Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast

Name: Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 425 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ¾ cup Whole Milk (3/4 cup whole milk); ¾ cup Heavy Cream (3/4 cup heavy cream); 6 pieces Egg (6 large eggs plus 3 egg yolks); 2 tbsp Vanilla (2 tablespoons vanilla extract); 1 piece French Bread (1 loaf French bread, cut into 8 slices); 6 tbsp Unsalted Butter (6 tablespoons unsalted butter); 1 cup Light Brown Sugar (1 cup light brown sugar, packed); 1 cup Light Corn Syrup (1/3 cup light corn syrup); ¼ cup Maple Syrup (1/4 cup maple syrup); 1 cup Pecans (1 cup pecans, chopped)

Custard-soaked French bread is baked over a caramel-pecan sauce for a decadent overnight breakfast casserole.

425 minFrench

Servings4

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Steps

1In a large bowl combine the milk, cream, eggs, yolks, and vanilla, beat well and set aside. Arrange sliced bread in a large shallow bowl. Pour the liquid mixture over the bread. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or overnight.
2When ready to bake...
3Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). In a small saucepan over medium heat melt the butter. Remove from heat and whisk in the brown sugar, corn syrup, maple syrup, and pecans.
4Spread this mixture evenly across the bottom of a 3 quart casserole dish. Carefully arrange the soaked bread on top. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes, then serve warm!