I vaguely remember my mornings pre-kids when I would sleep in and have brunch at noon. Ah, those were the days! Now, it’s up as early as school days and two excited boys ready to take on the day. As I sleepily drink my coffee I’ve found the perfect solution to weekend breakfasts – French Toast Breakfast Bake. You can make it the night before, refrigerate overnight and pop it in the oven while you are making coffee. The result = a dish of heaven reminiscent of leisurely weekend brunches.
I’ve made this French Toast Breakfast Bake dairy-free by using Almond Breeze Vanilla Almond Beverage and I love the slightly nutty flavour it adds to the recipe. Since it makes a 9″ x 13″ pan of breakfast bake it’s ideal for a crowd. Whether it’s for Mother’s Day, Christmas morning or any Sunday it’s easy, delicious and loved by people of all ages. Serve with pure maple syrup, and fresh fruit for the perfect breakfast.
French Toast Breakfast Bake
Ingredients:
Cooking spray
1 loaf of crusty sourdough bread (or any white crusty bread)
8 whole eggs
2.5 cups Almond Breeze Vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
Topping:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp table salt
1/2 cup cold margarine (for dairy free) or butter
Day Before Directions:
Spray 9″ x 13″ dish with cooking spray and set aside.
Cut bread into cubes and arrange in the pan.
In a separate bowl whisk together eggs, Almond Breeze, sugar and vanilla.
Pour liquid mixture over bread.
Cover and store in the refrigerator overnight.
Morning Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F
In a medium sized bowl mix together flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and margarine (butter) with a pastry cutter or hand mixer.
Mix until mixture is crumbly and fully combined.
Sprinkle over the bread mixture and bake for 50 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes then serve with fresh berries, margarine/butter and pure maple syrup.
A delicious make-ahead french toast bake - perfect for brunch, lunch or a weekend breakfast.
- Cooking spray
- 1 loaf of crusty sourdough bread or any white crusty bread
- 8 whole eggs
- 2.5 cups Almond Breeze Vanilla Almond Beverage
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp table salt
- 1/2 cup cold margarine for dairy free or butter
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Day Before Directions:
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Spray 9" x 13" dish with cooking spray and set aside.
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Cut bread into cubes and arrange in the pan.
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In a separate bowl whisk together eggs, Almond Breeze, sugar and vanilla.
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Pour liquid mixture over bread.
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Cover and store in the refrigerator overnight.
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Morning Directions:
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Preheat oven to 350F
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In a medium sized bowl mix together flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and margarine (butter) with a pastry cutter or hand mixer.
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Mix until mixture is crumbly and fully combined.
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Sprinkle over the bread mixture and bake for 50 minutes.
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Let stand 10 minutes then serve with fresh berries, margarine/butter and pure maple syrup.
Check out some of our favourite almond beverage recipes: Blueberry Almond Ginger Smoothie, Creamy Cilantro Lime Avocado Dressing, Dairy Free Smoothies, and Fettuccine with Mushroom Ragu.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by Almond Breeze. As always, all opinions are my own.
Well this is now pinned for later and I think it would make a great breakfast meal this weekend or any weekend really.
Oh gosh, I absolutely need this in my life this weekend! Even have most of the ingredients already, woot! THANK YOU for such delicious inspiration, my belly will love you Saturday morning, LOL.
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Let me know what you think! It’s so delicious!
Yummm! This would totally kickstart my day!
Lovely recipe! This would so perfect when we have guests!
This will make a great breakfast fathers day! Looks so delicious!
This looks and sounds like a great start to any day :-)
My kids love French Toast and this would be a easy way to prepare a variation the night before to save time in the morning.
Oh, this looks really fantastic! Great for Sunday brunches!
French Toast Make Ahead Breakfast Bake
Hi and thank you for this delicious-looking recipe. Is there any substitute for the amount of sugar in the recipe? We have one diabetic in the family so I try to be sensitive to his needs when I bake. I’ve read that honey and maple syrup or applesauce can be used in baking, but I have no idea if any of those would work, or how to measure any substitute. I think I have confused myself. :-) Help please and thanks.
Mel – you could try make the adjustments suggested here but I haven’t tried them myself.