Best Christmas Morning Baked French Toast Recipes

Christmas morning baked French toast image

Provided by Kelley Paystrup

Categories Eggs

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 large loaf for french or hawaiian bread
1 stick butter
10 large eggs
1 c milk
1 Tbsp real vanilla
1 tsp salt
8 oz cream cheese
maple syrup

Steps:

1. On Christmas eve, break up a whole loaf of French bread into 1 and 2 inch chunks. Put this in a buttered casserole dish.
2. Mix together 10 eggs, a cup of milk, T vanilla, T maple syrup, and a little salt. Add to this a ½ c melted BUTTER. Add 8oz of cream cheese broken into teeny pieces. Pour over bread. Fold in gently.
3. Cover tightly with foil and refrigerate over night.
4. Once people get up, put it into the oven at 350 for one hour, uncovering for the last ten minutes.
5. Lightly dust with powdered sugar before serving Cut into squares and serve with real maple syrup, blueberry pie filling, jam, etc. Divinely yum.

Christmas Morning Baked French Toast image

Provided by TeksGlutes

Categories Breakfast

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

12 slices baguette (cut on a long diagonal)
3 tablespoons instant espresso powder
2 tablespoons hot water
3 cups whole milk
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar, plus
2 tablespoons sugar, divided
cinnamon, for dusting
whipped cream

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle and generously butter a 13- by 9-inch shallow baking dish or pan (3-quart; preferably glass or ceramic).
Arrange bread in 1 layer in baking dish. Dissolve espresso powder in hot water in a large bowl. Whisk in milk, eggs, vanilla, and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth.
Pour custard over bread, then turn slices over several times so they soak up as much custard as possible. Sprinkle top with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
Bake until puffed and set, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in dish on a rack 10 minutes, then dust with cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 550, Fat 10.3, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 118, Sodium 864.5, Carbohydrate 94.2, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 27.9, Protein 18.7