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March 11, 2018

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole

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Overnight French Toast Casserole is the perfect breakfast casserole to prepare the night before to serve up to a hungry household. Ideal for holiday mornings, this Overnight French Toast Casserole will take all the stress out of breakfast and brunch with family and friends. | A Wicked Whisk | https://www.awickedwhisk.com #frenchtoast #frenchtoastrecipe #frenchtoastcasserole #breakfastcasserole #overnightbreakfastcasserole #easterbreakfast #thanksgivingbreakfast #mothersdaybreakfast #christmasbreakfast #brunchidea #brunchrecipe #frenchtoastbake

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole is the perfect breakfast casserole to prepare the night before to serve up to a hungry household. Ideal for holiday mornings, this Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole will take all the stress out of breakfast and brunch with family and friends.

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole on a plate

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole is the perfect breakfast casserole or brunch idea for a busy weekend or especially holiday mornings.  Who wants to be stuck in a kitchen on Mother’s Day? Or Easter? … and let’s not forget Thanksgiving and Christmas!! Don’t worry about slaving away to serve up a holiday breakfast ever again because this Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole recipe is all you ever need.

WHY IS OVERNIGHT CHALLAH FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE A BETTER IDEA?

No one wants to be stuck over a griddle making french toast all morning when there are guests to visit with or holiday mornings to experience. Even if it’s just a regular Saturday morning, don’t you have other things you could be doing instead of standing over a frying pan flipping bread around? Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole takes no time to mix together and then you simply stash it in your refrigerator and pop it in the oven the next morning. Believe me, breakfast has never been so easy!

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole on a fork

WHY CANT I JUST MAKE THIS OVERNIGHT CHALLAH FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE AND IMMEDIATELY POP IT IN THE OVEN?

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole needs time to soak up all those delicious eggs, milk and cinnamon to work is holiday breakfast magic.  If you prepare this Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole and then immediately put it in the oven to cook, it will come out dry and you will be unhappy.  Trust me, let it marinate.  But what if you need something TODAY!! Don’t worry, this Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole recipe can be made and then put in the refrigerator for just two hours and then you can cook it.

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole ingredients

HOW DO I MAKE OVERNIGHT CHALLAH FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE?

Making Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole is easy. Start by cutting or tearing your challah bread into bite sized pieces and laying them out on a baking pan.  Toast your bread for 10 – 15 minutes at 225 degrees until your bread is crusty.

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole bread

Remove challah bread and move to a 9 x 13 baking pan sprayed with non-stick spray.  In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, heavy cream, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, salt and cinnamon and then pour evenly over your Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole bread.  Lightly push bread down to make sure all the pieces have been covered with the egg mixture.  Cover pan with foil and move the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.  When ready, mix together flour, cinnamon, brown sugar, salt and cold butter in a mixing bowl.

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole topping

Remove Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole from the refrigerator and sprinkle flour mixture evenly over the top.  Return the foil to the top of the casserole and bake in the oven for 25 minutes at 350 degree.  After 25 minutes, remove the foil and continue to bake for another 20 – 25 minutes.  When done, remove from oven and serve immediately.

HELPFUL TIPS

  • Be sure to use crusty bread.  I prefer to toast mine to make sure it is as crispy as possible.  Soft bread equals mushy casserole.
  • Don’t forget the maple syrup! Drizzle maple syrup over your Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole for the ultimate breakfast treat!
  • Cut or tear your challah bread into bite sized pieces. You aren’t trying to cram half a loaf of bread into one bite.

Looking for more breakfast ideas?  Check out my Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole, my Pecan Rolls and my Purple Potato Breakfast Skillet.

ENJOY ~ HEATHER

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Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole in a baking pan

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Overnight French Toast Casserole on a plate

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole

Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole is the perfect breakfast casserole to prepare the night before to serve up to a hungry household. Ideal for holiday mornings, this Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole will take all the stress out of breakfast and brunch with family and friends. | A Wicked Whisk | https://www.awickedwhisk.com
4.07 from 31 votes
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Resting Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 248kcal
Author: Heather - A Wicked Whisk

Ingredients

  • 16 ounce challah bread loaf
  • 6 eggs large
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

CRUNCH TOPPING

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 Cup Cold butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • syrup for drizzling

Instructions

  • Start by cutting or tearing your bread into bite sized pieces and laying them out on a baking pan.  Toast your bread for 10 - 15 minutes at 225 degrees until your bread is crusty. 
  • Remove bread and move to a 9 x 13 baking pan sprayed with non-stick spray. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, heavy cream, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, salt and cinnamon and then pour evenly over your Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole bread. Lightly push bread down to make sure all the pieces have been covered with the egg mixture. Cover pan with foil and move the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight. 
  • When ready, mix together flour, cinnamon, brown sugar, salt and cold butter in a mixing bowl. Remove Overnight Challah French Toast Casserole from the refrigerator and sprinkle flour mixture evenly over the top. Return the foil to the top of the casserole and bake in the oven for 25 minutes at 350 degree. 
  • After 25 minutes, remove the foil and continue to bake for another 20 - 25 minutes. When done, remove from oven, drizzle with syrup and serve immediately.

Notes

If you are not a fan of challah bread, feel free to substitute sourdough

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.85g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 341mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 860mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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Filed Under: Breakfast and Brunch, Comfort Food, Easter Recipes, Holiday Recipes Tagged With: breakfast casserole, brunch idea, christmas breakfast, easter breakfast, french toast, mothers day breakfast, overnight french toast casserole, thanksgiving breakfast

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  1. AvatarAmy says

    December 25, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    Made this for Christmas breakfast and substituted 1 cup of eggnog for one of the cups of milk. Turned out great!

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    • AvatarMichael Kirby says

      January 7, 2020 at 8:53 pm

      Glad you enjoyed it Amy, now I’m going to have to try your eggnog twist thanks for sharing.

      Reply
  2. AvatarPhyllis says

    March 31, 2018 at 12:26 pm

    Hi Heather!
    Ready to make this for Easter brunch and there no measurements/ingredients for the topping other than the butter. Help!

    Reply
    • HeatherHeather says

      March 31, 2018 at 1:16 pm

      OH MY GOODNESS … I apologize … I have no idea how they got deleted off of the post … all of the ingredients are listed on there now … thank you for letting me know and enjoy!!

      Reply
      • AvatarPhyllis says

        April 2, 2018 at 10:30 am

        Thanks!!! It was a huge hit!!

        Reply
  3. AvatarKasey says

    March 23, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    5 stars
    I love French toast. I’m cutting down the bread but I want to make this when I have family come in town. Thank you!

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