, and set aside.
  • Mix the eggs, milk, vanilla, and salt together in a medium bowl until frothy, set aside.
  • Place the butter in the bottom of a 13×9 pan, and place the pan in the preheated oven to melt the butter, about 5 minutes. Once the butter is melted, carefully remove the pan from the oven, and tilt the pan to coat the melted butter all over the bottom of the pan and about 1 inch up the sides of the pan.
  • Pour the egg mixture over the bread crumbs, and toss to coat. Pour the egg & bread mixture into the butter coated pan. Bake in 350° oven about 30 minutes, or until eggs are set and casserole looks golden brown.
  • Serve with your favorite toppings, maple syrup, fruit, whipped cream, whatever makes you happy!

Nutrition

Calories: 306kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 16gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 264mgSodium: 709mgPotassium: 243mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 586IUCalcium: 139mgIron: 3mg

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

Keyword casserole, French Toast
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Baked French Toast Casserole by Life Currents - the perfect easy way to have delicious eggy fluffy French Toast with little work!
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  2. Kayle (The Cooking Actress)

    oooh my hubs loves french toast and this casserole would be perfect!

  4. silviamagda

    I’ve never ate french toast. In my country, people fry bread with eggs but make it savoury. But I’m sure this is really good as well.

  6. Kylee Cooks

    I love big recipes that you can eat leftovers from for a few days! This looks really yummy!

  8. khadija

    quick question, the French loaf is it a special kind of bread? or is it French toast(with the eggs and cream), because i doubt i will find it if its a special kind of bread. am in china and finding everything is a struggle

  10. Debi

    Hi Khadija, It’s just a sturdy white bread. I’ve also seen it called Italian Bread at some stores. You could even make some yourself. Just a simple white bread, so hopefully you can find that. It’s always interesting to me to learn about what different places call things or have readily available. I have a friend in Holland and we talk all the time about differences, and I get to learn that way!

  11. Fareeha

    I love how you are pouring out the syrup. I just tells me that I need to get into the kitchen to try it out right away.

  12. maria @ close to home

    I have not made a french toast casserole in several years. I always forget about them, great optio.

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