Yum yum yum! This is the easiest no fail breakfast recipe out there, and bonus, it looks like you put a ton of effort and time into it! You make it the night before and then all you have to do is throw it in the oven for 30 minutes in the morning. This is perfect for a brunch party when you want to eliminate morning prep time or you want a delicious meal for your family. Kids love it, adults love it – all over a giant win!
My mom used to make this for us when we were little and had friends spending the night or were in the mountains and had a fun ski day ahead, so we have lots of fun family memories associated with this recipe. Who knew I would still be making this 10-20 years later when having formal brunch parties!
This recipe just takes about 20 minutes of prep the night before and then 30 minutes of bake time the day of. Start by greasing a 13×9 inch baking pan and slicing your french bread into one inch pieces. Peel and slice the 3 large baking apples in thin ½ in slices. I usually use a mixture of apples including granny smith apples and pink lady apples. This just switches up the flavor a bit.
In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Once melted, add the apples and cook until tender (usually about 5-8 minutes), stirring occasionally.
Add the brown sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon and stir until the sugar fully dissolves.
Pour the hot mixture into the bottom of the baking pan and spread the apples to an even layer. Arrange the bread slices in a layer on top of the apples.
In a medium bowl, beat the egg, milk and vanilla with a whisk until fully combined. Pour over the bread ensuring each slice is equally covered. Cover and chill overnight in the refrigerator.
The next morning, while you are prepping the rest of your breakfast or brunch, preheat the oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit. Remove the cover from your baking pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until the mixture is firm and the bread is golden. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
While your french toast is cooling, add the remaining one teaspoon of cinnamon to a tablespoon of powdered sugar. Plate each slice of french toast by flipping each bread slice over and covering with the apples. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cinnamon mix and enjoy!
- 3 large baking apples
- 5 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp dark corn syrup
- 2 tsp cinnamon (divided)
- 1 tbs of powdered sugar
- 8 (1 inch slices) baguette
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbs of powdered sugar.
- Grease a 13x9 baking pan
- Peel, core, and slice baking apples
- In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat
- Add apples and cook, stirring occasionally until tender
- Add brown sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon and cook until sugar fully dissolves
- Pour the mixture into the bottom of the baking pan and spread to an even layer
- Arrange apple slices on top
- Arrange the 1 inch bread slices in a layer on top of the apples
- In a medium bowl, beat eggs, milk and vanilla with a fork until combined and pour over the bread evenly
- Cover and chill overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Remove the cover from the baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes until the mixture is firm and the bread golden
- While the french toast is baking, mix the remaining tbs of powdered sugar and tsp of cinnamon in a small bowl
- Once the french toast is done cooking, remove from the oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes. Cut individual slices of the french toast and invert so that apple mixture is on top. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cinnamon mixture. Serve and enjoy!
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