French toast casserole is the perfect make-ahead breakfast. Add some fresh or frozen mixed berries for an even tastier meal.
Jump to RecipeBig Breakfast Sunday at our house has me trying to find new ideas for breakfast. We all enjoyed French Toast Casserole in the past, so I decided to add to that this time. We had some frozen berries and bananas that needed to be used.
I love having make-ahead meals for the weekends. It makes Sunday morning so easy for us so we can relax. This casserole is prepared at night and all you have to do in the morning is put it in the oven and bake.
Make sure you place the casserole in a COLD oven. You don’t want to put a cold glass dish in a hot oven because it could shatter. Yes, I’ve done that before. I had to buy a new pan, we had to make a new meal, and I had to clean the broken glass and food from the oven.
Berry French Toast Casserole Step by Step
Ingredients
- 14 oz French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 banana, overripe
- 1 cup almond milk
- 3 eggs
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 6 oz frozen mixed berries
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp vegan butter
Preparation
Arrange bread cubes in a 9×13 casserole dish coated with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, mash the banana with a fork then whisk in the milk, eggs, egg whites, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon until combined.
Pour the mixture over the bread crumbs, coating as many as possible, tossing to coat if needed.
Sprinkle the berries over the bread.
Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours, up to overnight.
When ready to bake, combine the butter and brown sugar in a bowl until it forms a paste.
Remove foil from the casserole dish and put dollops of the brown sugar mixture around the casserole.
Cover again and place in a cold oven.
Set the temperature to 375F and bake for 35 minutes.
Remove the foil and bake another 10 minutes, until golden brown.
Leftovers
In my opinion, this is best served fresh and doesn’t keep very well. Because of it being a make-ahead meal, it’s already cooled and heated once. I don’t suggest doing that again. If you know you won’t eat it all in one sitting, then break it up into two smaller casserole dishes to only heat the portion you will eat.
Recipe
Originally Published On: January 24, 2022
Berry French Toast Casserole
Ingredients
- 14 oz French bread (cut into 1-inch cubes)
- 1 banana (overripe)
- 1 cup almond milk
- 3 eggs
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 6 oz frozen mixed berries
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp vegan butter
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Arrange bread cubes in a 9×13 casserole dish coated with cooking spray
- In a medium bowl, mash the banana with a fork then whisk in the milk, eggs, egg whites, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon until combined
- Pour the mixture over the bread crumbs, coating as many as possible, tossing to coat if needed
- Sprinkle the berries over the bread
- Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours, up to overnight
- When ready to bake, combine the butter and brown sugar in a bowl until it forms a paste
- Remove foil from the casserole dish and put dollops of the brown sugar mixture around the casserole
- Cover again and place in a cold oven
- Set the temperature to 375 and bake for 35 minutes
- Remove the foil and bake another 10 minutes, until golden brown
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Berry French Toast Casserole FAQs
Yes, you can also use fresh berries in this recipe.
No, you can use any milk and butter. We just choose not to have dairy so use those in their place.
When you put a cold dish into a hot oven, there’s a chance that the drastic change in temperature can shatter the dish, especially if it’s glass. By letting the oven heat around it, the dish is slowly brought up to temperature.
More French Toast Recipes
Other Breakfast Casserole Recipes to try
- Healthy Breakfast Hash
- Berry Croissant Bake Breakfast Casserole
- Make-Ahead Pancake Casserole Breakfast
- Berry French Toast Casserole
- Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
- Make-Ahead French Toast Casserole
- Country Ham Hash Breakfast
- Ham Steak and Gnocchi Casserole with Cheese
Oh! This recipe is perfect for tomorrow! I have a bag of bread ready to be used! And we all love berries in this household. So I am sure we will have a fantastic breakfast! Thanks a lot for sharing!
What a great ideas, this looks so tasty, I would have never thought to have done this. It certainly wouldn’t last long in my house.
The casserole is out of this world!!! The colors, freshness omg I can’t wait to make it, can’t wait. Thank you so much….
Wow, that looks so good! I will try to make this on weekend. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I always want to learn new dishes.
What in the world of delicious creations is this? I can only imagine how the flavors blend. Yummmy!!!! Pinning for later.
We have been making something similar to this with crescent rolls. I will have to try this recipe!
Ooh this looks absolutely delicious and something I would loooove for breakfast so it’s going on the list, I know my kids would love this as well – a bit like a breakfast crumble
Laura x
That looks like a delicious way to start the day. I can’t wait to give it a try.
A french toast casserole sounds amazing. I’m not the biggest berry fan (although they probably taste amazing with french toast) so I’d probably stick with more cinnamon/ nuts and things like that x
This is such a clever recipe! I’ve never seen this before. It comes two of my favourites, in such a clever way.
This is a nice twist on a morning casserole. I’d love to try this one weekend when the grown kids are home to visit.
I LOVE French Toast casseroles. This looks so beautiful..perfect for summer weekends.
Such a unique dish to bake for breakfast and I can’t wait to try making this for my kids. Thanks for the tip about adding the dish to a cold oven instead of hot as most of the time I pre-heat my oven
With all of the yummy berries in season right now this is the perfect breakfast for sure! I have pinned this one to try and make when my mo comes to visit 😉 Thank you for sharing!
Im making this Berry French Toast Casserole for my weekend brunch! Thank you for the recipe. Im so excited to try it.
This delicious recipe is perfect for a perfect morning breakfast. Would love to create this just to simply enjoy those berries and feel the freshness
This looks so yummy and I will save this recipe to try it. I think it’s something that would be easy for me hahah. Thank you for sharing!
I just love French toast so I need to give this recipe a try! I think this looks delicious. Thanks for sharing
Hhhmmm….this is a very unique casserole, I must say. And it looks so good and healthy. I would love to give it a try.
This looks like a good snack for my afternoon. If it doesn’t take so much time to do, I may try it.
I have done something similar with just strawberries. I love your take on this. Looks delish!
I don’t think I’ve tried a berry french toast casserole before but that is looking quite delicious and I’m sure the family would enjoy this.