Cinnamon Apple French Toast Casserole is the perfect make-ahead or prep-ahead family friendly breakfast option for the holidays or any day of the year. Can be easily made for a crowd without a ton of effort.
The warm fragrance of apples and cinnamon baking in the oven is what you want going on in your kitchen as you and your family huddle around the tree on Christmas morning, opening presents and sipping coffee or hot cocoa.
Christmas morning or any other holiday morning is the one day when you don't really want to worry too much about breakfast. Make ahead breakfasts or even prepping ahead overnight, so all you have to do is reheat or pop it in the oven to bake.
Easy peasy and delicious breakfast is ready. And you don't even have to be in the kitchen for the entire time to make this happen.
We love French Toast bakes here, especially this Apple Cinnamon French Toast Bake because
- It is as delicious as it is easy to make
- It is family friendly and crowd friendly
- This can be prepped ahead overnight or even made ahead
- There is also the bonus of your kitchen and your entire house smelling fabulous when this is cooking in the oven.
If you love French toast bakes, then you should definitely check out this Spiced Maple Cranberry French Toast Bake . It is another holiday favorite.
How to make Apple Cinnamon French Toast casserole
- Core and chop apples. You can peel them if you want but it is not necessary. Toss them in ground cinnamon, brown sugar and just a little lemon juice, just to keep them from browning.
- Butter a casserole dish and tear up the brioche bread into roughly equal sized pieces and fit them into the baking dish.
- Scatter the apples around the bread slices and tuck some of them in, so every bite has a little bit of the apple goodness in it.
- Beat the eggs together and add the milk, vanilla extract, maple syrup, ground cinnamon and ground allspice and mix well.
- Pour this custard over the brioche and apple mix in the casserole and press down some of the bread so it is all covered with the custard.
- Cover and refrigerate till ready to bake.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Bake for 25 mins uncovered and serve hot with some warm maple syrup to pour over.
Tips for making a great cinnamon apple French toast bake
- Use apples that are usually a mix of sweet and tart, like honeycrisp, braeburn or pink lady.
- You can use brioche, challah or croissants to make this french toast casserole.
- You don't necessarily have to make it overnight, you can put it together and make it right away, if that is what you want.
- If you want to make a bread pudding kind of dessert with this, just up the brown sugar quantity to double as that of in this recipe and serve with some ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.
Looking for more cold weather breakfasts to make you feel comfy and cozy? We have more!
- Pumpkin Buttermilk Waffles
- Spiced Maple Cranberry French Toast Casserole
- Apple Cinnamon Pancakes with Cardamom Spiced Honey Compote
- Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Bake
Cinnamon Apple French Toast Bake
Ingredients
- 1 loaf brioche
- 2 apples cored and chopped, about 2 cups
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 5 eggs
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Instructions
- Grease a baking pan with butter.
- Tear up the brioche and place it tightly all around the pan.
- Toss the apples with ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, brown sugar and the lemon juice.
- Add this to the baking pan and tuck some of the apples in between the brioche.
- In a mixing bowl, make the custard by whisking the eggs. Add the milk, maple syrup, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, allspice and vanilla. Mix to combine.
- Pour this custard over the brioche and apples. Press down the brioche to make sure it is coated well with the custard.
- Cover and refrigerate till ready to bake.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place the casserole in the oven and bake uncovered for 25 mins or so, till the custard is set with the brioche to make the baked French toast.
- Serve warm with more maple syrup or top with some powdered sugar.
Notes
- Use apples that are usually a mix of sweet and tart, like honeycrisp, braeburn or pink lady.
- You can use brioche, challah or croissants to make this french toast casserole.
- You don't necessarily have to make it overnight, you can put it together and make it right away, if that is what you want.
- If you want to make a bread pudding kind of dessert with this, just up the brown sugar quantity to double as that of in this recipe and serve with some ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.
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