Maple Bacon French Toast Casserole

Breakfast

This is my go-to Sunday breakfast. It's easy to put together and put in the fridge Saturday night then bake the next morning. It gives me more time for enjoying family on Sundays.

Average Rating: 3

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 40 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.

Ingredients

6 large eggs
1 cup half-and-half cream
1 cup 2% milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash salt
16 slices French bread (1 inch thick)
10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Additional maple syrup

Instructions

1. In a shallow bowl, whisk first 7 ingredients. Dip both sides of bread in egg mixture. Arrange bread slices into 2 overlapping rows in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Pour remaining egg mixture over top. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350°. Remove French toast from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, covered, 30 minutes. Sprinkle with bacon. Bake, uncovered, until lightly browned, 10-15 minutes longer. Serve with additional syrup.

Nutrition Facts

2 slices (calculated without additional syrup): 323 calories, 12g fat (5g saturated fat), 167mg cholesterol, 725mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 14g protein.