Overnight Mixed Berry French Toast Casserole Recipe

French toast casserole is the perfect make-ahead breakfast. Add some fresh or frozen mixed berries for an even tastier meal.

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Big Breakfast Sunday at our house has me trying to find new ideas for delicious 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 breakfast recipes 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.

French toast bake is a great recipe for special occasions such as weekend brunch, Christmas morning, Mother’s Day, Easter morning, or any other special breakfast. 

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.

Serving Suggestions & Tips

• Make a delicious cream cheese frosting to drizzle on top of the casserole. 
• I like French bread, but you can also use Challah bread, sourdough bread, or any other type of bread. You just want to make sure it’s dry bread so it doesn’t get too soggy. 
• By letting the bread soak overnight, you are making sure it has enough time to absorb the egg mixture so it cooks properly the next day. 
• I used frozen berries because it’s a bit easier for us and less prep. You can also use fresh juicy blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and any other sweet berries. Make sure the fresh berries are washed before adding to the casserole.
• If you want this to be dairy-free, use a non-dairy milk alternative, such as almond milk, and vegan butter. I’ve made it this way with great success. 

Berry French Toast Casserole Step by Step

Ingredients

• 14 oz French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 banana, overripe
• 1 cup milk
• 3 large 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 unsalted butter

Preparation

Arrange bread cubes in a 9×13 casserole dish coated with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, mash the banana with a fork then whisk in the milk, eggs, egg whites, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon until combined.

Pour the egg mixture over the bread crumbs, coating as many as possible, tossing to coat if needed.

Sprinkle the berries over the bread.

Cover with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours, up to overnight.

The next morning, when you are ready to bake the casserole, combine the butter and brown sugar in a bowl until it forms a paste.

Remove the cover from the casserole dish and put dollops of the brown sugar mixture around the casserole on top of the bread.

Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and place it 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.

Berry French Toast 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

Berry French Toast Casserole

French toast casserole is the perfect make-ahead breakfast. Add some fresh or frozen mixed berries for an even tastier meal.

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Chill Time 2 hours hours

Total Time 3 hours hours

Course:

Breakfast

Cuisine:

American

Diet

Vegetarian

Keyword:

berries

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breakfast casserole

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casserole

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french toast

Dietary Needs:

Nut-Free

Servings: 8

5 from 7 votes

Ingredients

• 14 oz French bread (cut into 1-inch cubes)
• 1 banana (overripe)
• 1 cup 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 butter

Recommended Equipment

• Casserole Dish
• Mixing Bowls – Stainless Steel
• Whisk – Wire

Instructions

• Arrange bread cubes in a 9×13 casserole dish coated with cooking spray
• In a large 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 with foil 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

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Nutrition Facts

Berry French Toast Casserole

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 252 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Fat 5g8%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 61mg20%

Sodium 362mg15%

Potassium 190mg5%

Carbohydrates 41g14%

Fiber 3g12%

Sugar 11g12%

Protein 10g20%

Vitamin A 243IU5%

Vitamin C 2mg2%

Calcium 85mg9%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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.

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