I love having a hot breakfast on Christmas morning, but I don’t want to miss out on any of the festivities.
I love making Overnight French Toast Casserole the night before so all I have to do is throw it in the oven in the morning (usually while we are opening gifts) and then enjoy a delicious, homemade breakfast in minutes!
This Brown Sugar Pecan Overnight French Toast Casserole is so full of flavor that you don’t even need to serve it with syrup, but our family loves it.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Brown Sugar Pecan Overnight French Toast Casserole, you will need the following ingredients:
- Texas Toast bread
- Eggs
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
Brown Sugar Topping:
- Pecans, chopped
- Brown sugar
- Flour
- Salt
- Butter, softened
- Cinnamon
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Brown Sugar Pecan Overnight French Toast Casserole
- Cut bread into 1-inch cubes and place in a 9×13-inch baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar and cinnamon.
- Pour over bread in prepared pan; set aside.
- In another bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, salt, butter and cinnamon using a fork or pastry cutter until crumbs begin to form.
- Sprinkle mixture on top of the bread then top with chopped pecans.
- Cover and store in fridge overnight.
- The next morning, preheat oven to 350℉.
- Bake, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes, or until the center is set and bread is golden brown.
Variations
You could also try a flavored syrup as well. This would be delicious with:
- Blueberry Syrup
- Raspberry Syrup
- Strawberry Syrup
- Buttermilk Syrup
- Really any other syrup you have on hand. The flavor combination with this french toast and fruit, is absolutely delicious.
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Brown Sugar Pecan Overnight French Toast Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 slices Texas Toast bread
- 10 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
Brown Sugar Topping:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 Tablespoons butter, softened
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup pecans, chopped
Instructions
- Cut bread into 1-inch cubes and place in a 9×13-inch baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar and cinnamon.
- Pour over bread in prepared pan; set aside.
- In another bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, salt, butter and cinnamon using a fork or pastry cutter until crumbs begin to form.
- Sprinkle mixture on top of the bread then top with chopped pecans.
- Cover and store in fridge overnight.
- The next morning, preheat oven to 350℉.
- Bake, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes, or until the center is set and bread is golden brown.
- Cut into pieces and serve with maple syrup.
Notes
- Blueberry Syrup
- Raspberry Syrup
- Strawberry Syrup
- Buttermilk Syrup
- Really any other syrup you have on hand. The flavor combination with this french toast and fruit, is absolutely delicious.
Nutrition
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Now that looks very tasty. I would eat those for breakfast or as dessert for lunch or dinner.
How many calories does this recipe have , what is the serving size
can I substitute the time of bread?
I’m not sure if you’re asking whether you can substitute the type of bread or the cooking time. We highly recommend using texas Toast bread or another thicker sliced bread as it might get soggy otherwise. Cooking time will depend on how brown you prefer your french toast but we do recommend around the 40 minute mark