French Toast Casserole With Praline Topping Recipes

PRALINE PECAN FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix half-and-half, eggs, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar together in a large shallow bowl; add French bread. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place butter in a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Place casserole dish in the preheating oven to melt butter, about 5 minutes. Swirl butter over bottom of the dish.
• Spread brown sugar, maple syrup, and pecans over the melted butter. Arrange soaked bread atop pecan mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until French toast is cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

BAKED OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan and arrange bread slices in a row.
• Combine eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until blended. Pour mixture over bread slices, making sure all are evenly covered. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine butter, brown sugar, chopped pecans, corn syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Spread praline topping over bread mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and lightly golden, about 40 minutes.

BAKED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch thick each. (Use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9X13 casserole dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half and half, milk, sugar, vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat oven to 350 °F. Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 45 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with Raspberry Syrup.
• Praline Topping:
• Combine butter, brown sugar, pecans, light corn syrup, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg in a medium bowl and blend well. Spread over bread as directed above.
• Raspberry Syrup:
• Combine raspberry preserves, water and liqueur in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Stir until warm and thinned out like syrup.

PAULA DEEN'S PRALINE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Generously butter a 13 X 9 inch casserole dish;.
• Mix the eggs, half and half, maple syrup,and sugar in a large bowl.
• Place the bread slices in the prepared casserole dish and cover with the egg mixture: cover with plastic wrap and let soak overnight in refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; remove the casserole from refrigerator.
• Make the Topping: melt the butter in a saucepan; add sugar and maple syrup and cook for 1 to 2 minutes; stir in pecans;.
• Pour the mixture over the bread and bake for 45 to 55 minutes, allow to cool 10 minutes before serving, enjoy.

PRALINE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish generously with butter.
• Cut the bread crosswise into twenty 1-inch thick slices.
• Arrange the slices in two overlapping rows.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
• Beat with a whisk until the custard mixture is blended but not too foamy.
• Pour the custard over the bread slices, making sure they all are covered evenly.
• Spoon some of the custard in between the slices.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Meanwhile, prepare the praline topping: in a medium bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, pecans, corn syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg; blend well with a fork.
• Spread the topping evenly over the bread slices.
• Bake until puffed and lightly golden, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the raspberry syrup: in a small saucepan, heat the preserves, liqueur, and 3 tablespoons water over medium heat.
• Stir until warm and thinned out to a syruplike consistency.
• Serve the French toast casserole drizzled with the raspberry syrup.

FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Casserole - Slice French bread into bite-sized pieces. Generously butter a 9x13 pan, and put bread into pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Beat until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over bread slices, making sure all the bread is covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat oven to 350. Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 45 minutes until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.
• Topping - Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Spread over bread as directed above. You can add blueberries on top. Scrumptious!

FRENCH TOAST WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Slice french bread into 20 slices, 1-inch thick.
• Arrange slices in buttered 9 by 13 bakiing pan in two rows, overlapping.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, half-and-half, milk, granulated sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a dash of salt (1st measurements).
• Beat with beater until blended but not too bubbly.
• Pour over bread, covering all and spoon inbetween the slices.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• THE NEXY DAY:.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Make topping by combining all ingredients starting with the 2 sticks of butter.
• Topp the bread and bake for 40 minutes until lightly golden and puffed.
• Serve with maple syrup.
• (Serving = 2 slices with topping.).

BAKED FRENCH TOAST WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Slice the loaf of bread into 1" thick slices.
• There should be about 20 slices.
• Butter a 9x13" baking dish, and arrange the bread slices in two layers.
• I cut some of the slices into triangles to be sure they fit into all the corners.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, half and half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until well blended, but not too frothy.
• Gently pour the mixture over the bread slices.
• Be sure all the slices are covered evenly, especially the ones on top!
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning, preheat oven to 350.
• Combine ingredients for praline topping, and spread evenly over the bread mixture.
• Bake uncovered in oven for about 40 minutes, or until puffed, and lightly golden on top.
• (a few more minutes if you like it a little crispier on top!) Cut into squares and serve with warm maple syrup.

PRALINE PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk eggs, half-and-half, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until mixture is smooth and brown sugar has dissolved. Pour 1 cup egg mixture into prepared baking dish. Arrange slices of French bread into baking dish and pour remaining egg mixture evenly over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; mix 3/4 cup brown sugar and maple syrup into butter, stirring until smooth. Bring syrup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir pecans into syrup. Spoon pecan praline syrup evenly over French toast casserole.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until set and golden brown, about 30 minutes.