French toast that's ooey-gooey with caramel and chock-full of pecans...what's not to love? Plus, it's the perfect make-ahead brunch dish since it's prepared a day ahead of time.
Baked Caramel-Pecan French Toast
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 8 hr 50 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Topping
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon real maple syrup or light corn syrup
- 1 cup pecan halves
French Toast
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 diagonally cut slices (3/4 inch thick) French bread
Instructions
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Step1Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, mix all topping ingredients except pecans. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. DO NOT BOIL. Spread topping in baking dish; sprinkle with pecans.
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Step2In shallow bowl, beat eggs with fork. Add half-and-half, cinnamon and vanilla; beat until well blended. Dip bread slices into egg mixture, making sure all egg mixture is absorbed; arrange bread slices over topping in dish. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
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Step3Heat oven to 400°F. Uncover baking dish; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and toast is golden brown. Cool 3 minutes. Place large heatproof serving platter upside down over baking dish; turn platter and baking dish over. Remove baking dish, scraping any extra caramel topping onto French toast. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
920
Calories
50g
Total Fat
16g
Protein
100g
Total Carbohydrate
65g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving (2 Slices)
- Calories
- 920
- Calories from Fat
- 450
- Total Fat
- 50g
- 77%
- Saturated Fat
- 20g
- 100%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 240mg
- 79%
- Sodium
- 620mg
- 26%
- Potassium
- 380mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 100g
- 33%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 17%
- Sugars
- 65g
- Protein
- 16g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 8 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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