Easy Overnight French Toast Coffee Cake

A tasty cross between overnight French toast and coffee cake, this easy to make breakfast has added protein thanks to a little protein powder in the batter.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 502 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup chopped toasted pecans
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• 8 large eggs
• 3 cups 2% milk
• 1 (16 ounce) loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch slices
• ½ cup vanilla protein powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine softened butter, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg for topping in a bowl. Put into a generously greased fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).

Step 2

Mix milk, pecans, protein powder, eggs, melted butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl until combined.

Step 3

Arrange bread slices standing up in the pan. Pour wet ingredients over top. Cover and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove coffee cake from the refrigerator and uncover.

Step 5

Bake coffee cake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Invert cake over a wire rack or serving platter and shake gently to release.