Recipes

Make-Ahead Oven-Baked French Toast

For those busy mornings, or hectic brunch gatherings, try this make-ahead French toast recipe. Simply blend your liquid ingredients then allow bread to absorb the mixture in the fridge overnight. Voila, your French toast is ready and waiting to be baked in the morning.
Serves 3
Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 20 min

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup (125 mL) milk (1%)
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) orange juice
  • ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) ground nutmeg
  • 6 slices day-old bread (egg bread or raisin bread ), 1/2 to 3/4 inch (1 to 1.5 cm) thick
  • Maple syrup, icing sugar and/or fruit (optional)

Instructions

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

  • Step 2

    Whisk eggs, milk, brown sugar, orange juice, cinnamon and nutmeg in shallow dish until blended. Place bread in mixture; leave for 3 minutes. Turn bread over; cover and refrigerate overnight.

  • Step 3

    Transfer bread to non-stick baking sheet or cookie sheet lined with foil sprayed with cooking spray.

  • Step 4

    Bake in preheated 375°F (190°C) oven for 10 minutes. Turn carefully and bake until puffed and golden, 10 to 15 minutes longer.

  • Step 5

    If desired, drizzle over top or sift icing sugar on slices and serve with fresh fruit.

Nutrition Facts

Per slice of French toast serving
Calories183
Fat5 g
Saturated Fat1 g
Trans Fat0 g
Carbohydrate28 g
Fibre1 g
Sugars12 g
Protein7 g
Sodium156 mg