Are you seeking a new weekend brunch recipe? Something easily customizable to your liking and simple and quick to throw together? Our French Toast Casserole recipe is just that! With the option to go sweet or savoury, you can incorporate your favourite fruit or meats, cheese and herbs. Best of all, you can just cut up your stale market bread making this recipe great for reducing waste. Pick up all the ingredients at a farmers’ market near you.
French Toast Casserole - Sweet or Savoury
Ingredients
For the sweet version
- ½ loaf bread (about 1/2 pound), sliced
- 1 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup brown sugar plus 1 tablespoon
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 2 Tbsp butter, cubed
- ½ cup fruit of choice
For the savoury version
- ½ loaf bread (about 1/2 pound), sliced
- 1 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup breakfast sausage, in bite sized pieces
- ¼ c onions or leeks, sauteed
- ½ c cheese, grated
- Salt and pepper
- Herbs of choice for garnish
Instructions
For the sweet version
- Preheat your oven to 350 and butter a 9-inch pie or cake pan, or a 9-inch square pan. Arrange bread slices evenly in the pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla until throughly mixed. Poor mixture overtop of the bread. Ensure all the bread is well soaked, you may need to move the bread around. Sprinkle fruit and tablespoon of sugar overtop evenly. Arrange knobs of butter overtop. At this point, you can cover and put in the fridge overnight to take out and bake in the morning.
- Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 minutes covered, then remove tin foil and bake for 15-25 minutes until top is golden. Serve with whipped cream, dusted with icing sugar or with maple syrup.
For the savoury version
- Preheat your oven to 350 and butter a 9-inch pie or cake pan, or a 9-inch square pan.
- Arrange bread slices evenly in the pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cheese salt and pepper until throughly mixed. Poor mixture overtop of the bread. Ensure all the bread is well soaked, you may need to move the bread around. Arrange sausage and onions in between the bread slices. At this point, you can cover and put in the fridge overnight to take out and bake in the morning.
- Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 minutes covered, then remove tin foil and bake for 15-25 minutes until top is golden. Garnish with herbs and serve.
Love the displays and the option of sweet or savoury. Looking forward to trying this! Thank you for the recipes