Baked Nutty French Toast
Created by MichelleAnne on October 21, 2011
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 12h
- Cook Time: 35m
- Recipe #990
Ingredients
- 6 bread slices (French bread, one inch thick)
- 4 extra large eggs
- 2 cups of milk (I use 2%)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- TOPPING
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 3 cups mixed berries (I use blueberries, raspberries and chopped strawberries)
How to Make
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Step 1: Arrange bread slices in a single layer in a buttered 9x13 inch baking dish, trimming to fit.
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Step 2: In a large bowl whisk togethereggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and 1/2 cup of sugar.
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Step 3: Pour evenly over bread.
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Step 4: Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
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Step 5: Just before baking, combine remaining sugar, pecans and melted butter.
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Step 6: Spread berries over bread layer and top with pecan mixture.
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Step 7: Bake in a pre-heated 400f oven for 35-40 OR unitl the bread is puffed and the fruit is bubbling.
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Step 8: Serve warm with some maple syrup!
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (258.4 g)
- Calories 481.3
- Total Fat - 27.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.6 g
- Cholesterol - 138.4 mg
- Sodium - 318.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 52.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.1 g
- Sugars - 37.4 g
- Protein - 10.4 g
- Calcium - 146.8 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 7.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg