Ingredients
8 servings
- •6 eggs
- •1.5 cups half-and-half
- •1 tablespoon brown sugar
- •2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- •1 (12 ounce) loaf French bread, sliced 1-inch thick
- •1 tablespoon butter
- •0.75 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- •0.5 cup maple syrup
- •0.75 cup chopped toasted pecans
Instructions
- Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Whisk eggs, half-and-half, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until mixture is smooth and brown sugar has dissolved. Pour 1 cup egg mixture into prepared baking dish. Arrange slices of French bread into baking dish and pour remaining egg mixture evenly over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; mix 3/4 cup brown sugar and maple syrup into butter, stirring until smooth. Bring syrup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir pecans into syrup. Spoon pecan praline syrup evenly over French toast casserole.
- Bake casserole in the preheated oven until set and golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 465
- Carbohydrate: 63g
- Fat: 19g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Sugar: 35g