Over Night French Toast Casserole

Photo Courtesy of Mommy's Kitchen
I am posting this because 1. it sounds good and 2. my little boy would LOVE this. He loves French Toast. Mommy's Kitchen has some wonderful recipes and this is one of them. It is simple and good to make ahead. So, if you are short on time in the mornings you can prepare this the night before. And if you have some left over bread (which that is not usually the case for us) you can use it up in this recipe.

Here is the recipe and she even has a video. So make sure to check it out on her site.

Overnight French Toast Casserole

1/2 cup butter, melted (1 stick)
12 - slices texas toast or any leftover bread
1 - cup brown sugar
1 - tsp cinnamon
1/4 - tsp nutmeg
1/2 - cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 - tsp vanilla extract
5 - eggs
1 1/2 - cups milk

Melt butter and pour in a 9x 13 . Mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and if nuts if you are using them. Whisk eggs, milk & vanilla together. Layer bottom of pan with half the bread pieces Sprinkle half brown sugar mix over the bread. Layer second half of bread. Pour egg mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar on top. Cover and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, remove from the refrigerator and cover with a new piece of foil. Preheat oven to 350 bake the casserole for 30 minutes. Then uncover and bake 15 more minutes french toast bake should be browned and set. I like to remove mine from the oven and pour some maple syrup on top and place back in the oven to caramelize for about 5-7 minutes.