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Baked Creme Brulee French Toast

A deliciousy sweet and easy breakfast that is prepped the night before and baked off the next morning!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Breakfast
Servings 4 people, 2 slices per person

Ingredients
  

  • 8 (1 to 1 1/2 inch slices) old french bread
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp light corn syrup
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup half and half or heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp orange liqueur (I like Cointreau)*
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Using day old french bread (or even up to a few days old), cut bread into 8 slices, into 1 inch slices.
  • In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add in brown sugar and light corn syrup, whisking until brown sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into bottom of greased 13X9 baking dish.
  • In a pie pan (or other shallow bowl), whisk together eggs, whole milk, cream, orange liqueur, vanilla, and salt.
  • Take one slice of bread and dip into the egg/milk mixture, then flip bread. Transfer to the baking dish. Continue with remaining 7 slices of bread.
  • Once all bread is in the baking dish, take the remaining egg/milk mixture and pour evenly across the french bread in baking dish. Sprinkle the tops of bread with ground cinnamon.
  • Cover and chill overnight.
  • The next morning, remove the baking dish from the fridge and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Bake uncovered for 15 minutes, then flip the bread and continue baking for another 15-20 minutes.
  • Serve warm with maple syrup and fresh fruit

Optional but highly recommended

  • Once done baking, turn the broiler on high and broil for about 2-5 minutes, but watch it to ensure it doesn't burn.

Video

Notes

  •  You do not have to use orange liqueur if you don't want to!  You can substitute orange liqueur with orange extract or even orange juice concentrate!