Description
An easy breakfast casserole made with French bread, eggs, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and vanilla. This makes two 9x 13 inch pans so it’s perfect for feeding a crowd on holidays, family vacations and weekend brunches.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 loaf of French bread (16 oz)
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 12 eggs
- 4 cups milk
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 4 tsp cinnamon, divided
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar, for topping
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425° F.
- Cut the french bread into cubes. Stale or toasted bread works well for this recipe. You can cut up the cubes the night before and let them sit on the counter overnight.
- Heat a saucepan over medium heat and let the butter melt. Whisk in the brown sugar until it is dissolved and smooth. Stir and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Pour half the brown sugar mixture into one 9×13 inch pan and the other half into another 9×13 inch pan.
- Divide the bread cubes between the two pans and spread evenly.
- In a mixing bowl whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla and half of the cinnamon together until completely combined. Pour the mixture evenly over both pans.
- Sprinkle the remaining 2 tsp of cinnamon over the tops of the pans and the 2 Tbsp of brown sugar over the pans as well.
- Bake for 30 minutes, until top is golden brown.
- Slice, serve and enjoy!
Notes
This makes 2 9×13 inch pans. You can easily halve this recipe.
This dish is plenty sweet. There is no need for syrup on top.
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking