You can use any type of bread for this recipe, but I recommend a crusty loaf. I used a homemade cinnamon raisin sourdough, however you can pick up any loaf at your local bakery or grocery store. I tend to have leftover bread often, so instead of letting it go moldy, I cut it into cubes and store it in a zip top bag in the freezer for whenever I want baked french toast or croutons.
You can serve this up on its own or top it with butter and/or syrup!
Baked French Toast
Ingredients
- Cooking spray or butter; for greasing pan
- 4 cups bread use a crusty loaf
- 4 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tsp sugar optional; for topping
Instructions
- Grease a loaf pan with butter or cooking spray.
- Place bread cubes into the loaf pan. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Pour egg mixture over bread cubes. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or preferably overnight.
- While bread is soaking up egg mixture, or when ready to bake, preheat oven to 350° F. Bake for 15 minutes with the aluminum foil on. After 15 minutes, remove foil and continue to bake for an additional 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
Nutrition
This french toast was featured in our Intuitive Eating Facebook Live video. I talked about Intuitive Eating, what it is, why it is important, while making this tasty dish. Check out the video below!
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An award winning recipe developer, Dietitian Kaitlin’s mission is to empower others to reach their health goals by encouraging them to get back into the kitchen. Co-author of Nourished: 10 Ingredients to Happy, Healthy Eating and Cooking with Diabetes.
