FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Browsing through Pinterest, it seems that everyone has at one point or another pinned a breakfast casserole that "cooks overnight!  is done when you wake up!  is so easy!  blah blah blah!"  How fantastic.  Too bad every last one of them has cheese in it.

I was determined to find a breakfast casserole that did not include cheese.  Honestly, it's hard to find any kind of casserole that doesn't have cheese.  Until now...

French toast casserole.  It's amazing.  Most of the prep work happens the night before, and then there's a little bit of sprinkling this and dabbing that in the morning.  I decided to make it for our Christmas breakfast (which happened one week early for scheduling reasons).  Oh. my. gosh.  I'm totally making this again.

FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE
Original recipe can be found here.


1 loaf (1 lb) French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
8 eggs
3 cups coconut milk (I used So Delicious original)
4 tsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 tsp salt

Topping:
2 T Earth balance buttery spread
3 T sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
maple syrup, optional

Grease a 13x9 baking dish.  Place bread cubes into dish.

In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt.  Pour mixture over bread.  Cover and refrigerate dish overnight.  Go to bed dreaming of french toast.

Remove from fridge 30 minutes prior to baking.  Dot with buttery spread.  Combine sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the top of the casserole.  Cover with foil.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.  A knife inserted in the center should come out clean.  Let stand for 5 minutes.  Serve with maple syrup!

 

Yum!