Apple-Cinnamon French Toast Bake

Baked with a sweet pecan topping, this apple and cinnamon French toast dish makes breakfast or brunch an instant success.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 364 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 cooking spray
• 8 slices cinnamon bread
• 4 large eggs, lightly whisked
• 2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 cup chopped pecans
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 0.5 cup packed light brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray to coat. Layer 4 slices bread on the bottom of the baking dish; sprinkle with 1/2 of the apples. Repeat layers.

Step 2

Combine eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Mix well. Pour over the bread. Cover with foil and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.

Step 3

Pull out of the refrigerator 1 hour before baking.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Mix butter, brown sugar, pecans, maple syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Spread over the top layer of apples.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, 30 to 40 minutes.