Company French Toast Easy To Do Ahead Holiday Breakfast Recipes

MAKE AHEAD FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cream and vanilla. Dip bread slices into egg mixture and place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, combine butter, sugar, maple syrup and pecans. Spoon mixture over bread.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 40 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

HOLIDAY MORNING FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Mix brown sugar, butter and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon in 13x9-inch baking dish. Add apples and cranberries; stir to coat well. Spread evenly in bottom of baking dish. Arrange slices of bread on top.
• Mix eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining 2 teaspoons cinnamon until well blended. Pour mixture over bread, soaking bread completely. Cover with foil. Refrigerate 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake, covered, 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes longer. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. For an eye-catching presentation, loosen edges with small knife. Invert onto large serving platter.

QUICK AND EASY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• To make this easy French toast recipe: Beat egg, vanilla and cinnamon in shallow dish with wire whisk. Stir in milk.
• Dip bread in egg mixture, turning to coat both sides evenly.
• Cook bread slices on lightly greased nonstick griddle or skillet on medium heat until browned on both sides. Serve with Easy Spiced Syrup (recipe follows), if desired. Voila, easy French toast.
• Easy Spiced Syrup: Add 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract and 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon to 1 cup pancake syrup; stir well to mix. Serve warm, if desired.

EASY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cube your bread into bite-sized pieces. (You can do this ahead of time to cut down on prep.)
• Melt butter in a saucepan, then stir in syrup and brown sugar. Pour mixture into a casserole dish.
• Add bread cubes to the casserole dish.
• Beat milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt, then pour over the bread.
• Bake uncovered for around 45 minutes, then serve and enjoy!

COMPANY FRENCH TOAST EASY TO DO-AHEAD HOLIDAY BREAKFAST

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 9x12 glass casserole.
• Add brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir, covering bottom of pan (add more butter or sugar if necessary for a thick sauce).
• Place six slices of bread to cover bottom of pan.
• Add any 'dress up' additions you may want onto the top of each slice of bread. Some ideas may be a dollop of cream cheese, jam, banana slices, caramel covered pecans, cooked bacon or sausage, etc. Feel free to leave out the extras - I usually don't add anything.
• Top with remaining six slices of bread.
• Slice each 'sandwich' diagonally. This creates beautiful, triangular servings.
• Mix eggs, water, salt and pepper together in a bowl. You can also use milk instead of water. (At 9000ft elevation, I have found water works better when scrambling eggs. I don't know why that is.).
• Pour egg mixture over bread slices and cover dish with foil.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• In the morning, put cold pan into cold oven and turn the heat to 350. Bake about 35 minutes until eggs are set.
• To serve, loosen sides and separate each serving with spatula. Scoop each serving upside down onto plate. The brown sugar mixture becomes the top of the sandwich and runs down the sides.

EASY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• Stir 1 cup brown sugar and butter together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves into butter, 2 to 4 minutes. Pour into prepared baking dish and spread a 1 1/2- to 2-inch layer of bread pieces over the top.
• Beat milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; pour milk mixture over bread into the baking dish and move bread as necessary to ensure all bread is absorbing liquid. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Remove and discard plastic wrap from baking dish and sprinkle remaining brown sugar over the top of the bread mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes.