Orange-pecan French Toast Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• cooking spray
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/2 cup nonfat milk
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large egg whites
• 2 large eggs
• 12 slices french bread (1-inch-thick slices)

Recipe

• 1 combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup; pour into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• 2 sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over sugar mixture.
• 3 combine rind and next 7 ingredients (rind through eggs); stir with a whisk.
• 4 arrange bread slices over pecans in dish; pour egg mixture over bread.
• 5 cover and refrigerate 1 hour or up to overnight.
• 6 preheat oven to 350°.
• 7 carefully turn bread slices over to absorb excess egg mixture.
• 8 let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.
• 9 bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until lightly browned.