Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Casserole

Cinco de Mayo - Main Dish

This warm, sweet cinnamon roll casserole is a great twist on French toast, kind of like a French toast casserole and custard mixed. We have it every Christmas morning. Serve with whipped cream and either blackberry or strawberry preserves.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 50 mins

Additional: 8hrs

Total: 9hrs5 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 casserole

Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Casserole

Ingredients

1 stick butter

or as needed

1 (16 ounce) loaf cinnamon swirl bread (such as Pepperidge Farm®)

1 ½ cups milk

¼ cup white sugar

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

teaspoon salt

Basic Margarita

Main Dish

Directions

Step 1

Butter 6 slices of cinnamon swirl bread; place butter-side down into a casserole dish. Butter 6 more slices of bread and place butter-side down on top of other slices.

Step 2

Mix milk sugar eggs vanilla extract and salt together in a bowl and pour over bread. Let sit for 8 hours to overnight.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 4

Place casserole dish inside a larger pan; pour water into the outside pan making sure not to get water into the casserole.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out mostly clean about 50 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Casserole

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 368.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 10.9g 22%

Carbohydrates: 37g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 4g 16%

Sugars: 16.8g

Fat: 20g 31%

Saturated Fat: 9.7g 48%

Cholesterol: 127.2mg 42%

Vitamin A Iu: 562.8IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.1mg 8%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 3%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 14.5mcg 4%

Calcium: 70.3mg 7%

Iron: 1.9mg 11%

Magnesium: 8.4mg 3%

Potassium: 106.5mg 3%

Sodium: 368.4mg 15%

Calories From Fat: 179.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.