Oven-Baked Caramel French Toast

This is perfect served with quiche, homemade home fries and fresh coffee! I make the bread for this recipe using my bread machine!

• Preparation Time: 9 hr
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 9 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 615 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans, divided
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 12 slices French or Italian-style bread
• 0.5 cup butter
• 1.5 cups milk
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 cup brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter and 2 tablespoons corn syrup in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.

Step 2

Pour sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish; sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans. Place 6 bread slices on top; sprinkle with remaining pecans and cover with remaining 6 bread slices.

Step 3

Combine eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour egg mixture evenly over bread slices. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.

Step 4

Remove French toast from refrigerator 30 minutes prior to baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

Step 6

Meanwhile, make the caramel sauce: Combine remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, remaining 1/4 cup butter and remaining 1 tablespoon corn syrup; cook until thickened, stirring constantly.

Step 7

Drizzle sauce over French toast right before serving.