Bacon-Stuffed French Toast Casserole

How do you improve on French toast? Stuff it with bacon and turn it into a bacon-stuffed French toast casserole, the ultimate breakfast crowd-pleaser!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 521 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 1 pound bacon
• 12 slices bread
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, divided, or more to taste
• 1.5 cups milk
• 0.5 cup butter, sliced into pats
• 1.5 tablespoons ground cinnamon, divided, or more to taste
• 1.5 tablespoons white sugar, divided, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.

Step 3

Scatter about 1/3 of the butter pats onto the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and arrange 6 slices of bread in a single layer, overlapping as necessary, on top of the butter. Top bread slices with bacon slices.

Step 4

Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar, and nutmeg over bacon slices. Scatter 1/3 of the butter pats over bacon and top with remaining bread slices.

Step 5

Whisk milk, eggs, remaining cinnamon, remaining white sugar, remaining brown sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Pour over bread mixture into baking dish. Scatter remaining butter pats over the top.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and set, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.