With its fluffy bread, creamy custard, and crunchy praline topping, this make-ahead praline pecan French toast is a true Christmas morning treat. The gifts can wait!
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Additional time: 8 hours
Total time: 8 hours and 45 minutes
Servings: 8
Yield: 1 (9x13-inch) casserole
Ingredients to Make Praline Pecan French Toast Casserole
- One and half cups half-and-half
- Eight large eggs
- Two tablespoons of vanilla extract
- One tablespoon and three-quarters cups of dark brown sugar
- Eight pieces of French bread
- 1/4 cup of unsalted butter, or more if necessary
- Half a cup of maple syrup
- ¾ cup of pecans, chopped
- Confectioners' sugar, two tablespoons, or more to taste
Directions to Make Praline Pecan French Toast Casserole
- In a large shallow bowl, combine half-and-half, eggs, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon sugar. French bread should be added. Refrigerate the bowl for eight hours or overnight after covering it with plastic wrap.
- Turn the oven on to 175 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Put butter in a casserole dish that is 9 by 13 inches. Put in the oven and heat it for about five minutes, or until the butter melts. Drizzle butter over the dish's bottom.
- Over melted butter, spread the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, pecans, and maple syrup. Place the bread that has been soaked on top of the pecan mixture.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the top is golden and no longer runny. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Information
|
Calories |
460 |
|
Fat |
24 g |
|
Carbs |
50 g |
|
Protein |
12 g |
|
Servings per recipe |
8 |
|
Total fat |
24 g |
|
Saturated fat |
9 g |
|
Cholesterol |
218 MG |
|
Sodium |
320 MG |
|
Total carbohydrate |
50 g |
|
Dietary fiber |
2 g |
|
Total sugars |
30 g |
|
Protein |
12 g |
|
Vitamin C |
1 MG |
|
Calcium |
122 MG |
|
Iron |
3 MG |
|
Potassium |
271 MG |
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