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Overnight French Toast with Apple and Streusel Topping

Overnight French Toast with Apple and Streusel Topping
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  • Serves: 6-8 Servings

There’s nothing quite like waking up to the smell of cinnamon, apples, and freshly baked bread wafting through the kitchen. This Overnight French Toast with Apple and Streusel Topping is the ultimate make-ahead breakfast - comforting, cozy, and just a little indulgent.

  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

For the French Toast

  • 1 large French baguette
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 3 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

For the Streusel Topping

  • ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Equipment

  • A 9×13 baking dish.

Method

Make this Overnight French Toast with Apple and Streusel Topping by following the below stages.

Stage 1

Lightly butter a 9×13 baking dish.

Slice the baguette into 1-inch pieces and arrange them neatly in rows inside the dish.

In a large bowl, whisk together: eggs, milk, vanilla, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Slowly pour the mixture over the bread, gently separating the slices so the mixture seeps between them. Leave this to sit for around 45 minutes and then careful rotate the slices of bread 180° so that the edge that was previously on the bottom is now at the top.

Tuck apple slices between the bread pieces for a sweet, fruity layer then cover and refrigerate overnight (maximum of 20 hours).

Stage 2

Making the Streusel topping in a glass bowl

Streusel topping (you can make it the night before) – In a medium bowl, whisk oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

Merge in the butter with your fingers until the mixture is crumbly.

Stir in the pecans/walnuts if you’re using them. Cover and set aside the streusel topping until morning.

Stage 3

Remove the baking dish from the fridge and let it sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the bread.

Bake uncovered for 45 minutes, until the top is lightly browned, the centre puffs and there is no visible liquid remaining. (If it browns too quickly, cover with foil for the last 10 minutes.) Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving warm with a drizzle of maple syrup.

The Overnight French Toast with Apple and Streusel Topping with a drizzle of maple syrup.

I originally came across this style of dish via a recipe on the www.thespiffycookie.com.

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Notes

You can store leftovers of this Overnight French Toast with Apple and Streusel Topping in the refrigerator. I like to microwave the leftovers the next morning for about one minute before serving.