Apple-Cinnamon French Toast Bake

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 9
Yield: 9 servings
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Description

Baked with a sweet pecan topping, this apple and cinnamon French toast dish makes breakfast or brunch an instant success.

Ingredients

• 1 cooking spray
• 8 slices cinnamon bread
• 2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 4 large eggs, lightly whisked
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

1 Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray to coat. Layer 4 slices bread on the bottom of the baking dish; sprinkle with 1/2 of the apples. Repeat layers.
2 Combine eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Mix well. Pour over the bread. Cover with foil and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
3 Pull out of the refrigerator 1 hour before baking.
4 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Mix butter, brown sugar, pecans, maple syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Spread over the top layer of apples.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, 30 to 40 minutes.

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