Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
Overnight Oven French Toast
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 5 large eggs or 1 1/4 cups Egg Beaters
- 3/4 cup fat-free Half-and-Half
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 (20 ounce) bag frozen whole strawberries, partially thawed
- 4 ripe bananas, sliced
- 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, divided
- 1 tablespoon apple pie spice*
- Pinch of ground cinnamon
Instructions
- The night before cooking, cut the bread into 1-inch slices and arrange in a 9 x 13-inch nonstick baking pan.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs, Half-and-Half, vanilla extract and baking powder until blended. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- The next morning, heat oven to 450 degrees F. Remove bread to a plate. In the same pan, mix the strawberries (thawed enough to separate), bananas, 3/4 cup sugar and the apple pie spice. Top with bread. Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon
of sugar and the cinnamon.
- Bake until toast is lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
- Serve hot, topped with the fruit sauce.
Notes
* If desired, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and a dash of salt may be substituted for the apple pie spice.
Posted by Annette at Recipe Goldmine 1/14/2002 4:57 pm.