Make ahead french toast/cinnamon roll alternative for a delicious breakfast that makes the morning easy.
Casserole-
7 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Roughly 10 pieces of sandwich bread
6 eggs
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
Topping-
2 cups heavy cream
¼ cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Casserole-
Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
In a small bowl combine melted butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup. Spread evenly onto the bottom of the baking dish. Place sandwich bread on bottom of pan so there’s one even layer of bread covering all the brown sugar mixture, cutting bread to fit tightly. *See picture below. Rip or cut remaining bread slices and sprinkle on top of even layer.
In a medium mixing bowl combine eggs, cream, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Mix together till well combined and pour over the bread. Press down on the bread with a spoon to make sure all bread has soaked the egg up. Cover with foil and place in fridge overnight.
Bake at 350 F for about 30 minutes covered and then an additional 15 minutes uncovered until no longer super jiggly.
Topping-
In a medium mixing bowl pour heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and ground cinnamon. Using a hand mixer, beat until desired consistency.
Serve a slice of casserole with the cinnamon whipped cream and enjoy.
You don’t have to put this in the fridge overnight, but it should be in the fridge for at least 2 hours so the bread has time to absorb the egg mixture.
Keywords: Overnight Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole