We have quite a lot of busy nights AND busy Saturday mornings. All of my kids are in sports during this time of the year, which means we have 5 nights of practices and game days on Saturday. Some nights and mornings I just don’t have time to stand over the stove and cook a meal, which is why I fall back on casseroles quite often. The perfect quick and easy meal.
Today I want to share with you one of our new favorite casseroles that will be perfect for those game day mornings. I introduce to you Crème Brûlée French Toast Casserole. I actually fell in love with Crème Brûlée French Toast on a blog trip last October and finally decided to try my hand at making it (or something similar since I didn’t have the caterers exact recipe). I made it for dinner one night as a test run, because there would be nothing worse than me banking on that for breakfast and it not be a hit.
I gathered the ingredients, what better time to cook than at 4:47 a.m right? If I cant’ sleep I might as well cook!
As you can see it’s not a ton of ingredients. It was just Country Crock, Brown Sugar, Eggs, Vanilla, Half and Half, Salt, Corn Syrup, Cinnamon, and Bread.
Then we had this…..
The Crème Brûlée French Toast Casserole was finishing up cooking right as my husband walked in the door from work. He said “Oh my goodness, it smells so good in here.” Finally, it was time for the taste test, which my husband and son happily obliged to be the testers. My husband ate it as is with nothing added to it and his sounds of enjoyment were enough to tell me it was delish. My son decided he wanted a little something extra and added Nutella to his. He, too, enjoyed the new dish quite a bit.
What I love about this casserole is if you want to do it for breakfast on busy mornings, you can prepare it right before you go to bed and pop it in the oven when you wake up (well after it gets to room temperature).
Crème Brûlée French Toast Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Country Crock
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. corn syrup (I used light, but either is fine)
- 6-1 inch thick bread slices (I had a hard time finding these so you may have to buy a loaf and cut it yourself)
- 5 large eggs
- 1.5 cups half and half
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Instructions
- In saucepan melt Country Crock, brown sugar, and corn syrup over medium heat until smooth, stirring constantly.
- Pour mixture into 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
- Arrange bread on top of mixture in baking dish.
- In a bowl whisk eggs, vanilla, half and half, salt, and cinnamon until well combined.
- Pour evenly over bread
- Cover and chill mixture at least 8 hours (or up to 24 hours)
- Remove bread from fridge and allow to reach room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 350
- Bake on middle oven rack, uncovered, for 40-50 minutes (times may vary), until puffed and edges are golden
- Serve immediately. You can eat as is, add powdered sugar, syrup, the possibilities are endless
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Wow! So yummy! I’m making this as soon as I can. Thanks for sharing!
Hello heavenly breakfast! This would be amazing to have on a Sunday morning or for a holiday brunch.
I wouldn’t need a thing added to it. Looks perfect as is!
I think Sunbeam makes a Texas Toast and the bread is in 1″ slices
This looks incredible! I know what I’m making for breakfast.
What no whopped cream? That looks so amazing. And the caramelized butter and sugar, oh my.
I mean *whipped cream*
I have got to make this for my husband… I know he would just love it!
We are a French toast loving family so I know this would be a HUGE hit in my house.
That looks really good!
This looks great. I need some quick fixes for those rushed days. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my freaking goodness – that looks divine!
I bet this smells delicious when it’s baking!
My husband wouldLOVE this, LOVE LOVE LOVE!
My gosh!! This is such a sinful and delicious breakfast!
I love creme brulee and french toast! I am going to have to make this!!
Oh yum! I have to try this recipe.
This looks delicious, and so easy to make since you can prep beforehand. Perfect for a special breakfast on a busy morning.
This certainly looks delicious. The only kinds of casserole that I have eaten before are tuna casserole and green been casserole. Also, I have never had creme brulee, so I’m not familiar with the flavor, but as I said it certainly looks delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
This recipe sounds so good. It looks yummy and sweet and simple to make. I have to make it. I know my family will love it.
YUM! What a way to spruce up plain old French toast! My kids also love nutella, they put it on everything it seems. I know this is breakfast but it would also make for an awesome dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
This looks positively delicious! I will try these instead of my traditional french toast recipe!
I just made Creme Brulee on Sunday, but I never thought about making it as French Toast. I will have to make this awesome recipe! It looks so delicious! Thanks for sharing.
You just made my mouth water looking at this. I have never made it but it looks SO darn good. This would be perfect for tomorrow for Easter morning, thanks
this recipe sounds so good, I can never find the thick bread, thank you so much for sharing, I’m going to pin it
This is making me hungry! I must try it as soon as I can.
This looks so amazing, I cannot wait to give it a try, what a delicious breakfast. Thank you for sharing this recipe.