Description
Warm and spiced slow cooker French toast casserole perfect for gatherings, enveloping your senses in sweet maple, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 ounces stale Brioche bread (or French/Challah)
- ½ cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 8 large eggs
- 3 cups whole milk
- ¼ cup real maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup butter (sliced)
- ½ cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Grease the slow cooker insert with nonstick spray or soft butter.
- Cut the stale bread into 1-inch cubes and layer them in the slow cooker insert, sprinkling chopped pecans if using.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg until blended.
- Pour the custard mixture over the layered bread and pecans, ensuring all pieces are coated.
- Let sit for a few hours, preferably covering it to absorb the custard.
- Cut the butter into small pieces and mix the brown sugar with the extra cinnamon in a separate bowl.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture and butter pieces on top before cooking.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 to 2.5 hours or on LOW for 3 to 4 hours until set and risen.
- Serve warm topped with maple syrup, powdered sugar, or fresh fruit.
Notes
Allowing the casserole to sit overnight enhances flavor. Adjust cooking time based on slow cooker specifics.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 210mg