I’m so excited about the Holiday Cooking, Blogger Style recipe exchange taking place over at Overwhelmed With Joy! The start of fall puts me in the mood for baking and cooking, and I just keep going, right on through Christmas. I can’t wait to see all the recipes… and to try them out!
I’d like to share a recipe that I use every year: Christmas Morning French Toast. I don’t remember where I first came across this recipe, but we enjoy it every Christmas morning. The beauty of it is, you prepare it the day before, stick it in your fridge, and then just bake it on Christmas morning. I usually sneak downstairs early to get the oven pre-heated, then pop in the French Toast so that it bakes while we open presents. Then, just when everyone is starting to realize, “Hey, I’m hungry – we didn’t have breakfast yet,” it’s ready to dig into!
Enjoy! And don’t forget to check out all the other great recipes in the exchange!
Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins
1 loaf Italian or French bread, cut into 1-inch slices
6 large eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Combine brown sugar, butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a 13×9-inch baking dish (if you use one of those disposable aluminum-foil ones, you won’t have much in the way of clean-up to worry about!). Add apples and cranberries; toss to coat well. Spread mixture evenly on bottom of baking dish. Arrange slices of bread on top.
2. Mix eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining 2 teaspoons cinnamon until well blended. Pour mixture over bread, soaking completely. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 24 hours.
3. Bake, covered with aluminum foil, at 375 degrees F for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 more minutes. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes. Serve warm.
Christmas morning french toast sounds so yummy delicious! What a treat this will be to have, with all the fruit, umm. Thanks.
This sounds soooo good!!! I can’t wait to try it!
Oh, wow. That sounds great.
And that tradition will be one that the boys remember.
I love breakfast ideas and we bring breakfast once every 3 months to Sunday School we get tired o the ole donuts and coffee so when its my turn I always want to do something really good….I will put this one down it sounds so great.
Jen
This sounds delicious. I’ve seen overnight french toast recipes, but not with the fruit. I’ll definitely be trying this one.
I’ve done baked french toast before, but never with apples and cranberries! I’ll be trying this one for sure!!
Christmas Morning French toast, what a fantastic tradition! I’ll be trying this one because our family is a big fan of French toast and this recipe sounds quite yummy!
Thanks so much for participating in my Holiday Cooking, Blogger Style recipe exchange. I do appreciate it!
We do this too although my recipe is a different version but similar idea. Yours sounds great..will have to try that sometime. Thanks!
Definitely good for Christmas, but reading this is making me think maybe we should do this more often. How many calories in a serving, and how many thimble fulls in a serving?
This sounds wonderful! I have been looking for a variation for our Christmas morning baked french toast and this looks like a winner! Thank you!!
OH that sounds so good. I’ve been looking for a good French Toast recipe, and this one is great…Thank you!!!
That’s an awesome idea – thanks!
Gotta try this one, don’t think I’m waiting for Christmas to try it though…probably this weekend.
Thanks for a new recipe….I love french toast!
Blessings
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yummmy, this sounds so good.
Yummy – I think I may try it for a breakfast tailgate soon. I love recipes that can be made up the night before.
Yummy! Thanks for sharing =)
What a great way to start Christmas morning. I’ll have to try this.
Oh wow! That sounds wonderful!
-Heather
This sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
I love french toast! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Oh, I’m always begging my husband for french toast on Saturday mornings. I will definitely be trying this recipe because it sounds absolutely delicious! Thank you!
I’m going to try this this year. So much earsier than standing over the stove forever! Thanks for reposting this Katrina!
I’m making this for tomorrow….looking forward to it!
