Instant Pot® French Toast Casserole

This classic French toast recipe is super easy in the Instant Pot®. It uses the pot-in-pot method, so be sure to have your small baking pan and trivet ready! Serve with fruit and syrup.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 211 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ½ cup milk
• 1 ½ cups water
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, beaten
• cooking spray
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter, or more to taste
• 6 thick slices stale bread, cut into cubes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place bread cubes into a large bowl. Mix eggs, sugar, salt, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and milk in a separate bowl. Pour mixture on top of bread cubes and mix well. Set aside for 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 2

Spray baking dish very lightly with cooking spray. Pour bread-egg mixture into baking dish.

Step 3

Pour water into a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Place trivet into pot and lower baking pan onto top of trivet. Close and lock the lid. Ensure vent is sealed. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 15 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 4

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Remove baking dish using trivet handles.