Easy Overnight French Toast

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 loaf french bread, sliced 1 1/2 inches thick
• 5 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups light cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• powdered sugar, to serve

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, bring the butter,brown sugar,and corn syrup to a boil.
• 2 once the butter has melted, pour into a 9-by-13 inch baking dish.
• 3 arrange the bread slices over the syrup mixture, filling in nooks and crannies with small pieces of bread.
• 4 in a bowl, combine the eggs,cream,vanilla,and nutmeg and pour over the bread.
• 5 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• 6 the next morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 7 remove the baking pan from the refrigerator, discard the plastic wrap, and bake the french toast for 30 minutes, or until puffed and golden.
• 8 to serve, invert slices with syrup onto plates with a spatula.
• 9 sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with additional maple syrup, if desired.