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
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans, divided
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 ½ cups milk
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 12 slices French or Italian-style bread

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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

Step 3

Combine eggs, milk, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a blender. Pour egg mixture evenly over bread slices, cover the baking dish, and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

Step 4

The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove the French toast from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to baking. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until lightly brown. Drizzle sauce over the toast right before serving.

Step 5

To make the Caramel Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1 tablespoon corn syrup. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.